Internet Providers in Ellicott City, Maryland

Internet Access in Ellicott City, Maryland

Currently, there are 7 ISPs in Ellicott City offering home connections. Including business ISPs, that's 20 Internet providers available locally, like XFINITY from Comcast.

Considering network technology installed in the Ellicott City area, we see that the most common physical wire broadband Internet connection infrastructures are Cable and Fiber, with 96.68% and 96.68% respectively. Cable connections are sold by cable TV operators, who use existing coaxial cable networks. Cable can often make sense for local residents because of the strong mix of speed and value. Fiber uses future-proofed fiber-optic lines composed of thousands of glass strands that transmit digital data as light. Largely thanks to fiber, Internet download speeds within Ellicott City rank 3.17 percent above the state average in Maryland. Fiber outputs stronger downloads and reliability, but in some cases may switch to slower copper cables in the "last mile" near subscribers. As a result, some fiber connections might not offer true "gigabit" speeds.

Viasat Internet is the most likely provider in Ellicott City. They are available to virtually one hundred percent of Ellicott City. HughesNet is also a common option, serving virtually one hundred percent of Ellicott City with Satellite service. HughesNet's strongest package in Ellicott City is 25 Mbps.

The average Ellicott City building will have 3 companies serving a given location. Still, 3.37 percent of Ellicott City residents are stuck with one option for residential Internet service.

The Internet coverage stats on the page below are based on a mix of government data from the FCC and privatized data we source from providers. Statistics about speed averages is sourced from M-Labs. The BroadbandNow market researchers have hand-validated pricing and plan details for 452 broadband plans and bundles for the Ellicott City market to date.