How many states does First Step Internet file in?

First Step Internet has broadband deployment records in 2 states and territories (#187 of 2,138 filers by state reach) based on FCC Form 477 data.

How large is First Step Internet's broadband network?

First Step Internet has 9,813 broadband deployment records filed with the FCC, covering 2 states.

What does Form 477 say about First Step Internet?

First Step Internet reports 9,813 Form 477 deployment records. Technology details vary by location and are reported in FCC filings.

FCC Form 477 2 states June 2020 data

First Step Internet

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Data updated June 2026

First Step Internet opens on geographic reach: #187 of 2,138 filers by states with filings (2 states), with 9,813 records behind that footprint. Map the states it covers and how that reach ranks against other Form 477 providers.

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State reach, in one line

First Step Internet opens on geographic reach: #187 of 2,138 filers by states with filings (2 states), with 9,813 records behind that footprint. First Step Internet reports localized broadband footprint: 9,813 Form 477 deployment records across 2 states and territories.

9,813
deployment records reported to the FCC: #241 of 2,138
corpus placement by total records: 2
states and territories with filings: -
largest market

Form 477 records count census blocks a provider reports it can serve, not subscribers or homes connected, a measure of reported reach.

First Step Internet state-reach reading

First Step Internet opens on geographic reach: #187 of 2,138 filers by states with filings (2 states), with 9,813 records behind that footprint.

Among 2,138 Form 477 providers on this site, First Step Internet sits in the upper third by record volume (≥ 2,064). Large books usually mean many census blocks marked served, not that every block has active subscribers.

State pages break down how 9,813 First Step Internet records distribute across the 2 states with filings. 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-FIRST-STEP-INTERNET · First Step Internet 9,813 records · 2 states

9,813 · RANK-UPPER · FOOT-UNK

BOOK-SMALL 9,813
RANK-UPPER #241
FOOT-UNK Footprint pending
IN-ST-NA In-state n/a
PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mechcom Comm.
MED-10X+ 13× median
COV-BROAD #187 by states

Nearest record peer: Mechcom Communications, Inc. ( -24 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
First Step Internet 9,813
Mechcom Comm. 9,789
Monster Broadband 9,869
InfoPathways 9,747
Farmers Telecommunica… 9,716

Providers near First Step Internet on state reach

Peer filers for First Step Internet by state/territory reach in the second panel; the first panel still shows nearest record-volume neighbours (record floor ≥1,000, state floor ≥2).

Similar deployment-record volume

Nearest filers by total Form 477 records (9,813 here).

Mechcom Comm. 9,789 Monster Broadband 9,869 InfoPathways 9,747 Farmers Telecom Co-op 9,716

Similar state/territory reach

Nearest filers by states with filings (2 here), excluding the record-volume set.

Polar Communication Mutual Aid Corp. 2 states S&T Tel. Co-op Association 2 states Wabash Mutual Tel. Co. 2 states DTC Holding Co. 2 states

How First Step Internet Ranks Nationally

First Step Internet

First Step Internet sits at roughly the 89th percentile by filing volume among 2,138 FCC Form 477 filers, roughly 13x the median provider's 781 records.

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

Mechcom Communications, Inc. (9,789) · Monster Broadband Inc. (9,869) · InfoPathways, Inc. (9,747) · Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. (9,716) · Form 477 reading guide →

What to do with First Step Internet's footprint

A high record count is filing volume, not a guarantee of service at your address.

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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.