Internet Providers in Marks, MS
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Internet Statistics for Marks, MS
| Fastest Speed Available: | 1,000 Mbps |
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Most Popular Residential Internet Providers in Marks, Mississippi
80.7% Available
100 Mbps
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20 Mbps
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100% Available
50 Mbps
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3 Mbps
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100% Available
25 Mbps
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3 Mbps
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Internet Access in Marks, Mississippi
Marks has only two major broadband network choices: coaxial cable (72.50% coverage) and DSL (80.70% availability). Coaxial cable Internet is generally provided by cable TV corporations, using their pre-existing coaxial copper television wires mounted on utility poles or buried in the street. DSL, similarly, is delivered via twisted copper phone wires. Most Marks neighborhoods and census blocks can access both cable and DSL from two alternating ISPs.
Viasat Internet and HughesNet are the most common Internet options in Marks.
Broadband competition for residents of the Marks area is strong. The average home has 3-4 providers to choose from. Access isn't distributed fairly, however. A notable 19.26 percent of the population still only have one option.
Remember that since FCC data is only processed biannually and only released six or more months after that, availability shown here may not be complete.
Aside from the Internet options listed above, AT&T Internet is another option to consider. They have Internet in 80 percent of the Marks area.
- There are 9 internet providers in Marks with 6 of those offering residential service
- Marks is the 177th most connected city in Mississippi ahead of Crenshaw, Lambert, Tutwiler, and Courtland, but behind Clarksdale.
- The fastest zip code in Marks for July 2021 is 38646. (see all below).
Internet Statistics 2021
19.3% of consumers in Marks
500 People Only have access to 1 or fewer wired internet providers available at their address.This data is calculated from FCC datasets which providers are legally required to supply twice a year. We further validate this data for accuracy.
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Summary Of Fastest Internet Providers In Marks, Mississippi
| Provider | Speed | Type | Time To Download 1 GB | Availability |
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| Sparklight (formerly Cable One) | 1,000 Mbps | Cable | 8s | 72.5% |
| C Spire Fiber | 1,000 Mbps | Fiber | 8s | 39.9% |
| Viasat Internet | 50 Mbps | Satellite | 2m 43s | 100.0% |
| HughesNet | 25 Mbps | Satellite | 5m 27s | 100.0% |
| AT&T Internet | 100 Mbps | IPBB and Fixed Wireless | 1m 21s | 80.7% |
| EarthLink | 18 Mbps | DSL | 7m 35s | 80.7% |
Internet Providers in Nearby Cities
Internet Provider Competition Map For Marks
The “Connected” metric is a citywide average based on FCC data showing the density of broadband options at the census block level.
This statistic is drawn from the population in census blocks not served by at least one wired broadband provider.
Fiber coverage data is sourced from FCC Form 477 filings and cross-validated through BroadbandNow with private datasets and direct provider reporting.
This coverage statistic is based on a mix of FCC and private provider reporting in the past two quarters.
Zip-based speed averages are calculated from M-Labs consumer speed tests run by IP addresses in the area.
25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload is the minimum speed for an Internet connection to be classified as “Broadband” by the FCC.
Data Cap Issues and Cord Cutting Around Marks
Data from our market researchers suggests that common providers in Marks use data caps on home Internet plans. Data caps are disliked since subscribers see caps as a strategy for limiting "cord cutting", while providers insist they are a necessary strategy as they struggle to manage network congestion. Either way, the culprit is the same: streaming video, which can consume 1–7GB per hour.