New Hampshire Broadband Data
New Hampshire is a thinner Form 477 book (255,672 records from 19 providers). satellite leads the mix; 23.2% of filings sit at ≥100 Mbps advertised max.
Data updated June 2026
255,672 Form 477 records, lower third (< 569,696)
New Hampshire at a glance
In New Hampshire, 54.2% of records are satellite and 2.9% fiber on a thinner 255,672-record book (satellite-led).
- 2.9%
- fiber share (below the 4.3% national share)
- 23.2%
- filings ≥100 Mbps max (-1.4 pp vs 24.6% national)
- 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. Speed tiers are max-advertised download buckets, not measured retail speeds.
New Hampshire broadband livability score
A single 0-100 verdict combining New Hampshire'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 New Hampshire reports all three.
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Average download speed
- C 163 Mbps
63th percentile of 56 tracked
- Fiber availability
- F 2.9 %
30th percentile of 56 tracked
- Provider competition
- F 19.0 providers
20th percentile of 56 tracked
New Hampshire's ≥100 Mbps share tracks near the national Form 477 mix
Thin filing book: 23.2% of New Hampshire records advertise ≥100 Mbps max, against 24.6% nationally (-1.4 pp).
- NH ≥100 Mbps share
- 23.2%
- All-state ≥100 Mbps share
- 24.6%
- NH vs national
- -1.4 pp
- NH avg max advertised
- 163 Mbps
Derivation: NH state_speed_tiers row vs SUM(state_speed_tiers); maxaddown buckets, not address-level availability or retail speed tests.
New Hampshire vs all states by provider count
Where this state's Form 477 filer count sits among every state and territory on PlainBroadband
19 46th of 56 higher than 9 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
Technology Breakdown
New Hampshire broadband technologies by reported deployment records
FCC Form 477 fixed broadband deployment data (June 2020 status)
Full technology detail
| # | Technology | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satellite | 138,657 |
| 2 | Terrestrial Fixed Wireless | 37,039 |
| 3 | Cable | 29,993 |
| 4 | ADSL2+ | 26,044 |
| 5 | DSL | 9,747 |
| 6 | Fiber | 7,470 |
| 7 | VDSL | 6,721 |
| 8 | 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)
Full Provider List - New Hampshire
| # | Provider | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ViaSat, Inc. | 48,837 |
| 2 | Hughes Network Systems, LLC | 44,910 |
| 3 | VSAT Systems, LLC | 44,910 |
| 4 | Consolidated Communications, Inc. | 44,869 |
| 5 | Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. | 38,133 |
| 6 | Comcast Corporation | 16,822 |
| 7 | Charter Communications | 9,210 |
| 8 | Acquisitions Cogeco Cable Holdings II Inc. | 3,973 |
| 9 | Yankee Telecom, Inc. | 1,578 |
| 10 | Northern Community Investment Corporation | 1,122 |
| 11 | Netafy, Inc | 482 |
| 12 | Vermont National Telephone Company, Inc. | 444 |
| 13 | WiValley Inc. | 164 |
| 14 | Dunbarton Telephone Company, Inc. | 96 |
| 15 | LICT Corporation | 68 |
| 16 | Topsham Telephone Company, Inc. | 34 |
| 17 | Hub66, Inc | 16 |
| 18 | Biddeford Internet Corporation | 3 |
| 19 | New Horizons Communications Corp. | 1 |
Thin-book peers near New Hampshire
Thin-book peers for New Hampshire: nearest states by filer count and by total deployment records (provider floor ≥10, record floor ≥10,000).
Similar provider count
Nearest states by FCC filers reporting (19 here).
Similar deployment-record total
Nearest states by summed Form 477 records (255,672 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
- Is New Hampshire's Form 477 filing book unusually thin?
- New Hampshire has 255,672 records from 19 providers, lower third (< 569,696). Thin books still matter when one technology or a few rural carriers dominate the mix.
- How does New Hampshire's ≥100 Mbps advertised share compare nationally?
- 23.2% of New Hampshire's Form 477 filings advertise ≥100 Mbps max download, versus 24.6% nationally (-1.4 pp). Tiers come from state_speed_tiers maxaddown buckets, not retail speed tests.
- What broadband technologies dominate New Hampshire's filings?
- satellite-led mix: fiber 2.9%, cable 11.7%, DSL 16.6%, fixed wireless 14.5%, satellite 54.2% of Form 477 records.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Read with this state
- Connecticut (19 filers)
- Puerto Rico (17 filers)
- New Jersey (24 filers)
- Vermont (26 filers)
- Mix reading guide →
What to do with New Hampshire's footprint
Provider count and record volume describe who files here, not what any one address can get.
- ViaSat, Inc. leads New Hampshire's filings with 48,837 records. Check its footprint across every other state it serves. ViaSat, Inc. profile
- Compare against Connecticut, a similarly-sized state by provider count. Compare to Connecticut
- 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.