Internet Providers in Grass Valley, California

Internet Access in Grass Valley, California

Data below is based on the FCC's bi-annual provider territory filings. We leverage direct provider reports and other private datasets to validate the data, down to the census block level. Plan and pricing data is hand-gathered by our data science team. We have collected and verified 536 bundled Internet plans in and near Grass Valley. Real-world speed test averages shown here for Grass Valley is limited to the 3,340 speed tests shown in the tools below.

There's a strong level of competition between companies within the Grass Valley area, but 12,000 residents don't have service from more than one provider. If these subscribers aren't satisfied with the quality of service, they have to use a lower-grade wireless backup. However, this isn't the norm in Grass Valley. The average household has 5 options for Internet service.

Coverage from the two biggest companies, Viasat Internet and HughesNet, as a rule, will overlap. As you might expect, the choice between Viasat and HughesNet is common in Grass Valley.

AT&T Internet and Xfinity can also provide coverage in Grass Valley, with AT&T Internet performing marginaly better according to speed test analysis.

So, looking at the big picture, Grass Valley's broadband Internet infrastructure follows a similar pattern to other US cities and towns: wide coverage of bundled cable and DSL service, except that most houses are stuck with only one company for subscribing to either service. ^[1] This pattern results from the fact that most Internet providers used to be television and landline telephone companies. So, they use conveniently pre-built wired infrastructures to deliver their broadband services.