FCC Form 477 (2020) 51 providers 83 Mbps avg satellite-led mix

Montana Broadband Data

FCC Form 477 internet service provider coverage and transport-technology mix for Montana (MT). 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 11.3% 11.9% 67.4% Fiber 4.70% Cable 4.70% DSL 11.29% Fixed-Wireless 11.89% Satellite 67.43% Five-segment transport-technology composition · normalised to 100%
Montana transport-technology mix (FCC Form 477 share of filings)

Data updated June 2026

Providers

51

Distinct ISPs filing in MT

Average max download

83 Mbps

Mean of advertised speeds

Fiber coverage

4.7%

Share of FCC filings

above the ~4.3% national fiber share

Total deployment records

569,696

Across 51 providers

Montana at a glance

In Montana, 67.5% of Form 477 records are satellite and 4.7% are fiber, a satellite-led mix across 569,696 deployment records.

4.7%
fiber share (above the ~4.3% national share)
4.7%
cable share of deployment records
67.5%
satellite share - the dominant category
widest footprint - 132,288 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 569,696 FCC Form 477 deployment filings across the five federal speed-threshold bands. 25.7% <3/0.768 10.7% 3/0.768 → 25/3 47.0% 25/3 → 100/20 15.0% 100/20 → 1G Sub-broadband 146,346 Legacy 60,916 Standard 267,778 Giga-capable 85,699 Gigabit+ 8,957 569,696 filings · 5 federal speed-threshold bands
Montana max-advertised-download tiers, share of FCC Form 477 filings by speed (sub-3 → ≥1,000 Mbps)

What the FCC Data Shows for Montana

Montana has 51 distinct broadband providers on file with the FCC and 569,696 total deployment records across all technology types. The state's average maximum advertised download speed sits at 83.0 Mbps - above the legacy 25/3 Mbps broadband threshold but below the modern 100/20 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 Montana is led by satellite, with fiber accounting for 4.7% of filings, cable 4.7%, and DSL 11.3%. 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 Montana at 132,288, with Hughes Network Systems, LLC second at 125,989. The dominant technology line by filing count is Satellite, which alone accounts for 384,266 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

Montana broadband technologies by reported deployment records

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

1. Satellite384,2662. Terrestrial Fixed Wireless67,5223. Cable26,9594. Fiber26,7075. ADSL2+25,9586. VDSL16,9137. DSL11,7888. Symmetric DSL9,2469. Other Copper337

Full technology detail

Technology Records
Satellite 384,266
Terrestrial Fixed Wireless 67,522
Cable 26,959
Fiber 26,707
ADSL2+ 25,958
VDSL 16,913
DSL 11,788
Symmetric DSL 9,246
Other Copper 337

Who Reports the Most in Montana

The providers carrying the largest share of Montana's Form 477 deployment records. ViaSat, Inc. leads with 132,288 records.

Top providers in Montana by reported deployment records

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

1. ViaSat, Inc.132,2882. Hughes Network Systems, L…125,9893. VSAT Systems, LLC125,9894. CenturyLink, Inc.30,2455. Mid-Rivers Telephone Coop…23,8186. Charter Communications22,5697. BHT Investment Holdings L…20,7218. Triangle Telephone Cooper…20,3889. The Montana Internet Corp…16,72610. Nemont Telephone Coopera…11,41711. 3 Rivers Telephone Coope…6,24412. CommunityTel, Inc.5,210

Full Provider List - Montana

Provider Records
ViaSat, Inc. 132,288
Hughes Network Systems, LLC 125,989
VSAT Systems, LLC 125,989
CenturyLink, Inc. 30,245
Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. 23,818
Charter Communications 22,569
BHT Investment Holdings LLC 20,721
Triangle Telephone Cooperative Assn., Inc. 20,388
The Montana Internet Corporation 16,726
Nemont Telephone Cooperative, Inc. 11,417
3 Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. 6,244
CommunityTel, Inc. 5,210
Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative, Inc. 3,026
Ziply Fiber 2,352
InterBel Telephone Cooperative, Inc. 2,265
Richon, Inc. 1,858
Montana Opticom LLC 1,841
Southern Montana Telephone Company 1,677
ATN International, Inc. 1,411
Tri County Telephone Association, Inc. 1,408
Range Telephone Cooperative, Inc. 1,378
Northern Telephone Cooperative, Inc. 1,141
Visionary Communications, Inc. 994
SS Ventures, Inc. 889
Grizzly Broadband, LLC 877
Siyeh Communications 862
MontanaSky Networks, Inc. 732
TPT Global Technologies Inc 625
Safelink Internet 598
Hot Springs Telephone Company 582
LAT Inc. 543
Rural Broadband, LLC 491
Rocky Mountain Internet Inc 404
Konceptio Data Services, LLC 387
Lincoln Telephone Company, Inc. 352
E.L. Automation Inc. 314
Softworx Inc. 263
Yellowstone Media Design 171
West River Cooperative Telephone Company 160
AirGrids 116
Subsector Solutions 104
Internet Connect, LLC 76
Skynet Communications Inc. 73
Bridger Cable TV 62
Reservation Telephone Cooperative 26
Ruhl Moore Technologies 26
Wired or Wireless, Inc. 4
Verizon Communications Inc. 1
LV.Net 1
RC Wireless Inc. 1

Showing top 50 of 51 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 Montana?

According to FCC Form 477 data, 51 broadband providers have filed deployment records in Montana.

What is the average download speed in Montana?

The average maximum advertised download speed across all providers in Montana is 83.0 Mbps, based on FCC deployment filings.

What broadband technologies are available in Montana?

Montana has broadband coverage through multiple technologies including fiber (4.7%), cable (4.7%), and DSL (11.3%).

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.