Internet Providers in Blacksburg, VA
Residential Internet Statistics for Blacksburg, VA
Internet Service Providers: | 6 |
Plans Start From: | $39.99 |
Top Download Speed: | 1.2 Gbps |
Fastest Connection Type: | Cable |
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Internet Access in Blacksburg, Virginia
Viasat Internet has the most coverage in Blacksburg. HughesNet is also widely available.
Broadband competition in Blacksburg is strong. The average address has 3 providers to choose from. Access isn't distributed evenly, however — as a surprising 22.27 percent of the population still have only one option for broadband service.
Looking at the network technology types around Blacksburg, you have two primary systems: cable (providers like Xfinity) and DSL (providers like Verizon).
Verizon is another commonly available broadband choice for Blacksburg, offering primarily DSL connections in 93 percent of Blacksburg. All Points Broadband offers an alternative wireless service to virtually one hundred percent of the area, although it needs roof access or line of site with a All Points Broadband access point.
The broadband coverage insights here and elsewhere on BroadbandNow are drawn from a mix of governmental data from the FCC and private data collected from telecom industry sources or through unlisted third parties. Average statistics regarding speed data comes primarily from M-Labs, the speed test tool shown within BroadbandNow as well as Google and Chrome queries. The BroadbandNow research team has manually filed package pricing and service data for 480 broadband packages for the Blacksburg market as of 2022.
- There are 20 internet providers in Blacksburg with 8 of those offering residential service
- Blacksburg is the 236th most connected city in Virginia ahead of Elliston, Shawsville, and Newport, but behind Christiansburg and Radford.
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Summary Of Fastest Internet Providers In Blacksburg, Virginia
Provider | Speed | Type | Time To Download 1 GB | Availability |
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Xfinity | 1,200 Mbps | Cable | 6s | 81.3% |
Viasat Internet | 100 Mbps | Satellite | 1m 21s | 100.0% |
T-Mobile 5G Home Internet | 182 Mbps | 5G Internet | 45s | 35.4% |
HughesNet | 25 Mbps | Satellite | 5m 27s | 100.0% |
Lumos Networks | 6 Mbps | DSL | 22m 45s | 1.9% |
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22.3% of consumers in Blacksburg
11,000 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.