Internet Providers in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Internet Access in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Data on BroadbandNow is calculated based on the FCC's bi-annual provider territory reporting. BroadbandNow also uses direct provider coverage reports and other privatized datasets to validate that data down to the census block level. Plane and pricing data is aggregated manually by our research team. We have aggregated 547 broadband plans in and near Chapel Hill since 2014. speed averages are based on 22,705 local connections. They are intended for general provider comparison purposes, not to indicate top Internet speeds available.

Cable and DSL are the main broadband types within Chapel Hill, fighting over the same potential customers at most addresses and competing on service quality. Cable network speed tends to be stronger. That said, overall performance of either Internet technology system are comparable. Local public speed test records suggest that network performance is stronger than average. Chapel Hill is 27.30 percent above the North Carolina average so far as citywide download speeds.

Coverage from Viasat Internet and HughesNet, as a rule, will overlap. As a result, the decision between Viasat and HughesNet is a common one in Chapel Hill.

Spectrum and AT&T Internet also offer Internet service in Chapel Hill, with significant shared territory in some blocks.

Overall, competition between ISPs in Chapel Hill isn't strong (2.84 companies available per census block). It isn't a lot, but it's enough to drive competition on price that benefits those who live in more competitive neighborhoods.