of Idahoans have access to wireline service.
of Idahoans have access to fiber-optic service.
of Idahoans have access to cable service.
of Idahoans have access to DSL service.
of Idahoans have access to mobile broadband service.
of Idahoans have access to fixed wireless service.
82.3% of Idahoans have access to wired broadband 25mbps or faster.
69.8% of Idahoans have access to broadband 100mbps or faster.
60.8% of Idahoans have access to 1 gigabit broadband.
Since 2010, LINK Idaho has been awarded $4,486,214 in federal grants for Idaho's Broadband Initiative.
Another $8,169,716, accounting for 0.2% of all federal infrastructure grants, was awarded to broadband infrastructure projects in Idaho.
Since 2011, access to a wired connection of at least 10mbps has improved from 76.8% to 89.4% of Idahoans.
In total there are 145 internet providers in Idaho.
There are 296,000 people in Idaho without access to a wired connection capable of 25mbps download speeds.
There are 245,000 people in Idaho that have access to only one wired provider, leaving them no options to switch.
Another 103,000 people in Idaho don't have any wired internet providers available where they live.
City | Broadband Coverage | # of Providers |
---|---|---|
Idaho Falls | 99.9% | 18 |
Rexburg | 99.5% | 16 |
Boise | 98.8% | 25 |
Meridian | 97.8% | 21 |
Lewiston | 96.8% | 14 |
Post Falls | 96.0% | 16 |
Twin Falls | 95.0% | 16 |
Coeur D Alene | 94.7% | 20 |
Nampa | 93.4% | 19 |
Pocatello | 92.5% | 14 |
Caldwell | 85.4% | 18 |