Internet Providers in Jefferson, Maine

Internet Access in Jefferson, Maine

The average Jefferson census block has coverage by 2.23 Internet providers. This means that the majority of addresses in the city will have at least 2-3 choices for Internet service, and many residents can switch if they are dissatisfied with a provider.

Viasat Internet offers the widest availability in Jefferson. The provider is accessible for near one hundred percent of Jefferson. HughesNet is the most common second option in the area, with coverage in close to one hundred percent of the area with predominantly Satellite service. HughesNet's strongest plan in Jefferson is 25 Mbps.

The data listed here comes via FCC reports, and is confirmed with privatized data sources and direct provider reporting to output more accurate results than is available from the FCC directly. Speeds and pricing data is generated by our data team, who gather tens of thousands of data points every year.

Consolidated Communications (Formerly Fairpoint Communications) provides a common second choice, serving Jefferson with 93 percent availability and a maximum speed of 80 Mbps. Wired Internet isn't actually the only choice for Internet access in Jefferson. fixed wireless outfits such as RedZone Wireless can deliver 100 Mbps via direct wireless links. There are also 3 providers within Jefferson marketing enterprise-level subscriptions like SD-WAN. The small business listings here include all providers with explicit business packages advertised on their website.

So, looking at the big picture, Jefferson's broadband infrastructure follows a common pattern in US cities and towns: wide coverage of bundled cable and DSL, except that the majority of residences are stuck with one provider for setting up either service. This pattern results from the fact that most Internet providers started as TV and landline phone companies. So, they already own legacy wired networks on telephone poles to deliver broadband Internet services.