Internet Providers in Central City, NE

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.