FCC Form 477 (2020) 101 providers · Provider-dense state 165 Mbps avg · Near-average speed satellite-led mix

Michigan Broadband Data

Michigan is a high-volume Form 477 filing book: 1,858,846 deployment records across 101 providers, with a satellite-led mix and 29.2% 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 11.1% 24.2% 10.0% 50.7% Fiber 4.00% Cable 11.10% DSL 24.20% Fixed-Wireless 10.00% Satellite 50.70% Five-segment transport-technology composition · normalised to 100%
Michigan transport-technology mix (FCC Form 477 share of filings)

Data updated June 2026

1,858,846 Form 477 records, upper third of 56 states/territories (≥ 1,310,136)

Michigan at a glance

In Michigan, 50.7% of Form 477 records are satellite and 4.0% are fiber, a satellite-led high-volume book (1,858,846 records).

4.0%
fiber share (below the 4.3% national share)
29.2%
filings ≥100 Mbps max (+4.6 pp vs 24.6% national)
50.7%
satellite share - the dominant category
widest footprint - 341,975 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.

Michigan broadband livability score

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

C

64/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Average download speed
C 165 Mbps

66th percentile of 56 tracked

Fiber availability
D 4.0 %

48th percentile of 56 tracked

Provider competition
B 101.0 providers

82th percentile of 56 tracked

Michigan's ≥100 Mbps filings outpace the national Form 477 mix

On this high-volume book, 29.2% of max-advertised-download filings sit at ≥100 Mbps (giga + gigabit buckets), versus 24.6% across every state_speed_tiers row (+4.6 pp).

MI ≥100 Mbps share
29.2%
All-state ≥100 Mbps share
24.6%
MI vs national
+4.6 pp
MI avg max advertised
165 Mbps

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

Michigan vs all states by provider count

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

101 11th of 56 higher than 45 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 1,858,846 FCC Form 477 deployment filings across the five federal speed-threshold bands. 18.2% <3/0.768 20.9% 3/0.768 → 25/3 31.7% 25/3 → 100/20 24.2% 100/20 → 1G ≥1G/100 Sub-broadband 337,604 Legacy 388,486 Standard 589,746 Giga-capable 450,293 Gigabit+ 92,717 1,858,846 filings · 5 federal speed-threshold bands
Michigan max-advertised-download tiers, share of FCC Form 477 filings by speed (sub-3 → ≥1,000 Mbps)

Technology Breakdown

Michigan broadband technologies by reported deployment records

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

1. Satellite: 941,6891. Satellite941,6892. Cable: 206,6342. Cable206,6343. Terrestrial Fixed Wireless: 186,4543. Terrestrial Fixed Wireless186,4544. ADSL2+: 176,2934. ADSL2+176,2935. DSL: 173,6485. DSL173,6486. VDSL: 99,4936. VDSL99,4937. Fiber: 73,8257. Fiber73,8258. Other Copper: 4078. Other Copper4079. Symmetric DSL: 4039. Symmetric DSL403

Full technology detail

# Technology Records
1 Satellite 941,689
2 Cable 206,634
3 Terrestrial Fixed Wireless 186,454
4 ADSL2+ 176,293
5 DSL 173,648
6 VDSL 99,493
7 Fiber 73,825
8 Other Copper 407
9 Symmetric DSL 403

Who Reports the Most in Michigan

The providers carrying the largest share of Michigan's Form 477 deployment records. AT&T Inc. leads with 341,975 records.

Top providers in Michigan by reported deployment records

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

1. AT&T Inc.: 341,9751. AT&T Inc.341,9752. ViaSat, Inc.: 329,8852. ViaSat, Inc.329,8853. Hughes Network Systems, LLC: 305,9023. Hughes Network Systems, L…305,9024. VSAT Systems, LLC: 305,9024. VSAT Systems, LLC305,9025. Frontier Communications Corporation: 115,0725. Frontier Communications C…115,0726. Comcast Corporation: 93,7816. Comcast Corporation93,7817. Charter Communications: 80,9917. Charter Communications80,9918. WideOpenWest Finance, LLC: 52,9998. WideOpenWest Finance, LLC52,9999. Crystal Automation Systems, Inc.: 30,2919. Crystal Automation System…30,29110. Air Advantage, LLC: 24,65710. Air Advantage, LLC24,65711. Cherry Capital Connection, LLC: 22,04911. Cherry Capital Connectio…22,04912. Michwave Technologies, Inc.: 21,17012. Michwave Technologies, I…21,170

Full Provider List - Michigan

# Provider Records
1 AT&T Inc. 341,975
2 ViaSat, Inc. 329,885
3 Hughes Network Systems, LLC 305,902
4 VSAT Systems, LLC 305,902
5 Frontier Communications Corporation 115,072
6 Comcast Corporation 93,781
7 Charter Communications 80,991
8 WideOpenWest Finance, LLC 52,999
9 Crystal Automation Systems, Inc. 30,291
10 Air Advantage, LLC 24,657
11 Cherry Capital Connection, LLC 22,049
12 Michwave Technologies, Inc. 21,170
13 Surf Air Wireless, LLC 16,414
14 CMS Internet LLC 14,756
15 CenturyLink, Inc. 9,071
16 COLI Inc. 8,504
17 DMCI Broadband, LLC 6,676
18 Metronet Holdings, LLC 6,601
19 CTS Telecommunications Corporation 5,525
20 Agri-Valley Communications, Inc. 4,955
21 Hiawatha Communications, Inc. 3,741
22 Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. 3,561
23 Small Business Solutions Group LLC 3,504
24 Northeast Communications of Wisconsin, Inc. 3,415
25 Solvaris Net LLC 3,405
26 Midwest Energy Cooperative 3,186
27 Ace Telephone Association 3,004
28 Defiance Holdings, LLC 2,782
29 TPT Global Technologies Inc 2,269
30 D & P Communications, Inc. 1,843
31 Winn Telephone Company 1,659
32 ShoreWaves LLC 1,543
33 Chapin Communications Corporation 1,498
34 Baraga Telephone Company Inc. 1,450
35 Tri-County Electric Cooperative 1,194
36 Barry County Services Company 1,091
37 Eclipse Communications 1,078
38 Lennon Telephone Company 1,039
39 DayStarr LLC 1,031
40 SUNRISE COMMUNICATIONS 979
41 LICT Corporation 931
42 Great Lakes Energy 925
43 LakeNet LLC 890
44 Fourway Computer Products, Inc. 851
45 ISP Management Inc. 847
46 Eaglenet, Inc. 821
47 Newaygo County Regional Educational Service Agency 778
48 Mercury Wireless, Inc. 774
49 Network Computers, LLC 751
50 Carr Communications, Inc. 738

Showing top 50 of 101 providers.

High-volume peers near Michigan

High-volume peers for Michigan: 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 (101 here).

Similar deployment-record total

Nearest states by summed Form 477 records (1,858,846 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 Michigan show so many Form 477 deployment records?
Michigan has 1,858,846 deployment records from 101 providers, upper third of the 56-state corpus (≥ 1,310,136). Dense books usually mix large cable/fiber footprints with satellite overlays.
How does Michigan's ≥100 Mbps advertised share compare nationally?
29.2% of Michigan's Form 477 filings advertise ≥100 Mbps max download, versus 24.6% nationally (+4.6 pp). Tiers come from state_speed_tiers maxaddown buckets, not retail speed tests.
What broadband technologies dominate Michigan's filings?
satellite-led mix: fiber 4.0%, cable 11.1%, DSL 24.2%, fixed wireless 10.0%, satellite 50.7% of Form 477 records.

Read with this state

What to do with Michigan's footprint

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

  • AT&T Inc. leads Michigan's filings with 341,975 records. Check its footprint across every other state it serves. AT&T Inc. profile
  • Compare against Indiana, a similarly-sized state by provider count. Compare to Indiana
  • 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.

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.