First Step Internet
Data updated June 2026
First Step Internet filed with the FCC across 2 states and territories; every figure below is standardized against 2,138 other filers' state footprints using the same field definitions, so its geographic reach reads in context, not isolation.
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
- #12 of 60 providers reporting in Idaho
- rank among providers in Idaho alone
Form 477 records count census blocks a provider reports it can serve, not subscribers or homes connected, a measure of reported reach.
Record scope. Counts are Form 477 records flagged as offered to consumers; at least 90% of this provider's filings are. How the count is scoped.
First Step Internet state-reach reading
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.
Idaho alone accounts for 69.9% of First Step Internet's filings (6,863 of 9,813), 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-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-UPPER #12 in Idaho
- 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, Inc. 11,049,786
- Corpus median 781
- First Step Internet 9,813
- Mechcom Communications, Inc. 9,789
- Monster Broadband Inc. 9,869
- InfoPathways, Inc. 9,747
- Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. 9,716
First Step Internet among its record-volume peers
Filing volume alone does not predict state reach: First Step Internet and its 6 nearest record-volume peers each cover a different number of states.
First Step Internet vs. its 6 nearest record-volume peers
A crawlable text summary: First Step Internet filed 9,813 records across 2 states, against a peer-group median of 9,747 records and 2 states.
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).
Similar state/territory reach
Nearest filers by states with filings (2 here), excluding the record-volume set.
Speed-tier climate where First Step Internet files
Record-weighted across the 2 states where First Step Internet files, those states' Form 477 maxaddown mix is 13.7% in the 100 Mbps+ tiers, 10.9 pp below the national 24.6% mix. The footprint sits in slower-tier state climates on average; treat this as market context, not First Step Internet's retail offers.
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 First Step Internet Ranks Nationally
Providers by reported footprint size, First Step Internet highlighted
9,813 records · #241 of 2,138
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.
Coverage Footprint
View all 2 states as a list
Where First Step Internet Reports the Most
First Step Internet - top states by reported deployment records
Idaho leads · 6,863 records
- Idaho 6,863
- Washington 2,950
Full State Breakdown
| State | Records |
|---|---|
| Idaho | 6,863 |
| Washington | 2,950 |
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.
- Check First Step Internet's reported footprint in Idaho, its largest state by filings (6,863 records). Idaho state page
- Compare against Mechcom Communications, Inc., a similarly-sized filer, before assuming this footprint is unique. Compare to Mechcom Communications, Inc.
- 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.