How fast does information over the internet travel compared to light speed?

I would have to think that its only about .6c-.7c simply because of the denser-than-vacuum medium that internet data packets travel.How fast does information over the internet travel compared to light speed?Wireless-wise: very close to the speed to light



Via fibre optics: extremely close to the speed of light



You would need something extremely dense in order to slow down light to .6c and thus it wouldn't be great for sending and receiving information.How fast does information over the internet travel compared to light speed?In fiber optics, the index of refraction is about 1.48, so light travels at about .676 c.



Most long distance internet traffic goes at the speed of light in vacuum from a ground antenna to a geostationary satellite, then to another geostationary satellite to another ground antenna. It doesn't necessarily use the closest satellite because packets are routed according to traffic volume.



The satellites are 36,000 km above the equator. If the satellite is near the horizon (as it would be at the North or South Pole) the distance is about 42,375 km. It takes .24 second for a signal to go from an antenna on the equator to a satellite directly above it and back down the the same antenna. If the two ground stations are on opposite sides of the Earth, it may take as long as 2 seconds to relay the signal via two satellites.