Internet Providers in Bennet, NE
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Residential Internet Statistics for Bennet, NE
| Internet Providers: | 12 |
|---|---|
| Internet Plans: | 12 |
| Fastest Speed Available: | 1,000 Mbps |
| Average Plan Price: | $44.07 |
Most Popular Residential Internet Providers in Bennet, Nebraska
73.1% Available
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Internet Access in Bennet, Nebraska
Consumers will find 18 Internet service providers (ISPs) in Bennet. 5 of these are mobile providers, and 12 offer wired or wireless residential broadband.
DSL Internet providers connect customers to broadband service using pre-existing telephone wires. This is why DSL often comes through companies that historically offered telephone plans. DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) network technology is serviceable to 97.86 percent of area addresses. copper DSL lines have limited bandwidth when compared to fiber/cable infrastructure, which results in low download and upload speeds. This is one of the reasons average download speeds within Bennet perform below the state average, coming in at 15.84 Mbps, as opposed to the 97.27 Mbps average speed in Nebraska as a whole.
Competition between broadband providers in Bennet is high, with the average household having 5-6 Internet providers available in their area. This choice isn't distributed fairly. A surprising 25.35 percent of households in the area are limited to one option.
Keep in mind, since FCC coverage data is collected biannually and only published six or more months after filing, availability shown here may not be complete.
Viasat Internet and HughesNet are the strongest providers in Bennet as measured by coverage. As the interactive maps below illustrate, the more common ISPs frequently cover the same addresses around Bennet.
Internet Statistics 2021
25.4% of consumers in Bennet
300 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 Bennet, Nebraska
| Provider | Speed | Type | Time To Download 1 GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zito Media | 1,000 Mbps | Cable | 8s |
| Windstream | 1,000 Mbps | Fiber | 8s |
| Allo Communications | 1,000 Mbps | Fiber | 8s |
| Windstream | 200 Mbps | DSL | 40s |
| Windstream | 100 Mbps | Cable | 1m 21s |
| Viasat Internet | 50 Mbps | Satellite | 2m 43s |
| Rise Broadband | 50 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 2m 43s |
| HughesNet | 25 Mbps | Satellite | 5m 27s |
Summary of Internet Providers Availability in Bennet, Nebraska
- Windstream - DSL - 98.7% Availability in Bennet - Speeds up to 200 Mbps
- Rise Broadband - Fixed Wireless - 73.1% Availability in Bennet - Speeds up to 50 Mbps
- Windstream - Cable - 52.1% Availability in Bennet - Speeds up to 100 Mbps
- Zito Media - Cable - 35.2% Availability in Bennet - Speeds up to 1,000 Mbps
- Windstream - Fiber - 6.2% Availability in Bennet - Speeds up to 1,000 Mbps
- Allo - Fiber - 1.3% Availability in Bennet - Speeds up to 1,000 Mbps
- Viasat - Satellite - 100.0% Availability in Bennet - Speeds up to 50 Mbps
- HughesNet - Satellite - 100.0% Availability in Bennet - Speeds up to 25 Mbps
Internet Providers in Nearby Cities
Internet Provider Competition Map For Bennet
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 Caps in Bennet
Data from our market research team suggests that top ISPs in Bennet currently place some sort of limit on streaming for their residential Internet plans. Data caps are disliked since subscribers see them as a strategy for limiting video streaming. Providers insist data caps are a necessary strategy as they struggle to manage network congestion. In either case, the culprit is the same: streaming services, which can eat up anywhere from 1–7GB per hour.