Alaska Broadband Data
Alaska is a thinner Form 477 book (103,674 records from 29 providers). satellite leads the mix; 11.4% of filings sit at ≥100 Mbps advertised max.
Data updated June 2026
103,674 Form 477 records, lower third (< 569,696)
Alaska at a glance
In Alaska, 60.0% of records are satellite and 2.2% fiber on a thinner 103,674-record book (satellite-led).
- 2.2%
- fiber share (below the 4.3% national share)
- 11.4%
- filings ≥100 Mbps max (-13.2 pp vs 24.6% national)
- 60.0%
- satellite share - the dominant category
- widest footprint - 45,292 records
Shares are the percentage of this state's Form 477 deployment records using each technology category. Speed tiers are max-advertised download buckets, not measured retail speeds.
Alaska broadband livability score
A single 0-100 verdict combining Alaska's standing on 3 FCC Form 477-derived measures against every other tracked state and territory. A missing measure would drop out and redistribute its weight rather than deflate the score, not exercised on this build, since Alaska reports all three.
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Average download speed
- F 108 Mbps
29th percentile of 56 tracked
- Fiber availability
- F 2.2 %
20th percentile of 56 tracked
- Provider competition
- F 29.0 providers
25th percentile of 56 tracked
Alaska's ≥100 Mbps filings trail the national Form 477 mix
Thin filing book: 11.4% of Alaska records advertise ≥100 Mbps max, against 24.6% nationally (-13.2 pp).
- AK ≥100 Mbps share
- 11.4%
- All-state ≥100 Mbps share
- 24.6%
- AK vs national
- -13.2 pp
- AK avg max advertised
- 108 Mbps
Derivation: AK state_speed_tiers row vs SUM(state_speed_tiers); maxaddown buckets, not address-level availability or retail speed tests.
Alaska vs all states by provider count
Where this state's Form 477 filer count sits among every state and territory on PlainBroadband
29 43rd of 56 higher than 13 of 56 states
States, banded by distinct broadband providers filing Form 477
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source FCC Form 477 fixed broadband deployment · June 2020
Technology Breakdown
Alaska broadband technologies by reported deployment records
FCC Form 477 fixed broadband deployment data (June 2020 status)
Full technology detail
| # | Technology | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satellite | 62,165 |
| 2 | Terrestrial Fixed Wireless | 12,040 |
| 3 | Cable | 9,312 |
| 4 | VDSL | 7,898 |
| 5 | ADSL2+ | 5,524 |
| 6 | DSL | 2,594 |
| 7 | Fiber | 2,308 |
| 8 | Symmetric DSL | 1,833 |
Who Reports the Most in Alaska
The providers carrying the largest share of Alaska's Form 477 deployment records. Hughes Network Systems, LLC leads with 45,292 records.
Top providers in Alaska by reported deployment records
FCC Form 477 fixed broadband deployment data (June 2020 status)
Full Provider List - Alaska
Thin-book peers near Alaska
Thin-book peers for Alaska: nearest states by filer count and by total deployment records (provider floor ≥10, record floor ≥10,000).
Similar provider count
Nearest states by FCC filers reporting (29 here).
Similar deployment-record total
Nearest states by summed Form 477 records (103,674 here), excluding the filer-count set.
Disclaimer: Data from FCC Form 477. For informational purposes only. Coverage percentages are based on provider filings and may overstate actual availability at specific addresses. Speed figures represent maximum advertised speeds, not guaranteed performance. Always verify availability directly with providers.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Alaska's Form 477 filing book unusually thin?
- Alaska has 103,674 records from 29 providers, lower third (< 569,696). Thin books still matter when one technology or a few rural carriers dominate the mix.
- How does Alaska's ≥100 Mbps advertised share compare nationally?
- 11.4% of Alaska's Form 477 filings advertise ≥100 Mbps max download, versus 24.6% nationally (-13.2 pp). Tiers come from state_speed_tiers maxaddown buckets, not retail speed tests.
- What broadband technologies dominate Alaska's filings?
- satellite-led mix: fiber 2.2%, cable 9.0%, DSL 17.2%, fixed wireless 11.6%, satellite 60.0% of Form 477 records.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Read with this state
- Wyoming (31 filers)
- Maine (32 filers)
- Vermont (26 filers)
- North Dakota (34 filers)
- Mix reading guide →
What to do with Alaska's footprint
Provider count and record volume describe who files here, not what any one address can get.
- Hughes Network Systems, LLC leads Alaska's filings with 45,292 records. Check its footprint across every other state it serves. Hughes Network Systems, LLC profile
- Compare against Wyoming, a similarly-sized state by provider count. Compare to Wyoming
- 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.
State-level figures reflect reported provider footprint, not a real-time or address-level availability check.