FCC Form 477 (2020) 3 providers · Provider-thin state 196 Mbps avg · Fast-tier average speed fixed-wireless-led mix

Virgin Islands Broadband Data

Virgin Islands is a thinner Form 477 book (27,366 records from 3 providers). fixed-wireless leads the mix; 31.6% of filings sit 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 16.1% 30.8% 35.4% 17.7% Fiber 16.10% Cable 30.80% DSL 0.00% Fixed-Wireless 35.40% Satellite 17.70% Five-segment transport-technology composition · normalised to 100%
Virgin Islands transport-technology mix (FCC Form 477 share of filings)

Data updated June 2026

27,366 Form 477 records, lower third (< 569,696)

Virgin Islands at a glance

In Virgin Islands, 17.7% of records are satellite and 16.1% fiber on a thinner 27,366-record book (fixed-wireless-led).

16.1%
fiber share (above the 4.3% national share)
31.6%
filings ≥100 Mbps max (+7.1 pp vs 24.6% national)
17.7%
satellite share - available statewide
widest footprint - 17,524 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.

Virgin Islands broadband livability score

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

C

70/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Average download speed
B 196 Mbps

82th percentile of 56 tracked

Fiber availability
A 16.1 %

96th percentile of 56 tracked

Provider competition
F 3.0 providers

7th percentile of 56 tracked

Virgin Islands's ≥100 Mbps filings outpace the national Form 477 mix

Thin filing book: 31.6% of Virgin Islands records advertise ≥100 Mbps max, against 24.6% nationally (+7.1 pp).

VI ≥100 Mbps share
31.6%
All-state ≥100 Mbps share
24.6%
VI vs national
+7.1 pp
VI avg max advertised
196 Mbps

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

Virgin Islands vs all states by provider count

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

3 53rd of 56 higher than 3 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 27,366 FCC Form 477 deployment filings across the five federal speed-threshold bands. 9.9% <3/0.768 58.4% 25/3 → 100/20 15.5% 100/20 → 1G 16.1% ≥1G/100 Sub-broadband 2,721 Legacy 2 Standard 15,983 Giga-capable 4,255 Gigabit+ 4,405 27,366 filings · 5 federal speed-threshold bands
Virgin Islands max-advertised-download tiers, share of FCC Form 477 filings by speed (sub-3 → ≥1,000 Mbps)

Technology Breakdown

Virgin Islands broadband technologies by reported deployment records

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

1. Terrestrial Fixed Wireless: 9,6821. Terrestrial Fixed Wireless9,6822. Cable: 8,4322. Cable8,4323. Satellite: 4,8353. Satellite4,8354. Fiber: 4,4134. Fiber4,4135. Other Copper: 25. Other Copper26. DSL: 26. DSL2

Full technology detail

# Technology Records
1 Terrestrial Fixed Wireless 9,682
2 Cable 8,432
3 Satellite 4,835
4 Fiber 4,413
5 Other Copper 2
6 DSL 2

Who Reports the Most in Virgin Islands

The providers carrying the largest share of Virgin Islands's Form 477 deployment records. ATN International, Inc. leads with 17,524 records.

Top providers in Virgin Islands by reported deployment records

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

1. ATN International, Inc.: 17,5241. ATN International, Inc.17,5242. Broadband VI, LLC: 5,0072. Broadband VI, LLC5,0073. Hughes Network Systems, LLC: 4,8353. Hughes Network Systems, L…4,835

Full Provider List - Virgin Islands

# Provider Records
1 ATN International, Inc. 17,524
2 Broadband VI, LLC 5,007
3 Hughes Network Systems, LLC 4,835

Thin-book peers near Virgin Islands

Thin-book peers for Virgin Islands: nearest states by filer count and by total deployment records (provider floor ≥10, record floor ≥10,000).

Similar deployment-record total

Nearest states by summed Form 477 records (27,366 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 Virgin Islands's Form 477 filing book unusually thin?
Virgin Islands has 27,366 records from 3 providers, lower third (< 569,696). Thin books still matter when one technology or a few rural carriers dominate the mix.
How does Virgin Islands's ≥100 Mbps advertised share compare nationally?
31.6% of Virgin Islands's Form 477 filings advertise ≥100 Mbps max download, versus 24.6% nationally (+7.1 pp). Tiers come from state_speed_tiers maxaddown buckets, not retail speed tests.
What broadband technologies dominate Virgin Islands's filings?
fixed-wireless-led mix: fiber 16.1%, cable 30.8%, DSL 0.0%, fixed wireless 35.4%, satellite 17.7% of Form 477 records.

Read with this state

What to do with Virgin Islands'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.