Internet Providers in Central City, NE
Residential Internet Statistics for Central City, NE
Internet Service Providers: | 8 |
Plans Start From: | $25 |
Top Download Speed: | 1 Gbps |
Fastest Connection Type: | Fiber |
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Internet Access in Central City, Nebraska
Information below is calculated from the FCC's bi-annual provider territory reports. We also use direct provider reports and other privatized data to further validate and enhance the data down to the census block or lit address level. Pricing and plan information is hand-gathered manually through our data analysis team. To date, we've analyzed 281 Internet plans in the area around Central City since 2014. Speed test data in the graph below is limited to 166 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.
CenturyLink is also a common broadband choice in Central City. They offer DSL service available to 93 percent of Central City. Hamilton.net is another alternative wireless service worth taking note of to near one hundred percent of the local area, although it needs roof access and proximity to a Hamilton.net tower or access point.
Viasat Internet and HughesNet are Central City's most widely available wired broadband options.
Competition between broadband providers in Central City is overall high. The average address has at least 4-5 Internet service providers to choose from. Access isn't spread out fairly. A surprising 19.34 percent of households in the area are still limited to one option.
To summarize, Central City's Internet infrastructure conforms with a similar pattern to other US cities: widespread coverage of cable and DSL, except that most residences are limited to one option for either type of Internet service. The cable/DSL pattern has a simple cause. Broadband Internet outfits were started pre-Internet as television and landline telephone corporations. So, they use legacy networks for delivering their Internet services.
- There are 11 internet providers in Central City with 10 of those offering residential service
- Central City is the 211th most connected city in Nebraska ahead of Aurora, Saint Paul, and Fullerton, but behind York and Grand Island.
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Summary Of Fastest Internet Providers In Central City, Nebraska
Provider | Speed | Type | Time To Download 1 GB | Availability |
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Hamilton.net | 1,000 Mbps | Fiber | 8s | 44.6% |
CenturyLink | 120 Mbps | DSL | 1m 8s | 93.8% |
Vyve Broadband | 960 Mbps | Cable | 8s | 80.9% |
Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company | 100 Mbps | Fiber | 1m 21s | 2.1% |
Rise Broadband | 50 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 2m 43s | 21.5% |
Viasat Internet | 50 Mbps | Satellite | 2m 43s | 100.0% |
HughesNet | 25 Mbps | Satellite | 5m 27s | 100.0% |
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19.3% of consumers in Central City
700 People Only have access to 1 or fewer wired internet providers available at their address.Reference
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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The “Connected” metric is a citywide average based on FCC data showing the density of broadband options at the census block level.
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This statistic is drawn from the population in census blocks not served by at least one wired broadband provider.
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This coverage statistic is based on a mix of FCC and private provider reporting in the past two quarters.
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25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload is the minimum speed for an Internet connection to be classified as “Broadband” by the FCC.