Internet Providers in Arkansas & Cable/TV Companies

There are 33 home TV and internet providers and 64 business providers across all of Arkansas. 91.8% of homes can get more than one wired (cable, DSL, fiber) internet provider, which is above average (#7 out of 52, including Puerto Rico and Washington D.C.). Competition is generally good for the customer, which means internet in Arkansas is less likely to offer competitive speeds or prices. All home internet providers are listed below.

Arkansas Internet Service Providers

Internet ProviderState CoverageLink
AT&T56%Visit site
The Computer Works26%Visit site
Cox Communications20.5%Visit site
CenturyLink17.4%Visit site
Suddenlink16.5%Visit site
XFINITY (Comcast)12.8%Visit site
Windstream8.7%Visit site
Aristotle7.1%Visit site
Hillbilly Wireless6.3%Visit site
Fidelity Communications4.9%Visit site

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Internet ProviderState CoverageLink
Wireless ETC3.2%Visit site
Ritter Communications3%Visit site
Ind-Co Cable TV2.5%Visit site
Resort Cable TV2.4%Visit site
Conway Corporation2.2%Visit site
BPS Telephone Company2.1%Visit site
Yelcot Communications1.6%Visit site
Pine Bluff Cable TV1.3%Visit site
Vyve Broadband1.3%Visit site
Cable One1.2%Visit site
White County Cable TV1.1%Visit site
Fusion Media1.1%Visit site
Pgtelco Internet1.1%Visit site
ParagouldCable1%Visit site
Total Highspeed Internet Solutions0.9%Visit site
East Arkansas Cable TV0.8%Visit site
Southwest Arkansas Telephone Cooperative0.7%Visit site
Northern Arkansas Telephone Company0.7%Visit site
CCC Cablevision0.6%Visit site
Coleman County Telephone Cooperative0.6%Visit site
OzarksGo0.5%Visit site
Hope Community TV Prescott Video0.5%Visit site
Arkansas Telephone Company0.5%Visit site
Blue Pulse Networks0.4%N/A
Cam-Tel Company0.4%Visit site
Walnut Hill Telephone Co0.4%Visit site
Madison County Telephone Company0.3%Visit site
Central Arkansas Telephone Cooperative0.3%Visit site
Tri-County Telephone Company0.3%Visit site
South Arkansas Telephone0.3%Visit site
DTC0.2%Visit site
Pinnacle Telecom0.2%Visit site
Bluebird Broadband Services0.2%Visit site
Magazine Telephone Company0.2%N/A
SkyFi WISPernet0.1%Visit site
Lavaca Telephone Company0.1%Visit site
US Cellular0.1%Visit site
SGO Broadband<.1%Visit site
Velocity Broadband Internet<.1%Visit site
Rice Belt Telephone Company<.1%Visit site
Scott County Telephone Company<.1%Visit site
Bayou Cable<.1%Visit site
G5 Internet<.1%Visit site
Bethesda Wireless<.1%Visit site
Birch Communications<.1%Visit site
Big River Communications<.1%Visit site
ZTHERNET<.1%Visit site
Uniti<.1%Visit site
TecInfo Communications<.1%Visit site
Blackfoot Communications<.1%N/A

5.4% of Arkansans have only 1 wired provider connected to their block. 9.0% have no options at their homes except for satellite internet. This places Arkansas as the 7th least connected state.

Internet Provider Types

91.0% of Arkansas homes can get some type of internet. The table below shows which types of service are available.

Internet Type% of Arkansas
Fiber15.5%
Cable69.7%
DSL83.6%
Fixed Wireless28.5%

Arkansas Internet Speeds

We measure two different types of max speeds. The first is a measure of the fastest speed a home could get for any price. For Arkansas the average is 22.9 Mbps. This measure puts Arkansas #38 out of 52 in the US.

Download Speed% of Arkansas
.1 to 5 Mbps3.5%
6 to 10 Mbps5.1%
11 to 20 Mbps4.1%
21 to 30 Mbps3.3%
31 to 75 Mbps12.3%
76 to 100 Mbps8.7%
101 to 250 Mbps20.4%
251 to 500 Mbps18.6%
501 to 999 Mbps0.0%
1 Gbps or more16.6%

Our second measure of speed is the actual average speed in Mbps for all Arkansans. Real-world average speeds in Arkansas are about 22.9 Mbps, meaning Arkansas ranks #37 out of 52.

Detailed Internet Data by City

DecisionData has obsessively collected and calculated the most comprehensive data for ISPs (internet service providers) in Arkansas. Click on a city to view detailed information including speeds by provider by city and much more.

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