Cape Ann Communications, Inc.
Data updated June 2026
Cape Ann Communications, Inc. opens on geographic reach: #488 of 2,138 filers by states with filings (1 state), with 299 records behind that footprint. Map the states it covers and how that reach ranks against other Form 477 providers.
State reach, in one line
Cape Ann Communications, Inc. opens on geographic reach: #488 of 2,138 filers by states with filings (1 state), with 299 records behind that footprint. Cape Ann Communications, Inc. reports localized broadband footprint: 299 Form 477 deployment records across 1 state or territory.
- 299
- deployment records reported to the FCC
- #1,458 of 2,138
- corpus placement by total records
- 1
- state/territory with filings
- #15 of 36 providers reporting in Massachusetts
- rank among providers in Massachusetts alone
Form 477 records count census blocks a provider reports it can serve, not subscribers or homes connected, a measure of reported reach.
Cape Ann Communications, Inc. state-reach reading
Cape Ann Communications, Inc. opens on geographic reach: #488 of 2,138 filers by states with filings (1 state), with 299 records behind that footprint.
Cape Ann Communications, Inc. sits in the lower third of Form 477 providers by record volume (< 329). Thin filing books still matter when they dominate one state or a niche technology pocket rather than a national residential footprint.
Massachusetts alone accounts for 100.0% of Cape Ann Communications, Inc.'s filings (299 of 299), a concentrated book where one state can swing the national picture. Form 477 historically let providers mark a whole census block from a single reachable address; treat these counts as declared capability, not address-level availability, speed, or price.
Filing desk
Filer FCC477-CAPE-ANN-COMMUNICATIONS-I · Cape Ann Communications, Inc. 299 records · 1 state
299 · RANK-LOWER · FOOT-LOCAL
- BOOK-MICRO 299
- RANK-LOWER #1,458
- FOOT-LOCAL 1 state
- IN-ST-MID #15 in Massachusetts
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Backroads Broadband
- MED-BELOW Below median
- COV-BROAD #488 by states
Nearest record peer: Backroads Broadband (+ 0 records)
Instrument codes from this filer’s Form 477 deployment records, corpus rank, geographic footprint, in-state rank, photo-finish peer, median ratio, and separate state-count rank, not a service-quality score.
Record neighbourhood
Nationwide filing poles and nearest ABS record peers, not a reprint of every state table row.
- #1 filer · ViaSat 11,049,786
- Corpus median 781
- Cape Ann Communications, Inc. 299
- Backroads Broadband 299
- McClure Telephone Com… 299
- CIS 300
- Templeton Telephone C… 300
Speed-tier climate where Cape Ann Communications, Inc. files
Record-weighted across the 1 state where Cape Ann Communications, Inc. files, those states' Form 477 maxaddown mix is 41.5% in the 100 Mbps+ tiers, 16.9 pp above the national 24.6% mix. That is the climate of the markets this filer reports in, not Cape Ann Communications, Inc.'s own advertised speeds.
Source: FCC Form 477 fixed broadband deployment data, June 2020 status (final Form 477 release) · Derivation: record-weighted join of state_speed_tiers to this filer's provider_states weights (state climates, not retail speeds) · National tier finder →
How Cape Ann Communications, Inc. Ranks Nationally
Providers by reported footprint size, Cape Ann Communications, Inc. highlighted
299 records · #1,458 of 2,138
Cape Ann Communications, Inc. sits at roughly the 32nd percentile by filing volume among 2,138 FCC Form 477 filers, roughly 2.6x smaller than the median provider's 781 records.
Full State Breakdown
| State | Records |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 299 |
Disclaimer: Data from FCC Form 477. For informational purposes only. Coverage data represents provider filings, not guaranteed service at a specific address. Always verify availability directly with the provider.
Source: FCC Form 477 fixed broadband deployment dataset, June 2020 status (final Form 477 release) · Derivation: provider totals and state ranks computed from census-block filing rows; no editor-typed coverage figures
Read with this filer
Backroads Broadband (299) · McClure Telephone Company (299) · CIS LLC (300) · Templeton Telephone Company (300) · Form 477 reading guide →
What to do with Cape Ann Communications, Inc.'s footprint
A high record count is filing volume, not a guarantee of service at your address.
- Check Cape Ann Communications, Inc.'s reported footprint in Massachusetts, its largest state by filings (299 records). Massachusetts state page
- Compare against Backroads Broadband, a similarly-sized filer, before assuming this footprint is unique. Compare to Backroads Broadband
- Find your own speed tier and what technology mix typically delivers it. Speed tier finder
Figures are FCC Form 477 fixed-deployment data as of June 2020, the final Form 477 release, self-reported by census block. For current, address-level availability, use the FCC National Broadband Map.