Every US Internet Provider. Tracked. Dated. Sourced.

4-County Connect

NE Mississippi electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 1 state · ~16,500 subs

401 Internet (Siskiyou Broadband)

Far Northern California Mt. Shasta region WISP + fiber.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

ACE Communications Group

NE Iowa electric co-op's fiber arm. Solid local operator covering the tri-state corner.

Fiber · 3 states · ~14,000 subs

ACEC Fiber (Coos-Curry)

South Oregon coast electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

Adams Electric Cooperative Fiber (PA)

S Pennsylvania electric co-op fiber. Gettysburg area.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Advanced Cable Communications

Florida HOA cable operator. Where they're the bulk provider, you live with them.

Cable · Fiber · 1 state · ~28,000 subs

AireBeam

Southern Arizona fiber + fixed-wireless. Real competition vs Cox in Tucson metro.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~28,000 subs

Alaska Communications

Alaska's #2 ISP. Same engineering constraints as GCI. Fiber where built; DSL otherwise. Usually competitive vs GCI in metro areas.

Fiber · DSL · 1 state · ~95,000 subs

Alfalfa Electric Fiber (OK)

NW Oklahoma electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 2 states · ~6,500 subs

All Points Broadband

BEAD-funded rural fiber, $267M in grants across 8 Northern Shenandoah Valley counties. Free install, no contracts, local crews. If they reac…

Fiber · 3 states · ~18,000 subs

All Things Fiber (Albany NY)

Capital Region NY fiber overbuilder. Limited but growing.

Fiber · 1 state · ~3,500 subs

All West Communications

NE Utah / W Wyoming member co-op since 1912.

Fiber · 2 states · ~8,500 subs

Alliance Communications

E SD / W MN member co-op since 1952.

Fiber · 2 states · ~12,500 subs

Allo Communications

Nebraska-grown fiber operator that expanded into Colorado and Arizona college towns. Lifetime price-lock on the 500 Mbps tier is real and th…

Fiber · 3 states · ~85,000 subs

Aloha Broadband

Hawaii alt-ISP. Limited footprint, niche to Hawaiian Telcom + Spectrum.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

altafiber

Cincinnati's local telco — turned itself into a fully-fiber metro carrier. If you're in Cincinnati, you probably have altafiber, and it's a …

Fiber · 3 states · ~410,000 subs

AMA TechTel

TX Panhandle/Eastern NM fiber + WISP. Local crews.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 2 states · ~22,000 subs

Amazon Leo

Amazon's Starlink competitor. Beta-only as of mid-2026 — waitlist live but no commercial service yet. When it lights up, it's the most credi…

Satellite · 1 state · ~0 subs

Amery Telcom

NW Wisconsin carrier since 1903.

Fiber · 1 state · ~5,500 subs

Amicalola EMC Fiber

N Georgia mountains electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~9,500 subs

Ammons Internet

Knoxville TN area WISP.

Fixed Wireless · Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

Anaheim Connect

Anaheim CA open-access muni fiber. Pick from multiple competing retail ISPs over the same fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Antietam Broadband

Family-owned cable across the MD/PA/WV tri-state corner. Local crews, local hours.

Cable · Fiber · 3 states · ~38,000 subs

Apogee

Student-housing managed Wi-Fi specialist. Only available if your dorm/apartment partners with Apogee.

Fiber · 1 state · ~850,000 subs

Appalachian Electric Cooperative Fiber (AEC)

E Tennessee electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~11,500 subs

Archtop Fiber

Hudson Valley + NW Mass fiber, Grain Management-funded + BEAD-supported. Active build through 2027.

Fiber · 2 states · ~16,000 subs

Aristotle Unified Communications

Two-state operator (AR+OH) with $100M in BEAD across both states. Decent operating history in AR; OH expansion is greenfield — wait until it…

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 2 states · ~11,000 subs

Arkwest Communications

Arkansas Ozarks co-op since 1952.

Fiber · 1 state · ~7,500 subs

Armstrong

Family-owned cable in Western PA and surrounding states. Smaller-town focus, local crews. If you're in their footprint and looking at Spectr…

Cable · Fiber · 6 states · ~230,000 subs

Armstrong FiberVision

Operations consolidated under Armstrong Group.

Fiber · 1 state · ~18,500 subs

ASTAC (Arctic Slope Telephone)

Arctic Slope AK Iñupiat-owned co-op since 1976. Pricing reflects sub-Arctic operating realities — this is what it costs to run a network in …

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · Satellite · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

Astound Broadband

The largest US 'overbuilder' — runs cable + fiber in urban markets where you already have Comcast or Verizon. Cheaper than the incumbent at …

Cable · Fiber · 12 states · ~1,620,000 subs

AT&T Fiber

Solid symmetric fiber tech across 21 states, but the $10/mo gateway fee mirrors the worst cable habits and install scheduling complaints are…

Fiber · 21 states · ~9,200,000 subs

AT&T Internet Air

AT&T's 5G home — designed to replace DSL in addresses where fiber will never reach. Single tier, $55, no contracts. Don't pick this if A…

5G Home · 33 states · ~950,000 subs

ATC Communications

Arkansas Delta family carrier since 1903.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Athens Utility Board (AUB Fiber)

Athens TN muni utility fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

Atlantic Network Solutions

Delaware/Maryland shore fiber + fixed-wireless. Targets resort communities where Comcast and Verizon don't reach every address.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 2 states · ~9,500 subs

ATMC

Member-owned NC coast co-op, fully fiber. Solid governance, local crews, the model of how a small ISP should run.

Fiber · 2 states · ~38,000 subs

ATMC

NC coastal co-op since 1955. Member-owned, fully fiber across most of the footprint.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 2 states · ~38,000 subs

Auburn Essential Services (IN)

Auburn IN muni utility fiber since 2004.

Fiber · 1 state · ~5,500 subs

Axiom Maine

Downeast Maine fiber + WISP. Built where Consolidated/Fidium hadn't reached.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~11,500 subs

Ballard Rural Telephone (KY)

Western Kentucky member co-op since 1953.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

Banks-Jackson-Commerce Hospital Internet (BJCH)

Banks County GA muni fiber. Small scale, real fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

BARC Connects

Virginia mountain electric co-op fiber. Built where Verizon DSL was the only alternative.

Fiber · 2 states · ~9,500 subs

Barry County Telephone

Barry County MI family carrier since 1898.

Fiber · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

Bayfield Electric Fiber (WI)

N Wisconsin Lake Superior region electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

Beaches Internet

Jacksonville Beach muni fiber. Smaller footprint than the LUS/EPB-scale munis, but the same not-for-profit operating model — and it's compet…

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,000 subs

Beavercreek Telephone (Reliance Connects)

NW Oregon member co-op since 1952 — Reliance Connects.

Fiber · 1 state · ~7,500 subs

Ben Lomand Connect

Middle TN Cumberland Plateau member co-op since 1953.

Fiber · 1 state · ~18,500 subs

Berkeley Electric Cooperative Fiber

Charleston SC area electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~22,000 subs

Bevcomm

Bevcomm — Southern MN / Western WI family carrier since 1895.

Fiber · 2 states · ~18,500 subs

Big Bend Telephone

Big Bend TX family carrier since 1956. Reaches addresses nobody else does in West Texas.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~5,500 subs

Big River Telephone

Mississippi River basin 4-state fiber carrier since 1958.

Fiber · 4 states · ~22,000 subs

Black River Electric Fiber (SC)

Sumter SC area electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~11,500 subs

Black Warrior EMC Fiber

W Alabama Black Belt electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~11,500 subs

Blackfeet Telecommunications

Blackfeet Nation MT carrier.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~3,500 subs

Blackfoot Communications

Member co-op straddling MT/ID. Strong fiber footprint in Missoula and surrounding ranges.

Fiber · 2 states · ~22,000 subs

Blue Grass Energy Fiber

Central Kentucky (Lexington area) electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~14,500 subs

Blue Ridge Communications

NE Pennsylvania family cable since 1955. Local crews. Where Service Electric is also available, Service Electric is usually better.

Cable · Fiber · 1 state · ~95,000 subs

Blue Ridge Mountain EMC Fiber

Blue Ridge Mountains electric co-op fiber. GA/NC/TN tri-state.

Fiber · 3 states · ~14,500 subs

Blue Stream Fiber

Apollo-backed FL fiber operator. Strong in HOA/MDU; retail fiber competitive vs Comcast/AT&T where built.

Fiber · Cable · 1 state · ~85,000 subs

Blue Valley Tele-Communications

NE Kansas / SE Nebraska member co-op since 1957.

Fiber · 2 states · ~7,500 subs

Bluepeak

PE-backed Upper Midwest fiber expansion. Aggressive pricing, competitive speeds. Where Bluepeak has built, take it over Mediacom or Midco ca…

Fiber · 4 states · ~32,000 subs

Bluepeak (Dakotas + WY)

PE-backed Upper Midwest fiber expansion. Aggressive pricing, competitive speeds. Where Bluepeak has built, take it over Mediacom or Midco ca…

Fiber · 4 states · ~32,000 subs

Boingo Wireless

Airport / stadium / military-base Wi-Fi operator. Not a residential ISP.

wifi-hotspot · 1 state · ~— subs

Boone REMC Fiber

Boone County IN electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~5,500 subs

Braintree Electric Light Department

Braintree MA muni utility cable + fiber.

Fiber · Cable · 1 state · ~9,500 subs

Brandenburg Telephone

Private KY family carrier since 1955. Fiber transition underway.

Fiber · DSL · 1 state · ~12,000 subs

Brazos Communications

Central TX cooperative fiber operator.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Breezeline

East Coast cable operator stitched together from former Atlantic Broadband markets. Where they're the only cable option (which is most of th…

Cable · Fiber · 14 states · ~700,000 subs

Breezeline (Cogeco)

Cogeco's US arm, rebranded Breezeline. Reasonable cable; growing fiber overlay. Where fiber's available, take it; cable tier is fine.

Fiber · Cable · 13 states · ~685,000 subs

BrightRidge

Johnson City TN muni fiber. Smaller cousin of EPB Chattanooga, same not-for-profit operating model.

Fiber · 1 state · ~22,000 subs

Brightspeed

Carved out of Lumen/CenturyLink in 2022 and bought by Apollo. The fiber tech is fine but the operating track record isn't: 1M-PII data breac…

Fiber · DSL · 19 states · ~850,000 subs

Bristol Bay Telephone Cooperative

Alaska Bristol Bay co-op. Sole carrier for many bush villages. Pricing reflects what it costs to operate at the end of the satellite link — …

Fiber · Satellite · 1 state · ~2,800 subs

Bristol Essential Services Internet

Bristol TN muni fiber. Sister to BVU OptiNet across the state line. Both Bristol cities (TN + VA) have muni fiber — a national rarity.

Fiber · 2 states · ~16,500 subs

Brookings Municipal Utilities (Swiftel)

Brookings SD muni utility. One of the earliest US small-town muni fiber wins.

Fiber · Cable · 1 state · ~11,500 subs

Buckeye Broadband

Toledo's family-owned cable + fiber operator. Block Communications has run it since 1965. Better than Spectrum in their footprint.

Fiber · Cable · 2 states · ~175,000 subs

Buckeye Rural Electric Fiber

Southern Ohio electric co-op fiber. Member-owned.

Fiber · 2 states · ~9,500 subs

Burlington Telecom

Burlington VT fiber since 2002. Originally muni, now Schurz Communications-operated. Solid fiber in the city.

Fiber · 1 state · ~12,500 subs

BVU OptiNet

The first muni FTTH in the US (2001). Bristol VA Utilities Authority. Survived federal lawsuits from incumbents. Foundational example of wha…

Fiber · 2 states · ~13,000 subs

Cal-Ore Telephone

CA/OR border family carrier since 1955.

Fiber · DSL · 2 states · ~5,500 subs

Calaveras Telephone Company

Sierra foothills CA family carrier since 1894.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

Cameron Communications

SW Louisiana / SE Texas member co-op since 1952.

Fiber · 2 states · ~22,000 subs

Carolina Mountain Cable

Small NC mountain cable + fiber operator.

Cable · Fiber · 2 states · ~5,500 subs

Carolina West Wireless

NC mountain wireless co-op since 1990. 5G Home in Appalachian counties.

5G Home · 3 states · ~28,000 subs

CarolinaConnect

Multi-co-op fiber consortium covering rural NC/SC electric co-op territories. Member governance.

Fiber · 2 states · ~28,000 subs

Carroll EMC Fiber (Glenwood Connect)

West Georgia electric co-op fiber. Member-owned.

Fiber · 2 states · ~11,500 subs

Carteret-Craven Electric Fiber

NC coastal electric co-op fiber. Outer Banks region.

Fiber · 1 state · ~11,500 subs

CBN Geneva

Finger Lakes region of NY — $121M BEAD-funded fiber build. Targets rural addresses Charter Spectrum doesn't reach.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,000 subs

Cellcom

Wisconsin family-owned wireless company building 5G + fiber. Local install crews.

5G Home · Fiber · 2 states · ~55,000 subs

Central Arkansas Fiber (CAEC)

Central Arkansas electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~11,500 subs

Central Electric Cooperative Fiber (OR)

Central Oregon (Bend/Redmond) electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Central Electric Cooperative Fiber (PA)

Western PA electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~7,500 subs

Central Electric Power Fiber (MO)

Central Missouri electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Central Scott Telephone

Eastern Iowa member co-op since 1903.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

Central Utah Telephone (Manti)

Central Utah member co-op since 1907.

Fiber · 1 state · ~5,500 subs

CenturyLink Fiber (LegacyDSL)

Legacy CenturyLink DSL. If this is your only option, you should be looking at LTE Home, Starlink, or anything else as escape. Fiber operatio…

DSL · Fiber · 33 states · ~1,200,000 subs

Cherryland Electric Fiber

Traverse City area electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~14,500 subs

Chickasaw Electric Fiber

W Tennessee Memphis exurbs electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Cibola Communications

NM rural carrier in Cibola County.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

Cincinnati Bell Altafiber

Cincinnati Bell — now Altafiber — since 1873. Heavy fiber buildout in Cincy + N. Kentucky.

Fiber · DSL · 3 states · ~340,000 subs

Citizens Electric Fiber (MO)

SE Missouri electric co-op fiber. Member-owned.

Fiber · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

Citizens Telephone Cooperative (VA)

Southwest VA member co-op since 1914.

Fiber · 1 state · ~14,500 subs

Citynet

WV's largest non-incumbent BEAD winner ($229M). 30-year-old WV operator with real operating history. Build-out through 2027.

Fiber · 1 state · ~18,000 subs

Claverack Rural Electric Fiber

Northern PA mountains electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

Co-Mo Connect

Central Missouri electric co-op fiber. Built the model that other co-ops followed.

Fiber · 1 state · ~28,000 subs

Coast Connect (Coast EPA)

Mississippi Gulf Coast electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 1 state · ~22,000 subs

Coeur d'Alene Tribe Communications

Idaho Coeur d'Alene Tribe carrier.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~2,500 subs

Comcast Business (BLUE FAST)

Comcast Business — B2B division. Same physical network as Xfinity residential.

Fiber · Cable · 1 state · ~— subs

Comporium

130-year-old SC family business. Local crews, local board. Fully fiber in Rock Hill metro; cable in surrounding small towns. Solid local ope…

Fiber · Cable · 2 states · ~75,000 subs

Comporium (Rock Hill)

Rock Hill SC family carrier since 1894. 5th-generation family business. Strong fiber overlay.

Fiber · Cable · 2 states · ~78,000 subs

Concord Telephone (NH)

Historic NH carrier since 1898 — now operates under TDS Telecom brand.

Fiber · DSL · 1 state · ~18,500 subs

Conexon Connect

Rural electric-co-op fiber partner. Where the co-op chooses Conexon, build quality is generally fine — but Conexon's centralized customer se…

Fiber · 10 states · ~95,000 subs

Consolidated Communications

17-state legacy carrier with aggressive fiber overlay. Where you can get Consolidated Fiber — take it. Where you're stuck on Consolidated DS…

Fiber · DSL · 17 states · ~800,000 subs

Consolidated Cooperative (OH)

Central Ohio electric co-op's fiber arm. Not the same company as Consolidated Communications.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Consolidated Telcom (ND)

W North Dakota oil patch member co-op since 1952.

Fiber · 1 state · ~9,500 subs

Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative Fiber

Central Alabama electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Coweta-Fayette EMC Fiber (TrueNet)

West Metro Atlanta electric co-op fiber. Member-owned.

Fiber · 1 state · ~12,500 subs

Cox Communications

Regional cable across 19 states with a 1.28 TB monthly data cap that bites streaming-heavy households. Privately held — pricing's negotiable…

Cable · Fiber · 19 states · ~5,400,000 subs

Crawford Electric Fiber (Crawford Connect)

East-central MO electric co-op fiber. Member-owned.

Fiber · 1 state · ~9,500 subs

Crown Castle Fiber

Mostly an enterprise/wholesale carrier. Limited consumer footprint. Listed for completeness — most home customers will encounter this brand …

Fiber · 16 states · ~12,000 subs

Cruzio Internet

Santa Cruz family ISP since the early ISP days. Fiber where built; wireless to fill gaps in the hills.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Crystal Broadband Networks

Western Montana Bitterroot Valley WISP.

Fixed Wireless · Fiber · 1 state · ~3,500 subs

Cuivre River Electric Fiber

St. Louis exurbs electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 1 state · ~14,500 subs

Cumberland Connect

Clarksville TN area electric co-op fiber. Member-owned.

Fiber · 2 states · ~24,500 subs

DataNet PR

Puerto Rico alt-ISP. Competitive with Liberty PR in select markets.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Daviess-Martin REMC Fiber

SW Indiana electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

DEC Fiber

Delaware Electric Cooperative's fiber arm. Reaching addresses Comcast/Verizon never wired.

Fiber · 1 state · ~12,500 subs

Delta Telephone Company (LA)

Mississippi Delta region co-op since 1949.

Fiber · 2 states · ~6,500 subs

DeWitt-Lavaca Electric Fiber

South Texas electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Direct Communications

Iowa-Idaho dual-state family carrier since 1909. Fiber buildout across both states.

Fiber · DSL · 2 states · ~14,000 subs

Direct Link (Reedsport Tel)

Oregon coastal family carrier since 1907.

Fiber · 1 state · ~3,500 subs

Diverse Power Online

Diverse Power EMC's fiber arm. West Georgia + bordering AL.

Fiber · 2 states · ~14,500 subs

Dixie Connect (Dixie EPA)

S Mississippi Pine Belt electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~14,500 subs

Douglas Electric Cooperative Fiber (OR)

Umpqua Valley OR electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~7,500 subs

DTC Communications

Middle TN member-owned co-op since 1951. Fully fiber across the footprint.

Fiber · 1 state · ~14,500 subs

Duck River EMC Fiber

Middle Tennessee electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~18,500 subs

Dunn Energy Cooperative Fiber

Western Wisconsin electric co-op fiber. Member-owned.

Fiber · 1 state · ~7,500 subs

Duo County Telephone (KY)

Lake Cumberland KY/TN co-op since 1953.

Fiber · 2 states · ~11,500 subs

EarthLink

Historical brand from the 1990s, now operates as a reseller riding mostly AT&T Fiber. Same speeds you'd get from AT&T directly, with…

Fiber · 5G Home · DSL · 50 states · ~240,000 subs

Eastex Telephone Cooperative

East Texas member co-op since 1953.

Fiber · 1 state · ~14,500 subs

EATEL

Louisiana family fiber carrier since 1935. Strong fiber footprint Baton Rouge SE suburbs.

Fiber · 1 state · ~38,000 subs

ECFiber

Vermont's pioneer Communications Union District (CUD). 32-town member-owned fiber co-op. Pricing reflects actual cost of running rural fiber…

Fiber · 1 state · ~9,500 subs

Edisto Connect

Lower SC electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Elevate Internet (DMEA)

Delta-Montrose Electric Association's fiber arm. Western CO Slope.

Fiber · 1 state · ~11,500 subs

Emery Telcom

Central Utah mining region co-op since 1949.

Fiber · 1 state · ~7,500 subs

Empire Access

117-year-old family carrier in NY Southern Tier / Northern PA. Fully fiber, local install crews. The model rural carrier.

Fiber · 2 states · ~28,000 subs

Endeavor Communications

Indiana member co-op since 1951. Fully fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~11,500 subs

EPB Fiber Optics

Municipal fiber gold standard. EPB serves only Chattanooga and a few neighboring towns, but it set the price, speed, and customer-service be…

Fiber · 1 state · ~130,000 subs

EPB Fiber Optics

Chattanooga's muni fiber. The gold standard for US municipal broadband — first to 10 Gig residential, ridiculous reliability, not-for-profit…

Fiber · 1 state · ~130,000 subs

ETC Communications (Ellijay)

North Georgia mountains family carrier since 1903.

Fiber · 1 state · ~9,500 subs

ETEX Telephone Cooperative

East Texas telephone co-op. Fully fiber across the footprint.

Fiber · 1 state · ~14,500 subs

Etheric Networks

Bay Area fixed-wireless ISP. Reaches Santa Cruz Mountains, Peninsula coast — addresses Comcast skipped.

Fixed Wireless · Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

EZEE Fiber

Houston-area fiber overbuilder. Flat $65 for symmetric Gig, no contracts. Where they've built, take it over Comcast or AT&T.

Fiber · 1 state · ~22,000 subs

EZEE Fiber Business

EZEE Fiber business operations consolidated under main record.

Fiber · 1 state · ~— subs

FairlawnGig

Fairlawn OH muni fiber. Same model as Chattanooga's EPB but scaled to a single Akron suburb.

Fiber · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

FairPoint (now Consolidated)

FairPoint operations consolidated under Consolidated Communications.

Fiber · DSL · 4 states · ~180,000 subs

Federated Telephone Cooperative

Tri-state Plains co-op since 1951.

Fiber · 3 states · ~7,500 subs

Fidium Fiber

Consolidated's fiber-only consumer brand. In Northern New England, this is the best fiber option that exists. Take it.

Fiber · 5 states · ~240,000 subs

Fidium Fiber

Consolidated Communications' fiber brand spanning 8 states. Strong New England + scattered other markets. $30 intro pricing, +$15-20 after Y…

Fiber · 8 states · ~750,000 subs

Firefly Fiber (Central Virginia EC)

Central VA Firefly Fiber — Central Virginia EC's fiber arm. Charlottesville area.

Fiber · 1 state · ~22,000 subs

First Electric Fiber (FECI)

Largest Arkansas electric co-op's fiber arm. Little Rock area.

Fiber · 1 state · ~22,000 subs

Fision Fiber (Hotwire enterprise spin)

Operations consolidated under Hotwire Communications.

Fiber · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

Five Area Telephone Cooperative

West TX Panhandle co-op since 1957.

Fiber · DSL · 1 state · ~5,500 subs

Foothills Rural Telephone Cooperative

Eastern Kentucky mountain co-op. Fiber buildout reaching addresses Charter/AT&T never bothered with.

Fiber · DSL · 1 state · ~9,500 subs

Fort Collins Connexion

Fort Collins CO muni fiber. Joined Longmont/Loveland as CO Front Range muni leaders.

Fiber · 1 state · ~22,000 subs

Fort Loudoun Electric Fiber (FLEC)

E Tennessee electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Four County EMC Fiber (RiverStreet)

Four County EMC delivers fiber through RiverStreet partnership. Member-owned.

Fiber · 1 state · ~14,000 subs

FPUA Fiber

Fort Pierce FL municipal fiber. Single-city muni model — not-for-profit, transparent.

Fiber · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

Frontier Communications of Wisconsin (legacy)

Frontier WI operations under main Frontier record.

Fiber · DSL · 1 state · ~— subs

Frontier Fiber

Best per-Mbps fiber pricing in the US ($30 for 200 Mbps symmetric). Connecticut AG has 1,400+ consumer complaints on file though, and the DS…

Fiber · DSL · 25 states · ~3,300,000 subs

FyberCom

Utah County fiber overbuilder.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~12,500 subs

Garden Valley Technologies

NW Minnesota member co-op since 1951.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

GCI

Alaska's primary ISP. Real engineering — submarine cables, microwave links to villages. Pricing reflects the build cost. If you live in AK a…

Fiber · Cable · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~120,000 subs

Gibson Connect

Tennessee electric co-op's fiber arm. Fast, fair, local.

Fiber · 2 states · ~22,000 subs

Glasgow EPB

Glasgow KY muni utility since 1988 — generally credited as America's FIRST muni cable system. Now fully fiber.

Fiber · Cable · 1 state · ~11,500 subs

Glo Fiber

Mid-Atlantic fiber overbuilder. Where they've reached, they undercut Comcast and Fios at the same speed by 20-30%. Worth checking specifical…

Fiber · 5 states · ~105,000 subs

Glo Fiber (Shentel)

Shentel's Glo Fiber brand — Mid-Atlantic fiber overbuilder going head-to-head with Comcast/Spectrum. Symmetric speeds, no data caps, flat $6…

Fiber · 4 states · ~165,000 subs

goBEC Fiber Network

MO Ozarks electric co-op fiber. Member-owned. Fast and fair.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Goldfield Access Network

North Iowa member co-op since 1956.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

GoNetspeed

Oak Hill-backed Northeast fiber overbuilder. Aggressive expansion across 7 states. Competitive vs Spectrum + Verizon.

Fiber · 7 states · ~145,000 subs

Google Fi Wireless

Google's MVNO. Not a residential ISP, but listed for completeness.

5G Home · mvno · 1 state · ~— subs

Google Fiber

Alphabet's fiber play. Where they've built, it's the cleanest residential fiber deal in the US — symmetric, no caps, no contracts, free Wi-F…

Fiber · 14 states · ~540,000 subs

Granite State Telephone

NH family carrier since 1908. Fully fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

Great Plains Communications

Plains-region fiber operator since 1910. Building heavily across NE + 5 surrounding states. Strong rural fiber pick where available.

Fiber · 6 states · ~85,000 subs

Greenlight Networks

Upstate NY fiber overbuilder. Goes head-to-head with Spectrum cable; aggressive pricing wins where they've built.

Fiber · 1 state · ~35,000 subs

Groton Utilities Telecom (Thames Valley)

Groton CT muni utility cable + fiber. Local operations.

Fiber · Cable · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

GTA TeleGuam

Guam's primary ISP. Fully fiber across the island.

Fiber · Cable · 1 state · ~65,000 subs

GVTC Communications

Texas Hill Country member-owned co-op, fully fiber across the footprint. Local install crews, member governance — the model for what rural t…

Fiber · 1 state · ~55,000 subs

GVTC Communications

Central TX member co-op since 1951. Big fiber footprint in San Antonio NE suburbs.

Fiber · 1 state · ~65,000 subs

HabershamEMC Trailwave Fiber

North Georgia electric co-op's Trailwave Fiber. Member-owned.

Fiber · 1 state · ~9,500 subs

Halstad Telephone Company

Red River Valley MN/ND co-op since 1950.

Fiber · 2 states · ~4,500 subs

Hamilton.net

Nebraska family carrier since 1901. Fully fiber.

Fiber · 3 states · ~22,000 subs

Hargray

SC Lowcountry + GA coastal carrier acquired by Cable One. Decent fiber tier; cable tier has the data-cap problems common to Cable One's othe…

Fiber · Cable · 4 states · ~110,000 subs

Hargray Communications

Low-country SC/GA fiber + cable operator since 1949. Now part of Cable One. Decent fiber where available, post-acquisition price discipline …

Fiber · Cable · 4 states · ~80,000 subs

Hartelco Communications

NE Nebraska co-op since 1952.

Fiber · 2 states · ~5,500 subs

Hawaiian Telcom

Hawaii's incumbent telco — gone fully fiber. The right pick if you're in the islands and have a choice between this and Spectrum cable.

Fiber · 1 state · ~130,000 subs

HBC (Hiawatha Broadband)

Winona MN regional fiber + cable since 1997. SE MN / W WI Driftless region.

Fiber · Cable · 2 states · ~22,000 subs

Heart of Iowa Communications

Central Iowa member co-op since 1953.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Henry County REMC Connect

Henry County IN electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

Highland Telephone Cooperative

Cumberland Plateau TN/KY member co-op since 1951. Fully fiber.

Fiber · 2 states · ~11,000 subs

HILCO Electric Fiber (HILCONNECT)

Central Texas electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 1 state · ~12,500 subs

Hill Country Telephone

Texas Hill Country co-op since 1955.

Fiber · 1 state · ~18,000 subs

Ho-Chunk Nation Telephone

WI Ho-Chunk Nation tribal carrier.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~2,500 subs

Holston Connect

East Tennessee electric co-op fiber. Member-owned. Fast and fair.

Fiber · 1 state · ~12,500 subs

Holyoke Gas & Electric Telecom

Holyoke MA muni utility fiber. Operating since 1996.

Fiber · 1 state · ~9,500 subs

Hometown Internet

$135M BEAD across AR + MO. NW Arkansas + SW Missouri rural fiber build. Real operating history but the BEAD-funded expansion is new territor…

Fiber · 2 states · ~14,000 subs

Honest Network (Central GA EMC)

Central Georgia electric co-op's fiber arm. Member governance, local crews.

Fiber · 1 state · ~18,000 subs

Honest Network (Central Georgia EMC)

Central Georgia electric co-op's fiber arm. Member governance, local crews.

Fiber · 1 state · ~18,000 subs

Hood Canal Communications

Olympic Peninsula's local carrier since 1933. Family-owned, local crews. Fully fiber where they've built.

Fiber · DSL · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Hotwire Communications

MDU-only fiber operator. Common in South FL high-rise condos and NYC luxury towers. If your building has Hotwire, you don't have a meaningfu…

Fiber · 10 states · ~195,000 subs

Hotwire Communications

Big HOA / planned-community fiber operator across 14 states. ~2M passings. Where Hotwire is the bulk provider you can't switch — pricing ref…

Fiber · Cable · 10 states · ~600,000 subs

Howell-Oregon Electric Fiber

S Missouri Ozarks electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

HTC Inc (Horry Telephone)

Horry Telephone Cooperative — largest US telephone co-op. Myrtle Beach area. Big fiber footprint.

Fiber · Cable · 1 state · ~85,000 subs

HughesNet

Legacy geostationary satellite. Real-world latency makes video calling and modern apps painful. Starlink should be your first satellite pick…

Satellite · 50 states · ~980,000 subs

i3 Broadband

PE-backed central Illinois fiber overbuilder expanding into IA + MO. Real competition vs Xfinity + AT&T in Peoria + Champaign.

Fiber · 3 states · ~65,000 subs

IdeaTek

Kansas-grown rural fiber, 25 years in business. Transparent pricing, local crews, $115M BEAD-funded expansion underway. The model for what a…

Fiber · 1 state · ~22,000 subs

IEC Fiber (Indian Electric)

NE Oklahoma electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 1 state · ~11,500 subs

ImOn Communications

Iowa overbuilder going head-to-head with Mediacom. Cedar Rapids area's best price-to-speed in fiber.

Fiber · Cable · 1 state · ~65,000 subs

InfoWest

St. George UT family carrier since 1994. Tri-state SW fiber + WISP.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 3 states · ~22,000 subs

Inland Cellular

Eastern Washington/N Idaho rural wireless + fiber operator, $332M BEAD-funded fiber expansion. Local crews, real install team in markets whe…

Fixed Wireless · Fiber · 2 states · ~19,000 subs

Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative

Eastern SD / Western MN co-op. Member-owned, fiber across the footprint.

Fiber · 2 states · ~12,500 subs

Inyo Networks

Eastern Sierra Nevada fiber + WISP.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 2 states · ~4,500 subs

IQ Fiber

Jacksonville FL-based fiber overbuilder. $150M private capital fueling East Coast expansion. Acquired ThinkBig Networks for the Mid-Atlantic…

Fiber · 5 states · ~35,000 subs

iTV-3

Central FL fiber overbuilder. Limited footprint.

Fiber · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

Joe Wheeler EMC Fiber

N Alabama electric co-op fiber arm. Member-owned.

Fiber · 1 state · ~14,500 subs

Joink

Wabash Valley fiber overbuilder + WISP fill-in.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 2 states · ~18,000 subs

Kalama Telephone

SW WA family carrier since 1907.

Fiber · DSL · 1 state · ~3,500 subs

Karnes Electric Fiber

South Texas Eagle Ford Shale region electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

KentuckyWired

State-built KY middle-mile fiber backbone. Multiple retail ISPs use it to reach rural addresses.

Fiber · 1 state · ~— subs

Ketchikan Public Utilities

Ketchikan AK muni utility. The only ISP on the island. Honest pricing for an island serviced by submarine cable.

Fiber · DSL · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

KiamichiNet (Kiamichi EC)

SE Oklahoma Kiamichi Mountains electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~7,500 subs

Kinetic by Windstream

Emerged from 2020 bankruptcy as a fiber-first rural carrier. Aggressive build pace (~500k new passings/year, much of it BEAD-funded). Custom…

Fiber · DSL · 23 states · ~1,100,000 subs

Kinetic by Windstream

Windstream's consumer brand. Fiber-overlay sweet spot is in AR/TX/KY/GA/IA. DSL elsewhere — that side is brutal.

Fiber · DSL · 19 states · ~850,000 subs

Kit Carson Internet

Taos NM electric co-op fiber. National model — first US co-op to commit to fiber-to-every-member. Member-owned.

Fiber · 2 states · ~15,500 subs

La Plata Electric Cooperative Fiber

SW Colorado electric co-op fiber. Durango area.

Fiber · 2 states · ~8,500 subs

Lake County Fiber Broadband (MN)

MN North Shore Lake Superior muni fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~5,500 subs

Lake Region Electric Fiber (ND)

N North Dakota electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

Lakeland Networks (Lakeland Wireless)

Eastern Minnesota co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

LakeNet Communications

DFW exurb WISP with fiber pilots.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

Lebanon Utilities (LU Fiber)

Lebanon IN muni utility fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

Lemonweir Valley Telephone

Central Wisconsin member co-op since 1903.

Fiber · 1 state · ~5,500 subs

LES Wave (Lewisburg Electric)

Lewisburg TN muni utility fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

Liberty Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico's largest ISP. Cable across the island plus fiber overlay in metros. Power-grid issues mean even the best PR ISP has uptime chal…

Fiber · Cable · 1 state · ~580,000 subs

LightHouse Fiber (LHFiber)

Jacksonville FL area fiber overbuilder. Limited but growing footprint.

Fiber · 1 state · ~11,500 subs

Lismore Cooperative Telephone

SW Minnesota member co-op since 1954.

Fiber · 1 state · ~2,500 subs

Lit by Tilson (Maine)

Maine open-access fiber operator. Multiple retail ISPs sell over the same fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~11,500 subs

Lit Communities

PE-backed fiber overbuilder partnering with mid-size cities. Where they've built, competitive pricing vs incumbents.

Fiber · 6 states · ~32,000 subs

LiteStream

FL MDU fiber bundled into HOA fees. Only option in many condos and master-planned communities — meaning you can't switch even if you want to…

Fiber · 1 state · ~95,000 subs

Logan Telephone Cooperative

Western Kentucky member co-op since 1953.

Fiber · 2 states · ~6,500 subs

Loretel Systems

Southern Minnesota member co-op since 1957.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

Loudon Utilities Board (LUB) Fiber

Loudon TN muni utility fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~5,500 subs

LREC FiberNet

MN electric co-op fiber arm. Member-owned.

Fiber · 1 state · ~12,500 subs

LREC Lightspeed

Oklahoma electric co-op fiber. Conexon-financed/operated — same model as the multistate Conexon Connect record. Local at the customer-facing…

Fiber · 1 state · ~9,500 subs

Lumenate Networks

Charleston SC fiber overbuilder.

Fiber · 1 state · ~5,500 subs

Luminate Broadband (Mountain Parks)

Colorado mountain electric co-op fiber. Ski-town country.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

Lumos

Southeast fiber overbuilder, PE-backed and aggressive. Real competition for Spectrum in NC/SC/VA metros. Where they've built, take it.

Fiber · 3 states · ~240,000 subs

LUS Fiber

Lafayette Louisiana's muni fiber. Survived multi-year lawsuits from Cox and AT&T to get built. Now the gold-standard small-city muni exa…

Fiber · 1 state · ~25,000 subs

Magellan Broadband

Denver suburb fiber overbuilder. Limited footprint.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

Magic Valley Electric Fiber (TX)

Rio Grande Valley TX electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 1 state · ~18,500 subs

Magnolia Electric Fiber

SW Mississippi electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 1 state · ~9,500 subs

Mainstream Fiber

Indiana rural fiber, $121.9M BEAD-funded. Building out south-central IN where Comcast and AT&T don't.

Fiber · 1 state · ~19,000 subs

Mammoth Networks

Northern Rockies 5-state fiber + WISP. Built where no incumbent would.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 5 states · ~28,000 subs

Mansfield Municipal Electric Communications

Mansfield MA muni fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

MassBroadband (CUDs)

Massachusetts state-funded fiber backbone built where Comcast wouldn't go. Multiple retail ISPs sell service over it.

Fiber · 1 state · ~55,000 subs

Matanuska Telephone Association (MTA)

Mat-Su Valley AK member co-op since 1953. Fully fiber in town, DSL outside. Pricing reflects AK realities.

Fiber · DSL · 1 state · ~52,000 subs

Maverix Broadband

Colorado Western Slope fiber, $103M BEAD-funded. Targets the rural mountain communities Comcast won't build to.

Fiber · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

Mecklenburg Electric Fiber (EMPOWER)

South Virginia electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~9,500 subs

Mediacom

Cable operator focused on smaller US markets the big nationals skipped. Often the only cable choice in town — which means the data caps and …

Cable · Fiber · 29 states · ~1,450,000 subs

Meriwether Lewis Electric Fiber

Middle Tennessee electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~11,500 subs

Metro by T-Mobile Home Internet

Metro by T-Mobile's prepaid Home Internet variant. Essentially T-Mobile Home Internet with Metro branding.

5G Home · 1 state · ~— subs

Metro Fiber Systems

Memphis tri-state metro fiber. Limited footprint.

Fiber · 3 states · ~9,500 subs

Metronet

Mid-America fiber overbuilder acquired by T-Mobile in 2024. Aggressive expansion; flat $50/mo for 500 Mbps is real. Where they've built, the…

Fiber · 12 states · ~360,000 subs

MGW Communications

VA Allegheny mountains co-op since 1953.

Fiber · 2 states · ~6,500 subs

MHA Nation Telecommunications

ND Three Affiliated Tribes carrier. Fort Berthold Reservation.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~3,500 subs

Mid-Carolina EMC Fiber

Central SC electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 1 state · ~14,500 subs

Mid-Hudson Cable

Hudson Valley cable operator. Limited footprint, fine where it exists.

Cable · Fiber · 1 state · ~14,500 subs

Mid-Plains

NE Kansas / Southern Nebraska co-op since 1953.

Fiber · DSL · 2 states · ~6,500 subs

Mid-Rivers Communications

Eastern Montana co-op since 1952. The carrier that actually reaches ranch addresses.

Fiber · 1 state · ~15,500 subs

Midco

Upper Midwest cable JV with Comcast. Fiber overlay where built; cable elsewhere. Better than Mediacom; worse than Bluepeak where you have th…

Fiber · Cable · Fixed Wireless · 5 states · ~365,000 subs

Middle Tennessee EMC (United Communications)

Nashville-area suburbs electric co-op fiber. Largest TN co-op.

Fiber · 1 state · ~38,000 subs

MidSouth Electric Fiber (TX)

Central TX Brazos Valley electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 1 state · ~9,500 subs

Midstate Communications

Central SD member co-op since 1952.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Midwest Connections (Midwest Energy MI)

Operations consolidated under Midwest Energy Connections record.

Fiber · 2 states · ~14,500 subs

Midwest Energy Connections

SW Michigan electric co-op fiber. Built where nobody else would.

Fiber · 2 states · ~19,500 subs

Midwest Energy Fiber (KS)

Western Kansas electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 1 state · ~9,500 subs

Molalla Communications

Oregon Willamette Valley co-op since 1956.

Fiber · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

Monroe Telephone (OR)

Oregon family carrier since 1901.

Fiber · 1 state · ~2,500 subs

Morristown Utilities (FiberNet)

Morristown TN muni utility fiber since 2006.

Fiber · 1 state · ~14,500 subs

Mosaic Telecom

NW Wisconsin member co-op since 1903 — Mosaic brand. Strong fiber footprint.

Fiber · 1 state · ~14,500 subs

Mountain Electric Cooperative Fiber

Mountain Electric Cooperative fiber arm.

Fiber · 2 states · ~8,500 subs

Mountain Telephone (Big Sandy)

Eastern KY mountain co-op since 1955.

Fiber · DSL · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Navasota Valley Electric Fiber

Brazos Valley TX electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

NCTC

Member-owned TN/KY cooperative. Local crews, local board.

Fiber · DSL · 2 states · ~18,000 subs

NelsonVision (Nelsonville TV Cable)

SE Ohio family cable since 1962.

Cable · Fiber · 1 state · ~5,500 subs

Nemont

NE Montana / NW Dakotas co-op since 1951. Fully fiber across the footprint.

Fiber · 2 states · ~11,000 subs

Newberry Electric Fiber

Central SC electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~7,500 subs

Nex-Tech (Rural Telephone)

Plains region member co-op since 1951 (Rural Telephone). Strong fiber buildout.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 4 states · ~48,000 subs

Nexstream

Largest single-state BEAD award nationally ($407M, TX Hill Country). Tripling sub base in 24 months is real execution risk — wait for build …

Fiber · 1 state · ~32,000 subs

NextLight

Longmont CO muni fiber. The 'Charter Member' lifetime $50/mo Gig rate is one of the best deals in US broadband — closed to new signups but s…

Fiber · 1 state · ~30,000 subs

NextLight (Longmont)

Longmont CO muni fiber. National model for Front Range muni success.

Fiber · 1 state · ~28,000 subs

Ninnescah Electric Fiber

South-central Kansas electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

North Arkansas Electric Fiber (NAECC)

N Arkansas / S Missouri Ozarks electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 2 states · ~14,500 subs

North Central Electric Fiber (ND)

N North Dakota electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 1 state · ~5,500 subs

North Coast Broadband

NorCal redwood coast WISP + fiber.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

North Georgia Network

North Georgia mountain co-op fiber. Built where no incumbent would reach.

Fiber · 1 state · ~11,000 subs

North Iowa Telephone (NIT)

N Iowa member co-op since 1900.

Fiber · 1 state · ~3,500 subs

North State

129-year-old NC family carrier. Fully fiber in the Piedmont Triad metro. Solid local operator.

Fiber · 1 state · ~42,000 subs

Northcentral Connect (Northcentral EPA)

N Mississippi electric co-op fiber. Memphis exurbs.

Fiber · 1 state · ~22,000 subs

Northern Neck Electric Fiber

Virginia Northern Neck electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Northland Cable Television

Scattered small-market cable operator across 5 states. Where they're the only cable in town, you take it.

Cable · Fiber · 5 states · ~38,000 subs

NorthState GRM

Grand River Mutual Telephone — Missouri co-op since 1907. Fiber upgrade across the footprint.

Fiber · DSL · 2 states · ~9,500 subs

Norwich Public Utilities Internet

Norwich CT muni fiber. Limited but expanding.

Fiber · 1 state · ~3,500 subs

Norwood Light Broadband

Norwood MA muni utility cable + fiber since 1996.

Fiber · Cable · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

NREMC Fiber (Northeastern REMC)

NE Indiana electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~9,500 subs

NRS Fiber (Northeast OK Electric)

NE Oklahoma electric co-op fiber. 4-state footprint.

Fiber · 4 states · ~18,500 subs

NTUA Wireless (Navajo Tribal Utility Authority)

Navajo Nation tribal carrier. Reaching addresses no commercial ISP would.

Fixed Wireless · Fiber · 3 states · ~22,000 subs

Nucentury Internet

MO Ozarks WISP + fiber.

Fixed Wireless · Fiber · 2 states · ~8,500 subs

Okefenoke REMC Fiber

S Georgia / N Florida electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 2 states · ~14,500 subs

OnlineNW (Yamhill County)

OR Willamette Valley fiber since 1997.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Optimum

NYC-area cable + a fiber overlay in NJ and Long Island. Cable tier is fine; fiber tier is genuinely competitive with Verizon Fios. Get fiber…

Cable · Fiber · 15 states · ~4,100,000 subs

Otelco

Rural incumbent local exchange carrier scattered across the South + New England. Fiber tier where built is fine; legacy DSL in the towns the…

Fiber · DSL · 8 states · ~22,000 subs

Otter Tail Power Fiber

Investor-owned MN utility's fiber arm. New entry, but well-funded.

Fiber · 3 states · ~12,500 subs

Ouachita Connect

S Arkansas electric co-op fiber. One of the earliest electric-co-op fiber wins.

Fiber · 1 state · ~9,500 subs

Owen Electric Cooperative Fiber

N Kentucky electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~11,500 subs

Owensboro Municipal Utilities

Owensboro KY muni fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

OzarksGo

Ozarks Electric Cooperative's fiber arm. NW Arkansas's fastest fiber. Take it over Cox or AT&T.

Fiber · 2 states · ~42,000 subs

Park Region Telephone

Western Minnesota member co-op since 1957.

Fiber · 1 state · ~7,500 subs

Paul Bunyan Communications

Northern MN member co-op since 1952. The GigaZone — first US co-op to ship residential 10 Gig. National model for rural fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~32,000 subs

Pavlov Media

Specialty ISP for university towns and student housing. If you're a college student living in a building they wire, the connection is fast a…

Fiber · 37 states · ~95,000 subs

Pearl River Valley Fiber

South Mississippi electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 1 state · ~14,500 subs

PEC Fiber (Pedernales)

Texas Hill Country electric co-op fiber. PEC is the largest US electric co-op by membership.

Fiber · 1 state · ~28,000 subs

Pee Dee Electric Cooperative Fiber

NC/SC electric co-op fiber. Member-owned.

Fiber · 2 states · ~14,500 subs

Pilot Fiber

NYC fiber overbuilder. SMB + multifamily focused. Symmetric Gig at fair pricing.

Fiber · 1 state · ~12,500 subs

Pine Telephone Company

Choctaw Nation's tribal-owned ILEC since 1932. Now upgrading to fiber with BEAD support. Local operator, tribal governance, the right model …

Fiber · DSL · 1 state · ~11,000 subs

Pinpoint Communications

Cambridge Nebraska rural telco since 1903. Local install team, fully fiber transition underway. The kind of operator that picks up the phone…

Fiber · DSL · 3 states · ~14,000 subs

Pioneer Connect

Oregon Coast Range cooperative since 1909. Member-owned, local crews. Fiber in town, DSL legacy in the surrounding hills.

Fiber · DSL · 1 state · ~12,000 subs

Pioneer Electric Cooperative Fiber (AL)

South Alabama electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~7,500 subs

Pioneer Electric Cooperative Fiber (KS)

SW Kansas electric co-op fiber arm. Member-owned.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Pioneer Long Distance

4-state Plains member co-op. Strong fiber buildout.

Fiber · 4 states · ~38,000 subs

Pioneer Telephone Cooperative (OK)

Oklahoma's largest member-owned telco cooperative. Aggressive fiber transition from legacy DSL.

Fiber · DSL · 1 state · ~35,000 subs

Pioneer Telephone Cooperative (OR)

Oregon coastal member co-op since 1951.

Fiber · 1 state · ~12,500 subs

Plateau

Eastern NM / West TX co-op since 1951.

Fiber · 2 states · ~14,500 subs

Plumas-Sierra REC Fiber

California Sierra Nevada electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 2 states · ~5,500 subs

PMT

Idaho Magic Valley co-op since 1951.

Fiber · 1 state · ~14,500 subs

Polar Communications

NE North Dakota member co-op since 1952.

Fiber · 1 state · ~11,500 subs

Ponderosa Telephone

Sierra Nevada family carrier since 1910.

Fiber · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

Pony Express Communications

W Missouri family carrier since 1958.

Fiber · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

Powell Valley Electric Fiber (PVEC)

E TN / SW VA mountains electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 2 states · ~14,500 subs

Premier Holdings

Newer entrant with $78M BEAD across AL + AR. Limited operating history pre-BEAD — confirm builds are live at your address before signing up.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 2 states · ~5,500 subs

Presque Isle Electric & Gas (Truestream MI East)

NE Michigan electric co-op fiber. Member-owned.

Fiber · 1 state · ~16,500 subs

Price Electric Cooperative Fiber (WI)

Northwoods Wisconsin electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~5,500 subs

PTCI (Panhandle Tel Coop)

OK Panhandle co-op since 1958.

Fiber · 3 states · ~18,500 subs

Public Service Telephone

Central Georgia rural carrier since 1906. Fiber transition underway.

Fiber · DSL · 1 state · ~7,500 subs

Pulaski Electric System

Pulaski TN muni utility fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~5,500 subs

Pulse (Loveland)

Loveland CO muni fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~9,500 subs

Quantum Fiber (CenturyLink)

Lumen's residential fiber brand. Where they've built fiber it's competitive (lifetime price-lock is genuinely valuable). The legacy CenturyL…

Fiber · DSL · 33 states · ~2,900,000 subs

Quincy Telecom (TalkAmerica)

FL Panhandle family carrier since 1898.

Fiber · DSL · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Race Communications

California rural fiber operator. Targets desert and Sierra foothill addresses Charter/Comcast won't reach. CASF-funded.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~22,000 subs

Race Fiber

Operations consolidated under main Race Communications record.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

RandolphConnect

Piedmont NC electric co-op fiber. Member-owned.

Fiber · 1 state · ~18,500 subs

Range

Eastern MT / NE WY member co-op since 1953.

Fiber · 2 states · ~7,500 subs

Rappahannock Electric Fiber (REC)

Central VA electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 1 state · ~28,500 subs

Ravalli Electric Cooperative Fiber (MT)

Bitterroot Valley MT electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

RCN (Astound-Boston)

Operations consolidated under Astound Broadband (RCN brand still on some Boston signage).

Cable · Fiber · 1 state · ~95,000 subs

REA Energy (PA)

Western PA electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 1 state · ~9,500 subs

Reedsburg Utility Commission

Reedsburg WI muni utility cable + fiber since 2004.

Fiber · Cable · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

Reservation Telephone Cooperative

Member-owned ND cooperative covering Fort Berthold Reservation. Local crews, fiber upgrade in progress.

Fiber · DSL · 1 state · ~5,500 subs

Rhino Communications / Rhino Fiber

Nashville metro fiber overbuilder. Real competition for AT&T and Comcast.

Fiber · 1 state · ~18,000 subs

Ringgold Telephone Company

North Georgia family carrier since 1912.

Fiber · Cable · 2 states · ~18,500 subs

Rise Broadband

Largest US fixed-wireless ISP. Real option in rural counties where cable and fiber haven't reached. Lower tiers carry data caps and 24-month…

Fixed Wireless · WISP · 14 states · ~220,000 subs

RiverStreet Networks

Tri-state fiber operator that partners with electric co-ops. Decent operator.

Fiber · 3 states · ~38,000 subs

RiverValley Telephone

South Georgia member co-op since 1953.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Riviera Utilities

Foley AL muni utility since 1922. Gulf-area service.

Fiber · Cable · 1 state · ~18,500 subs

Roanoke Connect

NE NC electric co-op fiber. Built fiber to addresses CenturyLink/Spectrum had abandoned.

Fiber · 2 states · ~14,500 subs

Rocky Mountain Power Fiber (WY)

PacifiCorp's fiber arm in Wyoming. Limited residential.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Roggen Telephone

NE Colorado member co-op since 1956.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~3,500 subs

Sacred Wind Communications

NM Navajo Nation carrier (Eastern Agency). Complementary to NTUA.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

Sail Internet

SF Bay Area rooftop fixed-wireless. Real Gig speeds without paying Comcast. Address-specific — confirm line-of-sight to their tower before s…

Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~18,000 subs

Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Communications

Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe carrier on Akwesasne Reservation.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~2,500 subs

Salem Electric (OR)

Salem OR electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

Salt River Electric (KY)

Bardstown KY area electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~11,500 subs

Sam Houston Electric Fiber

Piney Woods Texas electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 1 state · ~28,500 subs

San Isabel Electric Fiber

SE Colorado electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

SandyNet

Sandy OR muni fiber, building since 2003. One of the earliest small-town muni fiber wins. $35/mo for 300 Mbps is real.

Fiber · 1 state · ~5,500 subs

Santel Communications

South-central SD member co-op since 1952.

Fiber · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

SCI Broadband

Iowa-Minnesota border cooperative since 1903. Fiber upgrade across the footprint complete.

Fiber · 2 states · ~8,000 subs

Scio Mutual Telephone

Oregon member co-op since 1903.

Fiber · 1 state · ~2,500 subs

SCS Broadband

Shenandoah Valley WISP + fiber.

Fixed Wireless · Fiber · 2 states · ~9,500 subs

SEMO Electric Cooperative Fiber

SE Missouri Bootheel electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~11,500 subs

Sequachee Valley Electric Fiber (SVEC)

Sequatchie Valley TN electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 2 states · ~9,500 subs

Service Electric Cable TV

Literally the first commercial cable TV system in the US (Mahanoy City PA, 1948 — predates everyone else). Still family-owned. Lehigh Valley…

Cable · Fiber · 2 states · ~60,000 subs

Service Electric Cable TV

Family-owned PA cable since 1948 — generally considered the very first cable TV system in America. Fiber overlay underway. Better than Spect…

Fiber · Cable · 3 states · ~165,000 subs

Shawnee Communications

Southern IL family carrier since 1958.

Fiber · DSL · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

Shelby Energy Cooperative Fiber (KY)

Shelbyville KY area electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Sho-Me Technologies

Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative fiber arm. SW MO Ozarks.

Fiber · 1 state · ~22,000 subs

Shrewsbury Electric & Cable Operations

Shrewsbury MA muni utility — cable + fiber since 1980. One of the longest-running muni cable operations in the US.

Fiber · Cable · 1 state · ~11,500 subs

SiFi Networks

UK-headquartered open-access fiber builder. SiFi puts in the fiber, you pick from competing retail ISPs over it. Same model as UTOPIA — actu…

Fiber · 9 states · ~7,500 subs

Silver Star Communications

Rocky Mountain tri-state member co-op since 1912.

Fiber · 3 states · ~18,000 subs

Singing River Connect (Singing River EC)

S Mississippi / S Alabama electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 2 states · ~18,500 subs

Siouxland Communications

Iowa/SD Siouxland member co-op since 1958.

Fiber · 2 states · ~4,500 subs

Siskiyou Telephone

Far NorCal family carrier since 1896.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

SkyBest

NC mountains member co-op. Fiber across the Blue Ridge.

Fiber · 3 states · ~22,000 subs

SkyRiver Communications

NorCal Bay Area fixed-wireless ISP since 2005.

Fixed Wireless · Fiber · 1 state · ~18,500 subs

Smarter Broadband

Sierra foothills CA WISP. Reaches addresses no fiber will.

Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~9,500 subs

Smithville

Indiana family-owned ILEC turned fiber operator. 100+ years, third-generation. Strong local presence.

Fiber · 1 state · ~75,000 subs

Smithville Fiber

Family-owned central Indiana fiber since 1922. Real competition vs Xfinity in Bloomington IN.

Fiber · 1 state · ~40,000 subs

Smithville Networks Inc (SNI)

Operations consolidated under Smithville Communications record.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

Snapping Shoals EMC Fiber

Metro Atlanta exurbs electric co-op fiber. Member-owned. Member-governed.

Fiber · 1 state · ~18,500 subs

Socket Telecom

Missouri family carrier since 1994. Fiber in towns, WISP in country.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~25,000 subs

SOMOS Internet

Puerto Rico-grown alternative to Liberty PR. Fixed-wireless + expanding fiber. Local team, real customer service.

Fixed Wireless · Fiber · 1 state · ~22,000 subs

Sonic

Bay Area + LA County independent fiber operator. Founded 1994, still independently owned. Best-in-class transparency on policies (no data ca…

Fiber · DSL · 1 state · ~110,000 subs

South Central Communications (UT)

S Utah / N Arizona member co-op since 1952.

Fiber · 2 states · ~4,500 subs

South Central Rural Telephone (KY)

S Central Kentucky / N Tennessee co-op since 1953.

Fiber · 2 states · ~25,000 subs

South Central Telephone Association

South-central KS / North OK member co-op since 1953.

Fiber · 2 states · ~8,500 subs

South Plains Electric Fiber (TX)

TX South Plains electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~18,500 subs

South Slope Cooperative Communications

Iowa co-op since 1903. Fully fiber across the footprint. The model rural carrier.

Fiber · 1 state · ~16,500 subs

Sparklight

Cable monopolist in small US towns where there's no fiber alternative. The 700 GB cap on the entry tier in 2026 is genuinely indefensible. I…

Cable · 23 states · ~1,020,000 subs

Spectrum

#2 US cable ISP after Comcast. No data caps and no contracts — the rare cable carrier that doesn't lock you in. But promo pricing jumps hard…

Cable · Fiber · 43 states · ~28,300,000 subs

Spectrum Business

Spectrum Business — B2B division. Same physical network as Spectrum residential.

Fiber · Cable · 1 state · ~— subs

Spring Creek Wireless (MT)

Flathead Valley NW Montana WISP.

Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~3,500 subs

Sprout Fiber (Cullman EC)

Cullman AL electric co-op fiber arm. Member-owned.

Fiber · 1 state · ~14,500 subs

SSRL Fiber (Sho-Me Power)

Operations consolidated under Sho-Me Technologies record.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Standing Rock Telecommunications

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe carrier. Built where no commercial ISP would reach.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 2 states · ~2,500 subs

Starlink

LEO satellite. The only realistic option in true rural America where fiber and cable will never reach. Real latency, actual broadband speeds…

Satellite · 50 states · ~1,800,000 subs

Stayton Cooperative Telephone

Oregon member co-op since 1903.

Fiber · 1 state · ~5,500 subs

Stealth Communications

NYC family fiber operator since 1995. Builds its own fiber under Manhattan streets.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Stimulus Technologies

Vegas-based rural ISP that won BEAD grants in three states ($307M total CA+NV+OR). One of the more competent independent BEAD recipients.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 3 states · ~9,000 subs

Strata Networks (UBTA-UBET)

Uintah Basin UT member co-op since 1953 — Strata Networks brand. Tri-state fiber.

Fiber · 5G Home · 3 states · ~22,000 subs

Sullivan County REC Fiber

PA Endless Mountains electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~3,500 subs

Surf Internet

PE-backed Midwest fiber expansion. Family roots since 1995, scaled up by Bain.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 5 states · ~65,000 subs

Surf Internet

Bain + Macquarie backed Midwest fiber overbuilder. Aggressive build pace across IN, MI, IL, WI suburbs.

Fiber · 5 states · ~120,000 subs

Surry Telephone Membership Corporation

Member-owned NC co-op straddling VA border. Fiber across the footprint.

Fiber · 2 states · ~11,000 subs

Syringa Networks

Idaho cooperative fiber backbone + retail. Built where nobody else would.

Fiber · 4 states · ~12,500 subs

T-Mobile Home Internet

5G fixed wireless. Cheap, no contracts, no install — but speeds depend entirely on tower load at your address. Great in suburbs near towers.…

5G Home · 50 states · ~7,000,000 subs

Tachus Fiber

Houston-area fiber overbuilder. If you're in NW Houston suburbs and Tachus serves your address, they undercut Comcast and AT&T Fiber on …

Fiber · 1 state · ~65,000 subs

TDS Telecom

Wisconsin-HQ 24-state ILEC. Fast fiber where built, slow DSL where not. Address-check is everything.

Fiber · DSL · 24 states · ~525,000 subs

TDS Toledo (TDS Telecom Toledo)

WA family carrier acquired by TDS Telecom.

Fiber · DSL · 1 state · ~3,500 subs

Tillamook PUD Fiber (TBN)

OR coast Tillamook PUD muni fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

Tilson Connect Maine

Operations consolidated under Lit by Tilson Maine record.

Fiber · 1 state · ~9,500 subs

Tilson Technology

Maine-headquartered fiber builder + ISP. Partners with municipalities. Strong New England rural presence.

Fiber · 3 states · ~22,000 subs

Ting Internet

Tucows' fiber brand. Flat-rate $89/mo for symmetric Gig with no contracts, no data caps, no install fees. Smart pick where they've built.

Fiber · 14 states · ~48,000 subs

Ting Internet

Tucows-owned fiber overbuilder operating in ~7 states. Pricey vs new PE-backed competitors but rock-solid reliability and customer service.

Fiber · 7 states · ~50,000 subs

Tipmont Wires

Indiana electric co-op fiber. Local crews, member governance, the same playbook every functioning rural fiber operator runs.

Fiber · 1 state · ~12,000 subs

Tombigbee Fiber

N MS / W AL electric co-op fiber. Member-owned.

Fiber · 2 states · ~22,000 subs

Trace Fiber Networks

Chickasaw Nation's fiber operator, $250.7M BEAD-funded — second-largest fiber award nationally. Build-out runs through 2027 across south-cen…

Fiber · 1 state · ~6,000 subs

TREC Fiber

East TX electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~14,500 subs

Tri-County EMC Fiber (GA)

Middle Georgia electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~9,500 subs

Tri-County REC Fiber (PA)

N Pennsylvania electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~7,500 subs

Tribal Digital Village

SoCal tribal consortium WISP since 2001. Built where commercial ISPs wouldn't go.

Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~2,800 subs

True North Broadband (Arrowhead EC)

MN North Shore electric co-op fiber. Pioneer in rural electric co-op fiber. Subscribers own it.

Fiber · 1 state · ~3,500 subs

Truestream Fiber (Great Lakes Energy)

Great Lakes Energy's Truestream fiber arm. Northern Michigan member-owned.

Fiber · 1 state · ~32,000 subs

TruVista

SC/GA family carrier since 1898. Fully fiber across most of the footprint. Local crews, local board.

Fiber · Cable · 2 states · ~28,000 subs

Tularosa Communications

Southern NM cooperative since 1950. Fiber transition underway.

Fiber · DSL · 1 state · ~7,500 subs

Tullahoma Utilities

Tullahoma TN muni utility's LightTUBe fiber. Operating since 2007.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Twin Lakes Telephone

Upper Cumberland TN/KY member co-op since 1952.

Fiber · 2 states · ~15,500 subs

Twin Valley

Kansas family carrier since 1903. Fiber across the footprint.

Fiber · 1 state · ~9,500 subs

Underline

Colorado open-access fiber. 10 Gig at $199 changes the math vs Xfinity in CO Front Range cities.

Fiber · 1 state · ~12,000 subs

United Cooperative Services Fiber

DFW SW exurbs electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~24,500 subs

United Fiber

NW Missouri electric co-op fiber. Member-owned, fully symmetric.

Fiber · 2 states · ~18,500 subs

Up Country Fiber (York EC)

N SC electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~14,500 subs

US Internet (USI Fiber)

Twin Cities fiber. Their $110/mo 10 Gig plan is one of the cheapest 10G prices anywhere in the US.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~35,000 subs

USI Fiber (Saint Paul)

Minneapolis area fiber overbuilder since 1995. Symmetric Gig $65, 10 Gig where built.

Fiber · 1 state · ~28,500 subs

UTOPIA Fiber

Open-access muni fiber. You pick from 17+ retail ISPs over the same physical fiber — actual price competition. Where it exists, it's the gol…

Fiber · 3 states · ~75,000 subs

Valley Electric Fiber (NV)

S Nevada / Death Valley region electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 2 states · ~8,500 subs

Valley FiberCom

Border-region SD/ND member co-op. Fully fiber across the footprint.

Fiber · 2 states · ~6,500 subs

Valley Rural Electric Fiber (PA)

Central PA electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

Valley Telephone Cooperative (TX)

Rio Grande Valley TX co-op since 1957.

Fiber · 1 state · ~18,500 subs

ValueNet (KC Metro)

Kansas City metro fiber overbuilder. Flat $70 for symmetric Gig. Beats Spectrum and AT&T where built.

Fiber · 2 states · ~18,500 subs

Venture Communications

South Dakota member co-op. Local crews, fully fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~11,500 subs

Veracity Networks

Utah retail ISP over UTOPIA open-access fiber. One of the big competitive picks.

Fiber · 1 state · ~18,500 subs

Verizon 5G Home Internet

Verizon's 5G fixed wireless. Tighter ZIP availability than T-Mobile but the speeds are real where it works. Mobile-bundle discount makes it …

5G Home · 35 states · ~1,900,000 subs

Verizon Fios

Pre-built fiber from the FiOS deployment era — fully symmetric, no data caps, no contracts. Where it's available, it's the gold standard cab…

Fiber · 9 states · ~7,100,000 subs

Vermillion Light & Power (Vast)

Vermillion SD muni utility fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~3,500 subs

Vernon Communications

SW Wisconsin / NE Iowa member co-op since 1952. Driftless region.

Fiber · 2 states · ~12,500 subs

Vexus Fiber

Cable One's fiber brand for the South/Southwest. Same parent as Sparklight but with NO data caps on Vexus fiber — better deal where both are…

Fiber · 4 states · ~130,000 subs

Vexus Fiber

TX/LA fiber + cable operator under Cable One. Decent fiber overbuilds in West Texas; legacy cable footprint elsewhere.

Fiber · Cable · 2 states · ~75,000 subs

Viaero Wireless

High Plains family-owned wireless carrier since 1990. Where you can't get Bluepeak or T-Mobile, this is often the next-best option.

5G Home · Fixed Wireless · 5 states · ~42,000 subs

Viasat

Legacy GEO satellite. Same fundamental latency problem as HughesNet but with a flat unlimited tier. Pick Starlink first if available. Viasat…

Satellite · 50 states · ~580,000 subs

Viya

US Virgin Islands primary ISP. Hurricane recovery and old plant means uptime varies by island.

Cable · Fiber · 5G Home · 1 state · ~22,000 subs

Volcano Telephone

Sierra foothills CA family carrier since 1898. Gold-rush country.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~3,500 subs

Volunteer Energy Cooperative Fiber

East Tennessee electric co-op fiber. Member-owned.

Fiber · 1 state · ~22,000 subs

VTel (Vermont Telephone)

Vermont family carrier since 1902. Fiber across the footprint. Local operations.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~14,500 subs

Vyve Broadband

Cable One subsidiary. 350 GB cap on the entry tier is genuinely thin. If they're your only option, you have a problem.

Cable · Fiber · 12 states · ~195,000 subs

Wabash Communications

Southern IL fiber + WISP.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 2 states · ~8,500 subs

Wabash Mutual Telephone

Ohio member co-op since 1899. One of the oldest US telephone carriers still running.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

Wallingford Electric Fiber

Wallingford CT muni fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

Walnut Communications

SW Iowa member co-op since 1953.

Fiber · 1 state · ~3,500 subs

WATCH Communications

Tri-state OH/IN/KY WISP + fiber. Cooperative ownership model.

Fixed Wireless · Fiber · 3 states · ~38,000 subs

Wave Rural Connect (Walton EMC)

Walton EMC's fiber arm in NE Georgia. Member-owned. Fast and fair pricing.

Fiber · 1 state · ~35,000 subs

Wave Wireless

Wave Broadband — operations consolidated under Astound Broadband.

Fiber · Cable · 3 states · ~— subs

Webpass

Alphabet's MDU-only ISP. If your apartment building is wired for Webpass, you get gigabit Ethernet to the wall for $70/mo flat — no contract…

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 4 states · ~42,000 subs

Wecom Fiber

$195.8M BEAD-funded rural fiber for Arizona's Mohave County and surrounding addresses. Build-out through 2027. The kind of carrier that woul…

Fiber · 1 state · ~12,000 subs

West Central Telephone Association

West-Central MN co-op since 1952.

Fiber · 1 state · ~7,500 subs

West River Cooperative Telephone

Western SD prairie co-op. Fiber across a footprint that nobody else would build out.

Fiber · 1 state · ~3,500 subs

Western Iowa Telephone Association

W Iowa member co-op since 1952.

Fiber · 1 state · ~7,500 subs

Western New Mexico Telephone

Far Western NM mountain co-op since 1934.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 2 states · ~6,500 subs

Westminster MD Fiber

Westminster MD muni fiber, open-access with Ting as retail ISP. Small but the model works.

Fiber · 1 state · ~4,500 subs

Wheatland Electric Fiber

Western Kansas electric co-op fiber arm. Member-owned.

Fiber · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

Whip City Fiber

Westfield MA municipal utility's fiber arm — runs retail fiber in 20+ small western MA towns. Built where Comcast wouldn't.

Fiber · 1 state · ~18,500 subs

White County REMC Fiber (Solarus)

NW Indiana electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~6,500 subs

White River Valley Electric Fiber

Branson MO area electric co-op fiber. Lake of the Ozarks region.

Fiber · 2 states · ~11,500 subs

Wide Open Networks

WideOpenWest B2B division.

Fiber · 1 state · ~— subs

WideOpenWest (WOW!)

Cable that's been overlaying fiber aggressively. Fiber tier is real competition to Comcast/Spectrum. Cable tier is fine.

Fiber · Cable · 8 states · ~510,000 subs

Wikstrom Telephone

NW Minnesota family carrier since 1903.

Fiber · 1 state · ~3,500 subs

WIN Energy REMC Connect

SW Indiana electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 1 state · ~12,500 subs

Winn Telecom

Central MI family carrier since 1955.

Fiber · 1 state · ~3,500 subs

Wintek (Tipmont)

Tipmont REMC fiber arm — Wintek brand. Lafayette IN area. Member-owned.

Fiber · 1 state · ~22,000 subs

WireFiber (Wilson EMC)

Nashville E suburbs electric co-op fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~9,500 subs

Wisper ISP

Largest BEAD award nationally ($350M) and a real coverage footprint, but the billing-after-cancellation pattern in BBB complaints is real. C…

Fixed Wireless · Fiber · 8 states · ~65,000 subs

Wittenberg Telephone (TDS / Citizens)

WI family carrier since 1904.

Fiber · 1 state · ~3,500 subs

Wood County Electric Fiber (TX)

NE Texas electric co-op fiber arm.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

WOW! Internet

Regional cable overbuilder pivoting to greenfield fiber in the Southeast. Where they've built fiber, it's competitive. Cable footprint is fi…

Cable · Fiber · 13 states · ~480,000 subs

Xfinity

Largest US ISP. Cable tech with fiber-class top tiers in select markets. Aggressive 12-month promo pricing, hard data cap unless you upgrade…

Cable · Fiber · 38 states · ~31,300,000 subs

XMission

Utah's oldest ISP since 1993. Privacy-first ethos. Retail ISP over UTOPIA Fiber.

Fiber · DSL · 1 state · ~14,500 subs

Yampa Valley Electric Fiber

NW Colorado electric co-op fiber. Steamboat Springs region.

Fiber · 2 states · ~5,500 subs

Yelcot Communications

North Arkansas family carrier since 1953. Ozarks fiber.

Fiber · DSL · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Yelm Communications (Rainier Connect)

WA family carrier since 1912 — Rainier Connect brand. Fully fiber.

Fiber · 1 state · ~22,000 subs

YK Communications

Virginia Peninsula fiber. Built where Cox/Verizon left gaps.

Fiber · 1 state · ~8,500 subs

Yondoo Broadband

Yondoo is part of Cable One's umbrella (with Sparklight + Vexus). Mostly fiber now, some legacy DSL. Where it's fiber, it's fine.

Fiber · DSL · 2 states · ~14,000 subs

Yondoo Utah

Operations consolidated under Yondoo Broadband.

Fiber · 1 state · ~1,500 subs

Yurok Telecom

Yurok Tribe carrier in NorCal redwood coast.

Fiber · Fixed Wireless · 1 state · ~1,800 subs

Ziply Fiber

PNW-focused fiber operator. Same fiber tech as Verizon Fios but cheaper, and they actually answer the phone. Independent (about to be Bell C…

Fiber · DSL · 4 states · ~320,000 subs

Ziply Fiber

PNW's dominant fiber overbuilder. Bell Canada bought them in 2024. Excellent pricing across 4 states, up to 10 Gig.

Fiber · DSL · 4 states · ~600,000 subs

Zito Media

9-state rural cable. Data caps on every tier — 350 GB on the entry plan is genuinely thin in 2026. If they're your only option, you have a p…

Cable · Fiber · 9 states · ~85,000 subs