rsocor01 , If using the command I2CWRITE or I2CREAD, they are both bit banging routines and will not operate at the full I2C bus speed. If you want to operate the eeprom at it's maximum speed you will have to use the hardware module built into the processor you are using. This module is called the "Master Synchronous Serial Port". It will allow you to set the slew rate for the bus to either 100Khz. or 400Khz. There is an option to set the master clock mode to Fosc(4 * (sspadd + 1)). All the information is in the data sheet for the processor you are using........

Dave Purola,
N8NTA