FCC Form 477 (2020) 19 providers 163 Mbps avg satellite-led mix

New Hampshire Broadband Data

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

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 11.7% 16.6% 14.5% 54.3% Fiber 2.90% Cable 11.71% DSL 16.62% Fixed-Wireless 14.51% Satellite 54.25% Five-segment transport-technology composition · normalised to 100%
New Hampshire transport-technology mix (FCC Form 477 share of filings)

Data updated June 2026

Providers

19

Distinct ISPs filing in NH

Average max download

163 Mbps

Mean of advertised speeds

Fiber coverage

2.9%

Share of FCC filings

below the ~4.3% national fiber share

Total deployment records

255,672

Across 19 providers

New Hampshire at a glance

In New Hampshire, 54.2% of Form 477 records are satellite and 2.9% are fiber, a satellite-led mix across 255,672 deployment records.

2.9%
fiber share (below the ~4.3% national share)
11.7%
cable share of deployment records
54.2%
satellite share - the dominant category
widest footprint - 48,837 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 255,672 FCC Form 477 deployment filings across the five federal speed-threshold bands. 32.6% <3/0.768 7.0% 3/0.768 → 25/3 37.2% 25/3 → 100/20 18.9% 100/20 → 1G ≥1G/100 Sub-broadband 83,276 Legacy 17,901 Standard 95,176 Giga-capable 48,433 Gigabit+ 10,886 255,672 filings · 5 federal speed-threshold bands
New Hampshire max-advertised-download tiers, share of FCC Form 477 filings by speed (sub-3 → ≥1,000 Mbps)

What the FCC Data Shows for New Hampshire

New Hampshire has 19 distinct broadband providers on file with the FCC and 255,672 total deployment records across all technology types. The state's average maximum advertised download speed sits at 162.6 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 New Hampshire is led by satellite, with fiber accounting for 2.9% of filings, cable 11.7%, and DSL 16.6%. 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 New Hampshire at 48,837, with Hughes Network Systems, LLC second at 44,910. The dominant technology line by filing count is Satellite, which alone accounts for 138,657 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

New Hampshire broadband technologies by reported deployment records

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

1. Satellite138,6572. Terrestrial Fixed Wireless37,0393. Cable29,9934. ADSL2+26,0445. DSL9,7476. Fiber7,4707. VDSL6,7218. Other Copper1

Full technology detail

Technology Records
Satellite 138,657
Terrestrial Fixed Wireless 37,039
Cable 29,993
ADSL2+ 26,044
DSL 9,747
Fiber 7,470
VDSL 6,721
Other Copper 1

Who Reports the Most in New Hampshire

The providers carrying the largest share of New Hampshire's Form 477 deployment records. ViaSat, Inc. leads with 48,837 records.

Top providers in New Hampshire by reported deployment records

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

1. ViaSat, Inc.48,8372. Hughes Network Systems, L…44,9103. VSAT Systems, LLC44,9104. Consolidated Communicatio…44,8695. Telephone and Data System…38,1336. Comcast Corporation16,8227. Charter Communications9,2108. Acquisitions Cogeco Cable…3,9739. Yankee Telecom, Inc.1,57810. Northern Community Inves…1,12211. Netafy, Inc48212. Vermont National Telepho…444

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 New Hampshire?

According to FCC Form 477 data, 19 broadband providers have filed deployment records in New Hampshire.

What is the average download speed in New Hampshire?

The average maximum advertised download speed across all providers in New Hampshire is 162.6 Mbps, based on FCC deployment filings.

What broadband technologies are available in New Hampshire?

New Hampshire has broadband coverage through multiple technologies including fiber (2.9%), cable (11.7%), and DSL (16.6%).

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.