of Arkansans have access to wireline service.
of Arkansans have access to fiber-optic service.
of Arkansans have access to cable service.
of Arkansans have access to DSL service.
of Arkansans have access to mobile broadband service.
of Arkansans have access to fixed wireless service.
79.6% of Arkansans have access to wired broadband 25mbps or faster.
62.8% of Arkansans have access to broadband 100mbps or faster.
7.6% of Arkansans have access to 1 gigabit broadband.
Since 2010, Connect Arkansas has been awarded $6,175,366 in federal grants for Arkansas's Broadband Initiative.
Another $102,131,393, accounting for 2.9% of all federal infrastructure grants, was awarded to broadband infrastructure projects in Arkansas.
Since 2011, access to a wired connection of at least 10mbps has improved from 71.3% to 85.8% of Arkansans.
In total there are 130 internet providers in Arkansas.
There are 614,000 people in Arkansas without access to a wired connection capable of 25mbps download speeds.
There are 661,000 people in Arkansas that have access to only one wired provider, leaving them no options to switch.
Another 230,000 people in Arkansas don't have any wired internet providers available where they live.
| City | Broadband Coverage | # of Providers |
|---|---|---|
| Sherwood | 99.7% | 18 |
| Fort Smith | 99.0% | 14 |
| Jacksonville | 99.0% | 15 |
| Little Rock | 97.8% | 23 |
| Cabot | 96.0% | 12 |
| Texarkana | 95.0% | 11 |
| Rogers | 94.7% | 14 |
| Springdale | 94.6% | 16 |
| North Little Rock | 94.4% | 20 |
| Russellville | 94.1% | 10 |
| Fayetteville | 93.7% | 16 |
| Van Buren | 93.6% | 11 |
| Bentonville | 93.3% | 13 |
| Hot Springs | 90.5% | 13 |
| Benton | 89.6% | 10 |
| El Dorado | 89.3% | 10 |
| Jonesboro | 88.9% | 18 |
| Paragould | 78.4% | 13 |
| Searcy | 75.1% | 13 |
| Pine Bluff | 65.4% | 14 |
| Conway | 100.0% | 13 |
