Internet Providers in Lynchburg, VA
Residential Internet Statistics for Lynchburg, VA
Internet Service Providers: | 8 |
Plans Start From: | $39.99 |
Top Download Speed: | 2 Gbps |
Fastest Connection Type: | Fiber |
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Internet Access in Lynchburg, Virginia
Cable and 5G Internet lines are the most widely available broadband network types in Lynchburg, showing 81.48 percent and 55.80 percent coverage.
Viasat Internet and HughesNet are the most common Internet options in Lynchburg.
The average Lynchburg home has 2-3 providers to choose from. This is a decent amount of market competition. It tends to improve prices and service quality. This competition isn't universal, though. A surprising 12.93 of the local population still has only one or fewer choices for broadband Internet services.
Remember that since FCC data is only collected biannually and only published 6+ months later, availability shown here may not be complete. This page incorporates direct provider reporting to help reduce this delay.
While the main ISPs are HughesNet and Viasat, Verizon also serves the area with coverage for 88 percent of addresses and a top speed of 15 Mbps. Fixed wireless providers such as SCS Broadband can deliver as much as 50 Mbps via direct wireless hardware. There are 3 providers offering specialized enterprise-level service like MPLS. Explore the interactive map on this page to compare broadband coverage on a granular level, or the "Download Speeds" tab to see how Viasat compares with other local ISPs in consumer speed tests.
- There are 20 internet providers in Lynchburg with 10 of those offering residential service
- Lynchburg is the 85th most connected city in Virginia ahead of Forest, Madison Heights, Concord, and Goode, but behind Rustburg.
- Explore internet access for communities within Lynchburg: Timberlake
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Summary Of Fastest Internet Providers In Lynchburg, Virginia
Provider | Speed | Type | Time To Download 1 GB | Availability |
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Xfinity | 1,200 Mbps | Cable | 6s | 81.5% |
Shentel | 1,000 Mbps | Cable and Fiber | 8s | 29.4% |
Lumos Networks | 2,000 Mbps | DSL and Fiber | 4s | 3.9% |
AccessMedia3 | 100 Mbps | Cable | 1m 21s | 0.6% |
Viasat Internet | 50 Mbps | Satellite | 2m 43s | 100.0% |
T-Mobile 5G Home Internet | 182 Mbps | 5G Internet | 45s | 55.8% |
HughesNet | 25 Mbps | Satellite | 5m 27s | 100.0% |
CenturyLink | 100 Mbps | DSL | 1m 21s | 1.0% |
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12.9% of consumers in Lynchburg
12,000 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.