FCC Form 477 (2020) 108 providers 101 Mbps avg satellite-led mix

Kansas Broadband Data

FCC Form 477 internet service provider coverage and transport-technology mix for Kansas (KS). All figures are programmatic rollups of public deployment filings.

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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 12.5% 28.7% 48.4% Fiber 5.61% Cable 4.70% DSL 12.51% Fixed-Wireless 28.73% Satellite 48.45% Five-segment transport-technology composition · normalised to 100%
Kansas transport-technology mix (FCC Form 477 share of filings)

Data updated June 2026

Providers

108

Distinct ISPs filing in KS

Average max download

101 Mbps

Mean of advertised speeds

Fiber coverage

5.6%

Share of FCC filings

above the ~4.3% national fiber share

Total deployment records

1,447,249

Across 108 providers

Kansas at a glance

In Kansas, 48.4% of Form 477 records are satellite and 5.6% are fiber, a satellite-led mix across 1,447,249 deployment records.

5.6%
fiber share (above the ~4.3% national share)
4.7%
cable share of deployment records
48.4%
satellite share - the dominant category
widest footprint - 238,600 records

Shares are the percentage of this state's Form 477 deployment records using each technology category.

Federal broadband speed-tier distribution Horizontal bar showing the share of 1,447,249 FCC Form 477 deployment filings across the five federal speed-threshold bands. 24.5% <3/0.768 16.9% 3/0.768 → 25/3 45.3% 25/3 → 100/20 6.3% 100/20 → 1G 7.1% ≥1G/100 Sub-broadband 354,247 Legacy 244,194 Standard 655,078 Giga-capable 91,285 Gigabit+ 102,445 1,447,249 filings · 5 federal speed-threshold bands
Kansas max-advertised-download tiers, share of FCC Form 477 filings by speed (sub-3 → ≥1,000 Mbps)

What the FCC Data Shows for Kansas

Kansas has 108 distinct broadband providers on file with the FCC and 1,447,249 total deployment records across all technology types. The state's average maximum advertised download speed sits at 101.4 Mbps - at or above the federal 100/20 Mbps broadband benchmark. That headline figure is the mean across every filing, so it weights provider-by-census-block records equally rather than weighting by population, which means rural filings pull the average as much as urban ones.

The technology mix in Kansas is led by satellite, with fiber accounting for 5.6% of filings, cable 4.7%, and DSL 12.5%. Fiber share is the single best indicator of future-proofed infrastructure because fiber supports symmetric multi-gigabit speeds and scales without rewiring; cable share signals incumbent coverage in suburbs and cities; DSL share typically correlates with legacy copper footprints in smaller towns and rural pockets where no newer technology has arrived yet.

ViaSat, Inc. files the most deployment records in Kansas at 238,600, with Hughes Network Systems, LLC second at 231,225. The dominant technology line by filing count is Satellite, which alone accounts for 701,050 records. Remember that Form 477 counts provider filings, not homes actually connected, so a block with five providers shows up as five records, useful for measuring competition and coverage breadth, but not a direct proxy for subscriber counts or real-world speeds at any specific address.

Technology Breakdown

Kansas broadband technologies by reported deployment records

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

1. Satellite701,0502. Terrestrial Fixed Wireless416,0493. Fiber81,6874. ADSL2+72,5605. Cable67,8796. DSL66,9907. VDSL41,0228. Other Copper99. Symmetric DSL3

Full technology detail

Technology Records
Satellite 701,050
Terrestrial Fixed Wireless 416,049
Fiber 81,687
ADSL2+ 72,560
Cable 67,879
DSL 66,990
VDSL 41,022
Other Copper 9
Symmetric DSL 3

Who Reports the Most in Kansas

The providers carrying the largest share of Kansas's Form 477 deployment records. ViaSat, Inc. leads with 238,600 records.

Top providers in Kansas by reported deployment records

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

1. ViaSat, Inc.238,6002. Hughes Network Systems, L…231,2253. VSAT Systems, LLC231,2254. AT&T Inc.166,5325. Telephone and Data System…112,6606. JMZ Corporation88,7597. Mercury Wireless, Inc.30,0808. Cox Communications, Inc.29,1469. United Telephone Associat…29,13110. KanOkla Telephone Associ…19,76311. CenturyLink, Inc.17,18712. Pioneer Telephone Associ…16,224

Full Provider List - Kansas

Provider Records
ViaSat, Inc. 238,600
Hughes Network Systems, LLC 231,225
VSAT Systems, LLC 231,225
AT&T Inc. 166,532
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. 112,660
JMZ Corporation 88,759
Mercury Wireless, Inc. 30,080
Cox Communications, Inc. 29,146
United Telephone Association, Inc. 29,131
KanOkla Telephone Association, Inc. 19,763
CenturyLink, Inc. 17,187
Pioneer Telephone Association, Inc. 16,224
Wisper ISP Inc. 15,574
Rural Telephone Service Co. Inc., dba Nex-Tech 12,099
Rural Telephone Service Co dba Nex-Tech 11,423
Golden Belt Telephone 11,240
Charter Communications 11,234
S&T Telephone Cooperative Association 9,470
Valnet Holdings, LLC 9,235
Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. 9,059
Vyve Broadband Investments, LLC 8,682
JAB Wireless, Inc. 8,264
LICT Corporation 8,144
Alphabet Inc. 7,646
Rainbow Telecommunications Association, Inc. 7,400
Twin Valley Management, Inc. 6,473
NE Colorado Cellular, Inc. 6,266
Haug Communications, Inc. 6,228
Craw-Kan Telephone Cooperative Inc. 6,028
Blue Valley Tele-Communications, Inc. 5,294
Consolidated Communications, Inc. 4,848
Wave Wireless LLC 4,796
Tri County Telephone Association, Inc. 3,968
H&B Enterprises Inc. 3,760
Mutual Telephone Company (KS) 3,754
Skylink Wireless Internet LLC 3,517
Southern Kansas Telephone Company 3,504
Golden Wheat, Inc. 3,368
Cable One, Inc. 3,363
South Central Telephone Association, Inc. 3,193
Cunningham Management, Inc. 2,968
North Central Kansas Community Network 2,929
Midwest Mobile Radio 2,416
Peoples Telecommunications, LLC 2,340
Wamego Telephone Company, Inc. 2,190
Midcontinent Communications 1,975
Grauer Management Inc. 1,726
Edgar Rental Corporation 1,724
Mediacom Communications Corp. 1,405
The Butler Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc. 1,398

Showing top 50 of 108 providers.

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

How many broadband providers serve Kansas?

According to FCC Form 477 data, 108 broadband providers have filed deployment records in Kansas.

What is the average download speed in Kansas?

The average maximum advertised download speed across all providers in Kansas is 101.4 Mbps, based on FCC deployment filings.

What broadband technologies are available in Kansas?

Kansas has broadband coverage through multiple technologies including fiber (5.6%), cable (4.7%), and DSL (12.5%).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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

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

PlainBroadband is rendered directly from the FCC Form 477 fixed broadband deployment dataset (June 2020 status, the final Form 477 release), no number is typed in by an editor. This state's coverage figures are computed directly from the underlying FCC Form 477 census-block records, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2020.