FCC Form 477 (2020) 48 providers 367 Mbps avg satellite-led mix

Utah Broadband Data

FCC Form 477 internet service provider coverage and transport-technology mix for Utah (UT). 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 12.2% 15.0% 59.5% Fiber 6.50% Cable 6.80% DSL 12.20% Fixed-Wireless 15.00% Satellite 59.50% Five-segment transport-technology composition · normalised to 100%
Utah transport-technology mix (FCC Form 477 share of filings)

Data updated June 2026

Providers

48

Distinct ISPs filing in UT

Average max download

367 Mbps

Mean of advertised speeds

Fiber coverage

6.5%

Share of FCC filings

above the ~4.3% national fiber share

Total deployment records

577,429

Across 48 providers

Utah at a glance

In Utah, 59.5% of Form 477 records are satellite and 6.5% are fiber, a satellite-led mix across 577,429 deployment records.

6.5%
fiber share (above the ~4.3% national share)
6.8%
cable share of deployment records
59.5%
satellite share - the dominant category
widest footprint - 115,406 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 577,429 FCC Form 477 deployment filings across the five federal speed-threshold bands. 20.6% <3/0.768 8.9% 3/0.768 → 25/3 44.3% 25/3 → 100/20 20.9% 100/20 → 1G ≥1G/100 Sub-broadband 119,054 Legacy 51,427 Standard 255,768 Giga-capable 120,587 Gigabit+ 30,593 577,429 filings · 5 federal speed-threshold bands
Utah max-advertised-download tiers, share of FCC Form 477 filings by speed (sub-3 → ≥1,000 Mbps)

What the FCC Data Shows for Utah

Utah has 48 distinct broadband providers on file with the FCC and 577,429 total deployment records across all technology types. The state's average maximum advertised download speed sits at 367.0 Mbps - well 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 Utah is led by satellite, with fiber accounting for 6.5% of filings, cable 6.8%, and DSL 12.2%. 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 Utah at 115,406, with Hughes Network Systems, LLC second at 114,112. The dominant technology line by filing count is Satellite, which alone accounts for 343,630 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

Utah broadband technologies by reported deployment records

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

1. Satellite343,6302. Terrestrial Fixed Wireless86,6993. Cable39,2554. Fiber37,5445. VDSL32,7526. ADSL2+27,7397. DSL8,5948. Symmetric DSL7849. Other Copper42810. Other4

Full technology detail

Technology Records
Satellite 343,630
Terrestrial Fixed Wireless 86,699
Cable 39,255
Fiber 37,544
VDSL 32,752
ADSL2+ 27,739
DSL 8,594
Symmetric DSL 784
Other Copper 428
Other 4

Who Reports the Most in Utah

The providers carrying the largest share of Utah's Form 477 deployment records. ViaSat, Inc. leads with 115,406 records.

Top providers in Utah by reported deployment records

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

1. ViaSat, Inc.115,4062. Hughes Network Systems, L…114,1123. VSAT Systems, LLC114,1124. CenturyLink, Inc.48,0555. JAB Wireless, Inc.46,9836. Comcast Corporation29,2827. South Central Utah Teleph…17,4368. InfoWest, Inc.12,2809. Veracity Networks11,61610. UBTA-UBET Communications10,09611. SUMOFIBER7,30112. LICT Corporation6,040

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 Utah?

According to FCC Form 477 data, 48 broadband providers have filed deployment records in Utah.

What is the average download speed in Utah?

The average maximum advertised download speed across all providers in Utah is 367.0 Mbps, based on FCC deployment filings.

What broadband technologies are available in Utah?

Utah has broadband coverage through multiple technologies including fiber (6.5%), cable (6.8%), and DSL (12.2%).

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.