FCC Form 477 (2020) 73 providers · Near-average provider count 114 Mbps avg · Below-average speed satellite-led mix

Arizona Broadband Data

Arizona is a high-volume Form 477 filing book: 1,310,136 deployment records across 73 providers, with a satellite-led mix and 24.2% of filings at ≥100 Mbps advertised max.

Broadband technology mix Stacked horizontal bar showing the percentage share of fiber, cable, DSL, fixed-wireless, and satellite broadband filings. Broadband technology mix FCC Form 477 deployment filings · share of total records 10.6% 27.1% 54.8% Fiber 1.00% Cable 6.50% DSL 10.60% Fixed-Wireless 27.10% Satellite 54.80% Five-segment transport-technology composition · normalised to 100%
Arizona transport-technology mix (FCC Form 477 share of filings)

Data updated June 2026

1,310,136 Form 477 records, upper third of 56 states/territories (≥ 1,310,136)

Arizona at a glance

In Arizona, 54.8% of Form 477 records are satellite and 1.0% are fiber, a satellite-led high-volume book (1,310,136 records).

1.0%
fiber share (below the 4.3% national share)
24.2%
filings ≥100 Mbps max (-0.4 pp vs 24.6% national)
54.8%
satellite share - the dominant category
widest footprint - 241,666 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.

Arizona broadband livability score

A single 0-100 verdict combining Arizona'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 Arizona reports all three.

F

32/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Average download speed
F 114 Mbps

34th percentile of 56 tracked

Fiber availability
F 1.0 %

7th percentile of 56 tracked

Provider competition
C 73.0 providers

64th percentile of 56 tracked

Arizona's ≥100 Mbps share tracks near the national Form 477 mix

On this high-volume book, 24.2% of max-advertised-download filings sit at ≥100 Mbps (giga + gigabit buckets), versus 24.6% across every state_speed_tiers row (-0.4 pp).

AZ ≥100 Mbps share
24.2%
All-state ≥100 Mbps share
24.6%
AZ vs national
-0.4 pp
AZ avg max advertised
114 Mbps

Derivation: AZ state_speed_tiers row vs SUM(state_speed_tiers); maxaddown buckets, not address-level availability or retail speed tests.

Arizona vs all states by provider count

Where this state's Form 477 filer count sits among every state and territory on PlainBroadband

73 21st of 56 higher than 34 of 56 states

States, banded by distinct broadband providers filing Form 477

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Source FCC Form 477 fixed broadband deployment · June 2020

Federal broadband speed-tier distribution Horizontal bar showing the share of 1,310,136 FCC Form 477 deployment filings across the five federal speed-threshold bands. 18.9% <3/0.768 15.9% 3/0.768 → 25/3 41.0% 25/3 → 100/20 18.6% 100/20 → 1G ≥1G/100 Sub-broadband 247,518 Legacy 208,112 Standard 537,426 Giga-capable 244,046 Gigabit+ 73,034 1,310,136 filings · 5 federal speed-threshold bands
Arizona max-advertised-download tiers, share of FCC Form 477 filings by speed (sub-3 → ≥1,000 Mbps)

Technology Breakdown

Arizona broadband technologies by reported deployment records

FCC Form 477 fixed broadband deployment data (June 2020 status)

1. Satellite: 717,3541. Satellite717,3542. Terrestrial Fixed Wireless: 355,2682. Terrestrial Fixed Wireless355,2683. Cable: 84,6263. Cable84,6264. VDSL: 71,2164. VDSL71,2165. ADSL2+: 45,7815. ADSL2+45,7816. DSL: 22,1426. DSL22,1427. Fiber: 13,7337. Fiber13,7338. Other Copper: 168. Other Copper16

Full technology detail

# Technology Records
1 Satellite 717,354
2 Terrestrial Fixed Wireless 355,268
3 Cable 84,626
4 VDSL 71,216
5 ADSL2+ 45,781
6 DSL 22,142
7 Fiber 13,733
8 Other Copper 16

Who Reports the Most in Arizona

The providers carrying the largest share of Arizona's Form 477 deployment records. ViaSat, Inc. leads with 241,666 records.

Top providers in Arizona by reported deployment records

FCC Form 477 fixed broadband deployment data (June 2020 status)

1. ViaSat, Inc.: 241,6661. ViaSat, Inc.241,6662. Hughes Network Systems, LLC: 237,8442. Hughes Network Systems, L…237,8443. VSAT Systems, LLC: 237,8443. VSAT Systems, LLC237,8444. CenturyLink, Inc.: 97,0814. CenturyLink, Inc.97,0815. Triad Wireless, LLC: 91,0865. Triad Wireless, LLC91,0866. Cox Communications, Inc.: 61,1646. Cox Communications, Inc.61,1647. Gutierrez-Palmenberg, Inc.: 59,6957. Gutierrez-Palmenberg, Inc.59,6958. PCC Holdings, Inc.: 55,9918. PCC Holdings, Inc.55,9919. ATN International, Inc.: 44,4009. ATN International, Inc.44,40010. Frontier Communications Corporation: 40,75510. Frontier Communications …40,75511. Bluespan Wireless, LLC: 22,13911. Bluespan Wireless, LLC22,13912. FIF AireBeam, LLC: 17,16412. FIF AireBeam, LLC17,164

Full Provider List - Arizona

# Provider Records
1 ViaSat, Inc. 241,666
2 Hughes Network Systems, LLC 237,844
3 VSAT Systems, LLC 237,844
4 CenturyLink, Inc. 97,081
5 Triad Wireless, LLC 91,086
6 Cox Communications, Inc. 61,164
7 Gutierrez-Palmenberg, Inc. 59,695
8 PCC Holdings, Inc. 55,991
9 ATN International, Inc. 44,400
10 Frontier Communications Corporation 40,755
11 Bluespan Wireless, LLC 22,139
12 FIF AireBeam, LLC 17,164
13 Blue River Networks, Inc. 17,164
14 Simply Bits, LLC 15,241
15 TREPIC Networks LLC 10,582
16 Cable One, Inc. 7,653
17 Bolt Internet Inc. 6,964
18 Altice 6,023
19 Charter Communications 5,275
20 Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (AZ/NM) 4,545
21 Comcast Corporation 3,883
22 MITRELINK LLC 3,743
23 Mediacom Communications Corp. 2,837
24 Schurz Communications, Inc. 2,064
25 Midvale Telephone Exchange 1,618
26 WireFree Communications, Inc. 1,592
27 Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. 1,265
28 South Central Utah Telephone Association, Inc. 1,075
29 Ponderosa Communications, Inc. 910
30 TPT Global Technologies Inc 862
31 Beamspeed, LLC 856
32 GOLDEN VALLEY CABLE & COMM 806
33 Interstate Wireless, Inc. 791
34 Desert iNET, LLC 782
35 Gila River Telecommunications, Inc. 723
36 Saddleback Communications Inc. 589
37 Smith Bagley, Inc. 532
38 San Carlos Apache Telecommunications Utility, Inc. 519
39 Mile High Networks 499
40 ZipLink Systems LLC 481
41 Tohono O'Odham Utility Authority 374
42 Hopi Telecommunications Inc 362
43 AirFiber WISP, LLC 351
44 CIS LLC 300
45 KGT LLC 288
46 Pinpoint Holdings, Inc. 280
47 CopperNet Systems, Inc 259
48 Rio Verde Wireless 204
49 Day Management Corporation 165
50 Verde Valley Internet 158

Showing top 50 of 73 providers.

High-volume peers near Arizona

High-volume peers for Arizona: states with similar filer counts and similar total deployment records (provider floor ≥10, record floor ≥10,000).

Similar provider count

Nearest states by FCC filers reporting (73 here).

Similar deployment-record total

Nearest states by summed Form 477 records (1,310,136 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

Why does Arizona show so many Form 477 deployment records?
Arizona has 1,310,136 deployment records from 73 providers, upper third of the 56-state corpus (≥ 1,310,136). Dense books usually mix large cable/fiber footprints with satellite overlays.
How does Arizona's ≥100 Mbps advertised share compare nationally?
24.2% of Arizona's Form 477 filings advertise ≥100 Mbps max download, versus 24.6% nationally (-0.4 pp). Tiers come from state_speed_tiers maxaddown buckets, not retail speed tests.
What broadband technologies dominate Arizona's filings?
satellite-led mix: fiber 1.0%, cable 6.5%, DSL 10.6%, fixed wireless 27.1%, satellite 54.8% of Form 477 records.

Read with this state

What to do with Arizona's footprint

Provider count and record volume describe who files here, not what any one address can get.

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.

Data sourced from the FCC Form 477 fixed broadband deployment dataset. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBroadband

State-level figures reflect reported provider footprint, not a real-time or address-level availability check.