Internet Providers in Metlakatla, Alaska

Internet Access in Metlakatla, Alaska

Consumers will find 7 Internet service providers (ISPs) in Metlakatla. 2 of these are mobile providers.

For Metlakatla residents, there aren't any true broadband providers to speak of. (Defined as wired service capable of speeds meeting the FCC 25 Mbps and 3 Mbps upload performance benchmark.)

Keep in mind, since FCC availability data is collected biannually and only released six or more months after that, data shown here may have minor inaccuracies. This page incorporates direct provider reporting to help fix this problem.

DSL Internet providers connect customers to broadband services using telephone lines. This is why it is purchased through telecom companies that historically offered landline phone service. DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) Internet is available for 96.23 percent of the Metlakatla population. You can refer to the graphical tools below to get an idea of how provider-promised speeds align with real-world speed and throughput in the area.

Viasat Internet is the most common on the whole. They have Internet coverage for close to one hundred percent of the area. HughesNet, in contrast, has coverage for about close to one hundred percent of local residents. The top speed advertised for Viasat reaches 35 Mbps, while HughesNet offers up to 2 Mbps. Anything above 10 megabits per second (Mbps) will be sufficient to stream lower-quality video over WiFi, but is likely to become challenging for large households or high-bandwidth apps such as video conferencing, cloud apps, and etc. See the coverage maps below to see how Internet options compare on a granular level.