Internet Providers in Frederick, Illinois

Internet Access in Frederick, Illinois

Frederick has 7 residential Internet Service Providers, or 11 if you include business and mobile services. There are 5 broadband choices, which in Frederick usually means DSL service.

Coverage from Viasat Internet and HughesNet, in most cases, will overlap. As you might expect, the decision between Viasat and HughesNet is a common one in Frederick.

DSL-based is widely available in comparison with other Internet technologies in Frederick because virtually every house in Frederick is wired with phone wires — the wire reaches the home via utility poles outside, which continues to a modem attached to the ethernet jack inside to enable your Wifi.

100 percent of the Frederick area is still left with only one or zero Internet choices. Outside these underserved areas, the average address can find 2-3 providers available. Areas that have more choices see reduced prices as the providers are incentivized to improve network infrastructure to win customers.

The coverage data here comes from FCC provider-reported data. Internet providers in Frederick are required by law to report availability data biannually. By leveraging our relationships with Internet providers, we are able to verify this data against private data submitted by telecoms. The speed averages displayed on this page are calculated based on real-world speed tests from Frederick in the M-Labs database.