FCC Form 477 (2020) 31 providers · Provider-thin state 84 Mbps avg · Below-average speed satellite-led mix

Wyoming Broadband Data

Wyoming is a thinner Form 477 book (391,268 records from 31 providers). satellite leads the mix; 13.2% 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 9.9% 18.9% 65.0% Fiber 1.60% Cable 4.60% DSL 9.90% Fixed-Wireless 18.90% Satellite 65.00% Five-segment transport-technology composition · normalised to 100%
Wyoming transport-technology mix (FCC Form 477 share of filings)

Data updated June 2026

391,268 Form 477 records, lower third (< 569,696)

Wyoming at a glance

In Wyoming, 65.0% of records are satellite and 1.6% fiber on a thinner 391,268-record book (satellite-led).

1.6%
fiber share (below the 4.3% national share)
13.2%
filings ≥100 Mbps max (-11.4 pp vs 24.6% national)
65.0%
satellite share - the dominant category
widest footprint - 86,204 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.

Wyoming broadband livability score

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

F

16/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Average download speed
F 84 Mbps

13th percentile of 56 tracked

Fiber availability
F 1.6 %

14th percentile of 56 tracked

Provider competition
F 31.0 providers

27th percentile of 56 tracked

Wyoming's ≥100 Mbps filings trail the national Form 477 mix

Thin filing book: 13.2% of Wyoming records advertise ≥100 Mbps max, against 24.6% nationally (-11.4 pp).

WY ≥100 Mbps share
13.2%
All-state ≥100 Mbps share
24.6%
WY vs national
-11.4 pp
WY avg max advertised
84 Mbps

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

Wyoming vs all states by provider count

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

31 42nd of 56 higher than 14 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 391,268 FCC Form 477 deployment filings across the five federal speed-threshold bands. 22.7% <3/0.768 13.9% 3/0.768 → 25/3 50.2% 25/3 → 100/20 10.9% 100/20 → 1G Sub-broadband 88,969 Legacy 54,456 Standard 196,312 Giga-capable 42,759 Gigabit+ 8,772 391,268 filings · 5 federal speed-threshold bands
Wyoming max-advertised-download tiers, share of FCC Form 477 filings by speed (sub-3 → ≥1,000 Mbps)

Technology Breakdown

Wyoming broadband technologies by reported deployment records

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

1. Satellite: 254,2961. Satellite254,2962. Terrestrial Fixed Wireless: 73,7862. Terrestrial Fixed Wireless73,7863. ADSL2+: 21,6623. ADSL2+21,6624. Cable: 18,1124. Cable18,1125. VDSL: 9,6885. VDSL9,6886. Fiber: 6,3416. Fiber6,3417. Symmetric DSL: 5,7417. Symmetric DSL5,7418. DSL: 1,6338. DSL1,6339. Other Copper: 99. Other Copper9

Full technology detail

# Technology Records
1 Satellite 254,296
2 Terrestrial Fixed Wireless 73,786
3 ADSL2+ 21,662
4 Cable 18,112
5 VDSL 9,688
6 Fiber 6,341
7 Symmetric DSL 5,741
8 DSL 1,633
9 Other Copper 9

Who Reports the Most in Wyoming

The providers carrying the largest share of Wyoming's Form 477 deployment records. ViaSat, Inc. leads with 86,204 records.

Top providers in Wyoming by reported deployment records

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

1. ViaSat, Inc.: 86,2041. ViaSat, Inc.86,2042. Hughes Network Systems, LLC: 84,0462. Hughes Network Systems, L…84,0463. VSAT Systems, LLC: 84,0463. VSAT Systems, LLC84,0464. Wyoming.Com: 22,3204. Wyoming.Com22,3205. CenturyLink, Inc.: 17,5305. CenturyLink, Inc.17,5306. Charter Communications: 14,3916. Charter Communications14,3917. Tri County Telephone Association, Inc.: 14,0007. Tri County Telephone Asso…14,0008. Inventive Wireless of Nebraska, LLC: 13,9018. Inventive Wireless of Neb…13,9019. Visionary Communications, Inc.: 12,7069. Visionary Communications,…12,70610. LR Communications, Inc.: 6,36010. LR Communications, Inc.6,36011. AllureTech/Coffeynet: 5,06311. AllureTech/Coffeynet5,06312. Range Telephone Cooperative, Inc.: 4,88512. Range Telephone Cooperat…4,885

Full Provider List - Wyoming

Thin-book peers near Wyoming

Thin-book peers for Wyoming: 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 (31 here).

Similar deployment-record total

Nearest states by summed Form 477 records (391,268 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 Wyoming's Form 477 filing book unusually thin?
Wyoming has 391,268 records from 31 providers, lower third (< 569,696). Thin books still matter when one technology or a few rural carriers dominate the mix.
How does Wyoming's ≥100 Mbps advertised share compare nationally?
13.2% of Wyoming's Form 477 filings advertise ≥100 Mbps max download, versus 24.6% nationally (-11.4 pp). Tiers come from state_speed_tiers maxaddown buckets, not retail speed tests.
What broadband technologies dominate Wyoming's filings?
satellite-led mix: fiber 1.6%, cable 4.6%, DSL 9.9%, fixed wireless 18.9%, satellite 65.0% of Form 477 records.

Read with this state

What to do with Wyoming'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.