Internet Providers in Mount Rainier, MD

Internet Access in Mount Rainier, Maryland

Data here is based on the FCC's bi-annual provider territory reporting. We also use direct provider reports to further validate and enhance that data, down to the census block or lit address level. Pricing and plan data is aggregated through our data team. To date, we've aggregated 297 bundled Internet plans in the area around Mount Rainier in the past few years. Speed test data in the graph below is limited to 246 records as of 2022. This gives a snapshot of what some subscribers are getting in the area, but trends low since tests are usually run to diagnose home networking issues.

Xfinity provides an second choice to the primary providers (Viasat and HughesNet), serving Mount Rainier with 93 percent local coverage and a maximum speed of 1,000 Mbps. There are also 3 providers within city limits offering enterprise and business services like point-to-point connectivity or custom fiber loops. The small business listings on this page include all providers with explicit business packages advertised on their site.

Viasat Internet is the most widely available choice for Mount Rainier residents. The provider is available to virtually one hundred percent of Mount Rainier census blocks. HughesNet is the most common second option, providing near one hundred percent of the area with Satellite Internet service. The fastest plan listed by HughesNet in Mount Rainier is 25 megabits per second.

The average home in Mount Rainier has 2-3 wired Internet options to choose from (2.63 per census block specifically). 5.29% of Mount Rainier residents — 400 people — have one or fewer options. Regardless of other technologies on the market, DSL and cable broadband usually provide the most agreeable pricing and data policies for home use.

So, looking at the big picture, Mount Rainier's Internet infrastructure follows a similar pattern to other US metro areas: widespread coverage for bundled cable and DSL, but limited options since a majority of houses or apartments are stuck with a single company for either type of service. This pattern has a simple cause. Broadband providers used to be cable TV and landline phone companies, and use pre-existing networks to deliver broadband Internet service. Fiber service is expanding as a third option, and while not all "Fiber" plans are true "Fiber to the Home" connections, 81.50 percent of the Mount Rainier area has coverage by fiber Internet reaching at least as far as a box near the property line.