Wisconsin Broadband Data
Wisconsin is a high-volume Form 477 filing book: 1,600,766 deployment records across 90 providers, with a satellite-led mix and 19.8% of filings at ≥100 Mbps advertised max.
Data updated June 2026
1,600,766 Form 477 records, upper third of 56 states/territories (≥ 1,310,136)
Wisconsin at a glance
In Wisconsin, 44.8% of Form 477 records are satellite and 2.5% are fiber, a satellite-led high-volume book (1,600,766 records).
- 2.5%
- fiber share (below the 4.3% national share)
- 19.8%
- filings ≥100 Mbps max (-4.8 pp vs 24.6% national)
- 44.8%
- satellite share - the dominant category
- widest footprint - 253,096 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.
Wisconsin broadband livability score
A single 0-100 verdict combining Wisconsin'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 Wisconsin reports all three.
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Average download speed
- D 115 Mbps
36th percentile of 56 tracked
- Fiber availability
- F 2.5 %
25th percentile of 56 tracked
- Provider competition
- B 90.0 providers
77th percentile of 56 tracked
Wisconsin's ≥100 Mbps filings trail the national Form 477 mix
On this high-volume book, 19.8% of max-advertised-download filings sit at ≥100 Mbps (giga + gigabit buckets), versus 24.6% across every state_speed_tiers row (-4.8 pp).
- WI ≥100 Mbps share
- 19.8%
- All-state ≥100 Mbps share
- 24.6%
- WI vs national
- -4.8 pp
- WI avg max advertised
- 115 Mbps
Derivation: WI state_speed_tiers row vs SUM(state_speed_tiers); maxaddown buckets, not address-level availability or retail speed tests.
Wisconsin vs all states by provider count
Where this state's Form 477 filer count sits among every state and territory on PlainBroadband
90 14th of 56 higher than 42 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
Technology Breakdown
Wisconsin broadband technologies by reported deployment records
FCC Form 477 fixed broadband deployment data (June 2020 status)
Full technology detail
| # | Technology | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satellite | 717,330 |
| 2 | Terrestrial Fixed Wireless | 415,416 |
| 3 | Cable | 129,227 |
| 4 | ADSL2+ | 108,583 |
| 5 | VDSL | 98,689 |
| 6 | DSL | 91,638 |
| 7 | Fiber | 39,873 |
| 8 | Symmetric DSL | 10 |
Who Reports the Most in Wisconsin
The providers carrying the largest share of Wisconsin's Form 477 deployment records. ViaSat, Inc. leads with 253,096 records.
Top providers in Wisconsin by reported deployment records
FCC Form 477 fixed broadband deployment data (June 2020 status)
Full Provider List - Wisconsin
Showing top 50 of 90 providers.
High-volume peers near Wisconsin
High-volume peers for Wisconsin: 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 (90 here).
Similar deployment-record total
Nearest states by summed Form 477 records (1,600,766 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 Wisconsin show so many Form 477 deployment records?
- Wisconsin has 1,600,766 deployment records from 90 providers, upper third of the 56-state corpus (≥ 1,310,136). Dense books usually mix large cable/fiber footprints with satellite overlays.
- How does Wisconsin's ≥100 Mbps advertised share compare nationally?
- 19.8% of Wisconsin's Form 477 filings advertise ≥100 Mbps max download, versus 24.6% nationally (-4.8 pp). Tiers come from state_speed_tiers maxaddown buckets, not retail speed tests.
- What broadband technologies dominate Wisconsin's filings?
- satellite-led mix: fiber 2.5%, cable 8.1%, DSL 18.7%, fixed wireless 26.0%, satellite 44.8% of Form 477 records.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Read with this state
- Washington (89 filers)
- Tennessee (94 filers)
- Oklahoma (95 filers)
- Nebraska (85 filers)
- Mix reading guide →
What to do with Wisconsin's footprint
Provider count and record volume describe who files here, not what any one address can get.
- ViaSat, Inc. leads Wisconsin's filings with 253,096 records. Check its footprint across every other state it serves. ViaSat, Inc. profile
- Compare against Washington, a similarly-sized state by provider count. Compare to Washington
- 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.