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Internet Providers in Virginia & Cable/TV Companies

There are 7 home TV and internet providers and 11 business providers across all of Virginia. 85.5% of homes can get more than one wired (cable, DSL, fiber) internet provider, which is above average (#21 out of 52, including Puerto Rico and Washington D.C.). Competition is generally good for the customer, which means internet in Virginia is less likely to offer competitive speeds or prices. All home internet providers are listed below.

Virginia Internet Service Providers

Internet Provider State Coverage Link
Verizon 113.7% Visit site
XFINITY (Comcast) 47.2% Visit site
Cox Communications 34.1% Visit site
All Points Broadband 11.5% Visit site
CenturyLink 8.9% Visit site
Highspeedlink.net 4.5% Visit site
Shentel 4% Visit site
King Street Wireless 3.6% Visit site
iGo Technology 3.3% Visit site
Spectrum 2.5% Visit site

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Internet Provider State Coverage Link
Virginia Broadband 2.4% Visit site
US Cellular 2.1% Visit site
GTT 2.1% Visit site
OptiNet 1.9% Visit site
Lingo Networks 1.7% Visit site
Lumos Networks 1.6% Visit site
Atlantic Broadband 1.1% Visit site
SCS Broadband 1.1% Visit site
Buggs Island Telephone Cooperative 0.9% Visit site
GigaBeam Networks 0.7% Visit site
B2X Online 0.6% Visit site
Scott County Telephone Company 0.4% Visit site
Ting 0.4% Visit site
Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority 0.4% Visit site
Citizens Telephone 0.4% Visit site
MGW Telephone 0.3% Visit site
Eastern Shore Communications 0.3% N/A
Sunset Digital Communications 0.3% Visit site
RCN 0.3% Visit site
TDS 0.2% Visit site
Telegia Communications 0.2% Visit site
Consolidated Communications 0.2% Visit site
ChatmossCable 0.2% Visit site
OpenBand 0.2% Visit site
Gamewood 0.1% Visit site
Mediacom 0.1% Visit site
iWiSP 0.1% Visit site
Access Media Holdings 0.1% Visit site
Kinex Telecom 0.1% Visit site
Declaration Networks Group 0.1% Visit site
PemTel 0.1% Visit site
Inter-Mountain Cable Inc 0.1% Visit site
KQVA.net 0.1% Visit site
New Hope Telephone Cooperative <.1% Visit site
DC Access <.1% Visit site
Visual Link Internet <.1% Visit site
bloosurf <.1% Visit site
High Mountain Farm Broadband <.1% Visit site
County of Nelson <.1% Visit site
Birch Communications <.1% Visit site
StraightUpNet <.1% Visit site
Highland Telephone Cooperative <.1% Visit site
Hotwire Communications <.1% Visit site
Fastlink Communications <.1% Visit site
Frontier Communications <.1% Visit site
Nelson County Cablevision Corporation <.1% Visit site
Uniti <.1% Visit site
GeoLinks <.1% Visit site
1 Point Communications <.1% Visit site
BG Telco <.1% Visit site
FirstLight Fiber <.1% Visit site
Leaco Rural Telephone Cooperative <.1% Visit site
SkyBest Communications <.1% Visit site
America Internet & Communications <.1% Visit site
Chesapeake Bay Communications <.1% Visit site
PGECEnterprises <.1% N/A
Aroostook Technologies <.1% Visit site
Unggoy Broadband <.1% Visit site
SOCS Wireless <.1% Visit site
ZochNet <.1% Visit site
Wiggins Telephone Association <.1% Visit site

5.8% of Virginians have only 1 wired provider connected to their block. 4.9% have no options at their homes except for satellite internet. This places Virginia as the 21st least connected state.

Internet Provider Types

95.1% of Virginia homes can get some type of internet. The table below shows which types of service are available.

Internet Type % of Virginia
Fiber 50.2%
Cable 87.0%
DSL 78.6%
Fixed Wireless 26.1%

Virginia 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 Virginia the average is 25.9 Mbps. This measure puts Virginia #26 out of 52 in the US.

Download Speed % of Virginia
.1 to 5 Mbps 1.7%
6 to 10 Mbps 1.6%
11 to 20 Mbps 1.9%
21 to 30 Mbps 1.7%
31 to 75 Mbps 0.8%
76 to 100 Mbps 1.3%
101 to 250 Mbps 23.4%
251 to 500 Mbps 17.3%
501 to 999 Mbps 43.8%
1 Gbps or more 3.4%

Our second measure of speed is the actual average speed in Mbps for all Virginians. Real-world average speeds in Virginia are about 25.9 Mbps, meaning Virginia ranks #28 out of 52.

Detailed Internet Data by City

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

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