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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 ProviderState CoverageLink
Verizon113.7%Visit site
XFINITY (Comcast)47.2%Visit site
Cox Communications34.1%Visit site
All Points Broadband11.5%Visit site
CenturyLink8.9%Visit site
Highspeedlink.net4.5%Visit site
Shentel4%Visit site
King Street Wireless3.6%Visit site
iGo Technology3.3%Visit site
Spectrum2.5%Visit site

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Internet ProviderState CoverageLink
Virginia Broadband2.4%Visit site
US Cellular2.1%Visit site
GTT2.1%Visit site
OptiNet1.9%Visit site
Lingo Networks1.7%Visit site
Lumos Networks1.6%Visit site
Atlantic Broadband1.1%Visit site
SCS Broadband1.1%Visit site
Buggs Island Telephone Cooperative0.9%Visit site
GigaBeam Networks0.7%Visit site
B2X Online0.6%Visit site
Scott County Telephone Company0.4%Visit site
Ting0.4%Visit site
Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority0.4%Visit site
Citizens Telephone0.4%Visit site
MGW Telephone0.3%Visit site
Eastern Shore Communications0.3%N/A
Sunset Digital Communications0.3%Visit site
RCN0.3%Visit site
TDS0.2%Visit site
Telegia Communications0.2%Visit site
Consolidated Communications0.2%Visit site
ChatmossCable0.2%Visit site
OpenBand0.2%Visit site
Gamewood0.1%Visit site
Mediacom0.1%Visit site
iWiSP0.1%Visit site
Access Media Holdings0.1%Visit site
Kinex Telecom0.1%Visit site
Declaration Networks Group0.1%Visit site
PemTel0.1%Visit site
Inter-Mountain Cable Inc0.1%Visit site
KQVA.net0.1%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
Fiber50.2%
Cable87.0%
DSL78.6%
Fixed Wireless26.1%

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 Mbps1.7%
6 to 10 Mbps1.6%
11 to 20 Mbps1.9%
21 to 30 Mbps1.7%
31 to 75 Mbps0.8%
76 to 100 Mbps1.3%
101 to 250 Mbps23.4%
251 to 500 Mbps17.3%
501 to 999 Mbps43.8%
1 Gbps or more3.4%

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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