of Mississippians have access to wireline service.
of Mississippians have access to fiber-optic service.
of Mississippians have access to cable service.
of Mississippians have access to DSL service.
of Mississippians have access to mobile broadband service.
of Mississippians have access to fixed wireless service.
70.4% of Mississippians have access to wired broadband 25mbps or faster.
58.3% of Mississippians have access to broadband 100mbps or faster.
14.7% of Mississippians have access to 1 gigabit broadband.
Since 2010, Mississippi Broadband Connect Coalition has been awarded $7,011,691 in federal grants for Mississippi's Broadband Initiative
Another $102,364,489, accounting for 2.9% of all federal infrastructure grants, was awarded to broadband infrastructure projects in Mississippi.
Since 2012, 10+ mbps wired broadband coverage in Mississippi has improved from 76.5% to 76.7%.
In total there are 108 internet providers in Mississippi.
There are 892,000 people in Mississippi without access to a wired connection capable of 25mbps download speeds.
There are 795,000 people in Mississippi that have access to only one wired provider, leaving them no options to switch.
Another 293,000 people in Mississippi don't have any wired internet providers available where they live.
| City | Broadband Coverage | # of Providers |
|---|---|---|
| Olive Branch | 99.6% | 17 |
| Madison | 99.1% | 11 |
| Southaven | 99.0% | 19 |
| Brandon | 97.3% | 17 |
| Moss Point | 96.8% | 11 |
| Greenville | 96.8% | 17 |
| Jackson | 96.0% | 19 |
| Gulfport | 95.2% | 18 |
| Biloxi | 95.0% | 18 |
| Pearl | 94.7% | 16 |
| Tupelo | 94.4% | 16 |
| Ocean Springs | 93.4% | 13 |
| Columbus | 92.1% | 17 |
| Hattiesburg | 90.9% | 16 |
| Meridian | 90.4% | 14 |
| Laurel | 86.0% | 11 |
| Vicksburg | 85.9% | 15 |
| Oxford | 84.6% | 19 |
| Starkville | 79.9% | 18 |
| Natchez | 79.4% | 12 |
