Internet Providers in Rockville, Maryland

Internet Access in Rockville, Maryland

The average residence in the Rockville area has 2.56 Internet providers to choose from. This is normal, since the majority of Internet providers used to be cable TV and phone providers. Most addresses are wired for both.

XFINITY from Comcast is a common second choice, serving Rockville with 98 percent coverage and a maximum speed of 1,000 Mbps. Wired Internet isn't the only option for Internet access in Rockville. For example, fixed wireless providers such as T-Mobile Home Internet are able to deliver 25 Mbps using direct wireless links. Outside of consumer Internet, there are also 14 companies within the city selling enterprise and business services such as point-to-point connectivity. The small business listings on this page include every provider with business services on their site, although some offer both home and business Internet.

Taking a look now at network tech with significant infrastructure already built across the city, we see that the most frequently available wired broadband technology infrastructures are Cable (98.40 percent coverage) and Fiber (92.40 percent coverage). Television providers are the main source for cable Internet and Wifi service, seeing as they can utilize pre-existing TV wires — which already connect to most homes — to connect subscribers to Internet service. Cable often makes sense for local residents due to the strong speeds in an attainable price range. Fiber is built on newer, more modern fiber-optic lines, which are made of dense glass or plastic strands that transmit Internet data as light. Largely thanks to fiber infrastructure, broadband average download rates within Rockville rank 22.60% higher than the Maryland average. Fiber Internet provides better speeds and uptime, but in some cases may switch to coaxial cables in the "last mile" near a subscriber. Coaxial last mile connections slow speeds, but they are still usually faster than regular cable/DSL.

Viasat Internet offers the widest availability for Rockville residents. virtually one hundred percent of Rockville census blocks can receive Internet service from them. HughesNet is also a common option, providing practically one hundred percent of residents with Satellite service. The fastest plan advertised by HughesNet for Rockville is 25 megabits per second.

Coverage data found here comes from FCC data. ISPs in Rockville are required to report deployment data biannually. Leveraging our relationships with Internet providers, we are able to analyze and improve this data in comparison to private data reported by Internet providers directly. Our speed averages are calculated based on real-world speed tests from the Rockville area. Other data and statistics included here are drawn from NTIA and Census databases. So far as plan pricing and terms info, our data anlysis staff has manually filed 474 Internet packages in Rockville over recent years, with 29 available to residents currently.