FCC Form 477 (2020) 85 providers · Provider-dense state 82 Mbps avg · Below-average speed satellite-led mix

Nebraska Broadband Data

Nebraska is a high-volume Form 477 filing book: 1,338,996 deployment records across 85 providers, with a satellite-led mix and 16.0% 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 9.6% 40.2% 42.5% Fiber 3.40% Cable 4.40% DSL 9.59% Fixed-Wireless 40.16% Satellite 42.46% Five-segment transport-technology composition · normalised to 100%
Nebraska transport-technology mix (FCC Form 477 share of filings)

Data updated June 2026

1,338,996 Form 477 records, upper third of 56 states/territories (≥ 1,310,136)

Nebraska at a glance

In Nebraska, 42.5% of Form 477 records are satellite and 3.4% are fiber, a satellite-led high-volume book (1,338,996 records).

3.4%
fiber share (below the 4.3% national share)
16.0%
filings ≥100 Mbps max (-8.6 pp vs 24.6% national)
42.5%
satellite share - the dominant category
widest footprint - 193,352 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.

Nebraska broadband livability score

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

F

33/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Average download speed
F 82 Mbps

9th percentile of 56 tracked

Fiber availability
D 3.4 %

38th percentile of 56 tracked

Provider competition
C 85.0 providers

73th percentile of 56 tracked

Nebraska's ≥100 Mbps filings trail the national Form 477 mix

On this high-volume book, 16.0% of max-advertised-download filings sit at ≥100 Mbps (giga + gigabit buckets), versus 24.6% across every state_speed_tiers row (-8.6 pp).

NE ≥100 Mbps share
16.0%
All-state ≥100 Mbps share
24.6%
NE vs national
-8.6 pp
NE avg max advertised
82 Mbps

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

Nebraska vs all states by provider count

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

85 16th of 56 higher than 40 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

Federal broadband speed-tier distribution Horizontal bar showing the share of 1,338,996 FCC Form 477 deployment filings across the five federal speed-threshold bands. 27.2% <3/0.768 15.6% 3/0.768 → 25/3 41.3% 25/3 → 100/20 13.2% 100/20 → 1G Sub-broadband 363,654 Legacy 208,368 Standard 552,544 Giga-capable 176,238 Gigabit+ 38,192 1,338,996 filings · 5 federal speed-threshold bands
Nebraska max-advertised-download tiers, share of FCC Form 477 filings by speed (sub-3 → ≥1,000 Mbps)

Technology Breakdown

Nebraska broadband technologies by reported deployment records

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

1. Satellite: 569,0381. Satellite569,0382. Terrestrial Fixed Wireless: 537,7182. Terrestrial Fixed Wireless537,7183. Cable: 59,0133. Cable59,0134. ADSL2+: 53,8454. ADSL2+53,8455. VDSL: 53,3355. VDSL53,3356. Fiber: 45,1216. Fiber45,1217. DSL: 20,7047. DSL20,7048. Symmetric DSL: 2208. Symmetric DSL2209. Other Copper: 29. Other Copper2

Full technology detail

# Technology Records
1 Satellite 569,038
2 Terrestrial Fixed Wireless 537,718
3 Cable 59,013
4 ADSL2+ 53,845
5 VDSL 53,335
6 Fiber 45,121
7 DSL 20,704
8 Symmetric DSL 220
9 Other Copper 2

Who Reports the Most in Nebraska

The providers carrying the largest share of Nebraska's Form 477 deployment records. ViaSat, Inc. leads with 193,352 records.

Top providers in Nebraska by reported deployment records

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

1. ViaSat, Inc.: 193,3521. ViaSat, Inc.193,3522. Hughes Network Systems, LLC: 187,8432. Hughes Network Systems, L…187,8433. VSAT Systems, LLC: 187,8433. VSAT Systems, LLC187,8434. Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.: 166,0104. Telephone and Data System…166,0105. Future Technologies: 64,4435. Future Technologies64,4436. NE Colorado Cellular, Inc.: 61,6476. NE Colorado Cellular, Inc.61,6477. JAB Wireless, Inc.: 57,4917. JAB Wireless, Inc.57,4918. CenturyLink, Inc.: 39,6808. CenturyLink, Inc.39,6809. Windstream Holdings, Inc.: 39,1039. Windstream Holdings, Inc.39,10310. Charter Communications: 32,31610. Charter Communications32,31611. Nedelco, Incorporated: 24,89811. Nedelco, Incorporated24,89812. AMG Technology Investment Group LLC: 24,03212. AMG Technology Investmen…24,032

Full Provider List - Nebraska

# Provider Records
1 ViaSat, Inc. 193,352
2 Hughes Network Systems, LLC 187,843
3 VSAT Systems, LLC 187,843
4 Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. 166,010
5 Future Technologies 64,443
6 NE Colorado Cellular, Inc. 61,647
7 JAB Wireless, Inc. 57,491
8 CenturyLink, Inc. 39,680
9 Windstream Holdings, Inc. 39,103
10 Charter Communications 32,316
11 Nedelco, Incorporated 24,898
12 AMG Technology Investment Group LLC 24,032
13 Frontier Communications Corporation 20,446
14 Glenwood Telephone Membership Corp. 17,653
15 Inventive Wireless of Nebraska, LLC 17,536
16 Arapahoe Telephone Company 16,917
17 American Broadband Communications et al. 14,786
18 Action Communications, Inc. 14,625
19 Great Plains Communications, Inc. 13,423
20 LTD Broadband LLC 13,410
21 Cox Communications, Inc. 12,536
22 Edgar Rental Corporation 10,515
23 Allo Communications LLC 10,030
24 DTC Holding Company 9,256
25 The Nebraska Central Telephone Co. 8,853
26 Pinpoint Holdings, Inc. 7,602
27 BW Telcom 6,968
28 Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company 6,177
29 Hemingford Cooperative Telephone Company 5,080
30 Kelly Supply Company 4,668
31 Skywave Wireless, Inc. 4,074
32 Precision Technology, Inc. 3,455
33 Hershey Cooperative Telephone Company 3,251
34 Vyve Broadband Investments, LLC 3,203
35 USConnect Holdings, Inc. 3,096
36 Cable One, Inc. 2,667
37 Consolidated Companies, Inc. 2,651
38 Zito West Holding, LLC 2,582
39 Haug Communications, Inc. 2,537
40 Three River Telco 2,284
41 FiberComm LC 1,792
42 Kentec Communications, Inc. 1,727
43 Southeast Nebraska Communications, Inc. 1,611
44 Spiral Communications 1,562
45 Stanton Telecom, Inc. 1,288
46 Prairie Hills Wireless, LLC 989
47 Cozad Telephone Company 973
48 Pierce Telecommunications, Inc. 954
49 Hooper Teephone company 903
50 Stealth Broadband, LLC 776

Showing top 50 of 85 providers.

High-volume peers near Nebraska

High-volume peers for Nebraska: 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 (85 here).

Similar deployment-record total

Nearest states by summed Form 477 records (1,338,996 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 Nebraska show so many Form 477 deployment records?
Nebraska has 1,338,996 deployment records from 85 providers, upper third of the 56-state corpus (≥ 1,310,136). Dense books usually mix large cable/fiber footprints with satellite overlays.
How does Nebraska's ≥100 Mbps advertised share compare nationally?
16.0% of Nebraska's Form 477 filings advertise ≥100 Mbps max download, versus 24.6% nationally (-8.6 pp). Tiers come from state_speed_tiers maxaddown buckets, not retail speed tests.
What broadband technologies dominate Nebraska's filings?
satellite-led mix: fiber 3.4%, cable 4.4%, DSL 9.6%, fixed wireless 40.2%, satellite 42.5% of Form 477 records.

Read with this state

What to do with Nebraska's footprint

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

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.