Minnesota Broadband Data
Minnesota is a high-volume Form 477 filing book: 1,423,510 deployment records across 115 providers, with a satellite-led mix and 26.8% of filings at ≥100 Mbps advertised max.
Data updated June 2026
1,423,510 Form 477 records, upper third of 56 states/territories (≥ 1,310,136)
Minnesota at a glance
In Minnesota, 52.0% of Form 477 records are satellite and 5.5% are fiber, a satellite-led high-volume book (1,423,510 records).
- 5.5%
- fiber share (above the 4.3% national share)
- 26.8%
- filings ≥100 Mbps max (+2.3 pp vs 24.6% national)
- 52.0%
- satellite share - the dominant category
- widest footprint - 259,777 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.
Minnesota broadband livability score
A single 0-100 verdict combining Minnesota'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 Minnesota reports all three.
78/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Average download speed
- B 191 Mbps
80th percentile of 56 tracked
- Fiber availability
- C 5.5 %
68th percentile of 56 tracked
- Provider competition
- B 115.0 providers
89th percentile of 56 tracked
Minnesota's ≥100 Mbps share tracks near the national Form 477 mix
On this high-volume book, 26.8% of max-advertised-download filings sit at ≥100 Mbps (giga + gigabit buckets), versus 24.6% across every state_speed_tiers row (+2.3 pp).
- MN ≥100 Mbps share
- 26.8%
- All-state ≥100 Mbps share
- 24.6%
- MN vs national
- +2.3 pp
- MN avg max advertised
- 191 Mbps
Derivation: MN state_speed_tiers row vs SUM(state_speed_tiers); maxaddown buckets, not address-level availability or retail speed tests.
Minnesota vs all states by provider count
Where this state's Form 477 filer count sits among every state and territory on PlainBroadband
115 7th of 56 higher than 49 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
Minnesota broadband technologies by reported deployment records
FCC Form 477 fixed broadband deployment data (June 2020 status)
Full technology detail
| # | Technology | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satellite | 740,883 |
| 2 | Terrestrial Fixed Wireless | 265,567 |
| 3 | Cable | 107,463 |
| 4 | VDSL | 97,479 |
| 5 | ADSL2+ | 79,181 |
| 6 | Fiber | 77,802 |
| 7 | DSL | 50,274 |
| 8 | Symmetric DSL | 4,768 |
| 9 | Other Copper | 93 |
Who Reports the Most in Minnesota
The providers carrying the largest share of Minnesota's Form 477 deployment records. ViaSat, Inc. leads with 259,777 records.
Top providers in Minnesota by reported deployment records
FCC Form 477 fixed broadband deployment data (June 2020 status)
Full Provider List - Minnesota
Showing top 50 of 114 providers.
High-volume peers near Minnesota
High-volume peers for Minnesota: 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 (115 here).
Similar deployment-record total
Nearest states by summed Form 477 records (1,423,510 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 Minnesota show so many Form 477 deployment records?
- Minnesota has 1,423,510 deployment records from 115 providers, upper third of the 56-state corpus (≥ 1,310,136). Dense books usually mix large cable/fiber footprints with satellite overlays.
- How does Minnesota's ≥100 Mbps advertised share compare nationally?
- 26.8% of Minnesota's Form 477 filings advertise ≥100 Mbps max download, versus 24.6% nationally (+2.3 pp). Tiers come from state_speed_tiers maxaddown buckets, not retail speed tests.
- What broadband technologies dominate Minnesota's filings?
- satellite-led mix: fiber 5.5%, cable 7.5%, DSL 16.3%, fixed wireless 18.7%, satellite 52.0% of Form 477 records.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Read with this state
- Kansas (108 filers)
- Colorado (108 filers)
- Missouri (123 filers)
- Indiana (104 filers)
- Mix reading guide →
What to do with Minnesota's footprint
Provider count and record volume describe who files here, not what any one address can get.
- ViaSat, Inc. leads Minnesota's filings with 259,777 records. Check its footprint across every other state it serves. ViaSat, Inc. profile
- Compare against Kansas, a similarly-sized state by provider count. Compare to Kansas
- 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.