Internet Providers in Newport News, Virginia
Residential Internet Statistics for Newport News, VA
Internet Service Providers: | 3 |
Plans Start From: | $29.99 |
Top Download Speed: | 1 Gbps |
Fastest Connection Type: | Fiber |
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Internet Access in Newport News, Virginia
Information surfaced on BroadbandNow is based on the FCC's bi-annual broadband coverage reporting. Our data also includes direct provider coverage reports to further validate and enhance that information. Plan, pricing, and other information on this page is aggregated manually by our market research division. We've analyzed and verified 337 Internet plans in Newport News. Average speed data is calculated from 47,646 local speed tests. They are meant for general provider comparison purposes, not as an indicator of top Internet speeds available.
Cox Communications as well as Verizon also have coverage in Newport News, often competing for the same customers.
DSL and cable are the two main broadband network types around Newport News. They are frequently overlapping and competing with each other. Cable network speed is overall better and more robust, but the overall speeds of either system are comparable and which is "best" frequently varies based on the network quality in a given area.
2-3 providers for each block may be a low level of broadband competition, but it's enough to reduce pricing in Newport News communities with provider overlap. Choice often varies from block to block, as you can see in the map below.
According to the latest FCC data, Viasat Internet and HughesNet are the strongest providers in Newport News so far as coverage. The more common providers frequently overlap around Newport News.
- There are 15 internet providers in Newport News with 5 of those offering residential service
- Newport News is the 48th most connected city in Virginia ahead of Poquoson, Seaford, Smithfield, Carrollton, and Fort Eustis.
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Summary Of Fastest Internet Providers In Newport News, Virginia
Provider | Speed | Type | Time To Download 1 GB | Availability |
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Cox Communications | 1,000 Mbps | Cable | 8s | 98.2% |
Viasat Internet | 100 Mbps | Satellite | 1m 21s | 100.0% |
HughesNet | 25 Mbps | Satellite | 5m 27s | 100.0% |
T-Mobile 5G Home Internet | 182 Mbps | 5G Internet | 45s | 17.7% |
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Newport-News, VA
2.4% of consumers in Newport News
4,000 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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Fiber coverage data is sourced from FCC Form 477 filings and cross-validated through BroadbandNow with private datasets and direct provider reporting.
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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.