Indiana Broadband Data
Indiana is a high-volume Form 477 filing book: 1,780,896 deployment records across 104 providers, with a satellite-led mix and 22.3% of filings at ≥100 Mbps advertised max.
Data updated June 2026
1,780,896 Form 477 records, upper third of 56 states/territories (≥ 1,310,136)
Indiana at a glance
In Indiana, 44.1% of Form 477 records are satellite and 4.9% are fiber, a satellite-led high-volume book (1,780,896 records).
- 4.9%
- fiber share (above the 4.3% national share)
- 22.3%
- filings ≥100 Mbps max (-2.2 pp vs 24.6% national)
- 44.1%
- satellite share - the dominant category
- widest footprint - 267,071 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.
Indiana broadband livability score
A single 0-100 verdict combining Indiana'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 Indiana reports all three.
61/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Average download speed
- D 138 Mbps
48th percentile of 56 tracked
- Fiber availability
- C 4.9 %
64th percentile of 56 tracked
- Provider competition
- B 104.0 providers
84th percentile of 56 tracked
Indiana's ≥100 Mbps share tracks near the national Form 477 mix
On this high-volume book, 22.3% of max-advertised-download filings sit at ≥100 Mbps (giga + gigabit buckets), versus 24.6% across every state_speed_tiers row (-2.2 pp).
- IN ≥100 Mbps share
- 22.3%
- All-state ≥100 Mbps share
- 24.6%
- IN vs national
- -2.2 pp
- IN avg max advertised
- 138 Mbps
Derivation: IN state_speed_tiers row vs SUM(state_speed_tiers); maxaddown buckets, not address-level availability or retail speed tests.
Indiana vs all states by provider count
Where this state's Form 477 filer count sits among every state and territory on PlainBroadband
104 10th of 56 higher than 46 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
Technology Breakdown
Indiana broadband technologies by reported deployment records
FCC Form 477 fixed broadband deployment data (June 2020 status)
Full technology detail
| # | Technology | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satellite | 785,921 |
| 2 | Terrestrial Fixed Wireless | 378,665 |
| 3 | ADSL2+ | 147,215 |
| 4 | Cable | 146,633 |
| 5 | DSL | 142,275 |
| 6 | VDSL | 92,521 |
| 7 | Fiber | 87,654 |
| 8 | Symmetric DSL | 7 |
| 9 | Other Copper | 5 |
Who Reports the Most in Indiana
The providers carrying the largest share of Indiana's Form 477 deployment records. ViaSat, Inc. leads with 267,071 records.
Top providers in Indiana by reported deployment records
FCC Form 477 fixed broadband deployment data (June 2020 status)
Full Provider List - Indiana
Showing top 50 of 104 providers.
High-volume peers near Indiana
High-volume peers for Indiana: 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 (104 here).
Similar deployment-record total
Nearest states by summed Form 477 records (1,780,896 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 Indiana show so many Form 477 deployment records?
- Indiana has 1,780,896 deployment records from 104 providers, upper third of the 56-state corpus (≥ 1,310,136). Dense books usually mix large cable/fiber footprints with satellite overlays.
- How does Indiana's ≥100 Mbps advertised share compare nationally?
- 22.3% of Indiana's Form 477 filings advertise ≥100 Mbps max download, versus 24.6% nationally (-2.2 pp). Tiers come from state_speed_tiers maxaddown buckets, not retail speed tests.
- What broadband technologies dominate Indiana's filings?
- satellite-led mix: fiber 4.9%, cable 8.2%, DSL 21.5%, fixed wireless 21.3%, satellite 44.1% of Form 477 records.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Read with this state
- Michigan (101 filers)
- Kansas (108 filers)
- Colorado (108 filers)
- Oklahoma (95 filers)
- Mix reading guide →
What to do with Indiana's footprint
Provider count and record volume describe who files here, not what any one address can get.
- ViaSat, Inc. leads Indiana's filings with 267,071 records. Check its footprint across every other state it serves. ViaSat, Inc. profile
- Compare against Michigan, a similarly-sized state by provider count. Compare to Michigan
- 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.