Satellite broadband technology
FCC Form 477 technology code 60: 32,267,766 census-block deployment records nationwide. Filing volume and state reach are separate measurements.
Filing volume rank is not state-reach rank
Satellite ranks #1 of 10 FCC technology codes by census-block records, and #4 of 10 by number of states with at least one filing (53 states).
- #1
- of 10 tech codes by records
- 32,267,766
- total deployment records
- #4
- of 10 tech codes by state reach
- 53
- states with >=1 filing
Filing volume (records) and state reach (how many states report the technology at all) are different measurements - a technology can lead one and trail the other.
Satellite vs all FCC technology codes by filing volume
Where this technology's Form 477 record count sits among every technology code on PlainBroadband
32,267,766 1st of 10 the highest of 10 technology codes
Technology codes, banded by nationwide deployment-record count
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Source FCC Form 477 fixed broadband deployment · June 2020
Top states for Satellite by reported deployment records
FCC Form 477 fixed broadband deployment data (June 2020 status)
Texas leads Satellite filings with 2,675,730 records ; California is second at 2,093,119. Counts are provider-by-census-block filings for technology code 60, not subscriber totals.
About Satellite
Satellite internet beams data from orbiting satellites to dish antennas on the ground. Because satellite providers can report availability almost everywhere, satellite accounts for the largest share of records in this Form 477 dataset even though relatively few households subscribe. Traditional satellite has higher latency, which newer low-earth-orbit constellations are working to reduce.
Satellite filing-volume reading
Satellite opens on filing volume: #1 of 10 FCC technology codes by census-block records (32,267,766 filings). FCC technology code 60 is a satellite family label in Form 477.
Among the 10 Form 477 technology codes on this site, Satellite sits in the upper third by record volume (≥ 3,788,469). That scale usually means many operators mark many census blocks, not that every marked block has active subscribers.
The lead state (Texas) holds 8.3% of Satellite filings (2,675,730 records). That is a moderate peak: several states still move the national total. Form 477 historically let providers mark a whole census block from a single reachable address; treat these counts as declared capability, not address-level availability, speed, or price.
Technologies near Satellite on Form 477 scale
Peer codes for Satellite by census-block record volume first, then state/territory reach (record floor ≥1,000, state floor ≥5).
Similar deployment-record volume
Nearest technology codes by total records (32,267,766 here).
Similar state/territory reach
Nearest codes by states with filings (53 here), excluding the record-volume set.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with Satellite filings
32,267,766 records is filing volume, not proof of active service at any one address.
- Compare Satellite against Terrestrial Fixed Wireless, a similarly-filed technology, before drawing conclusions from volume alone. Compare to Terrestrial Fixed Wireless
- See which states report the most Satellite filings and how coverage concentrates. Browse by state
- 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.
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 technology'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.