of Nebraskans have access to wireline service.
of Nebraskans have access to fiber-optic service.
of Nebraskans have access to cable service.
of Nebraskans have access to DSL service.
of Nebraskans have access to mobile broadband service.
of Nebraskans have access to fixed wireless service.
85.5% of Nebraskans have access to wired broadband 25mbps or faster.
62.4% of Nebraskans have access to broadband 100mbps or faster.
17.4% of Nebraskans have access to 1 gigabit broadband.
Since 2010, Nebraska Broadband Initiative has been awarded $5,662,785 in federal grants for Nebraska's Broadband Initiative.
Another $11,547,866, accounting for 0.3% of all federal infrastructure grants, was awarded to broadband infrastructure projects in Nebraska.
Since 2011, access to a wired connection of at least 10mbps has improved from 82.7% to 93.0% of Nebraskans.
In total there are 173 internet providers in Nebraska.
There are 272,000 people in Nebraska without access to a wired connection capable of 25mbps download speeds.
There are 231,000 people in Nebraska that have access to only one wired provider, leaving them no options to switch.
Another 60,000 people in Nebraska don't have any wired internet providers available where they live.
| City | Broadband Coverage | # of Providers |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 98.9% | 21 |
| Omaha | 98.5% | 23 |
| Grand Island | 97.5% | 21 |
| Bellevue | 97.1% | 14 |
| Papillion | 97.1% | 14 |
| Kearney | 92.3% | 16 |
| Fremont | 92.1% | 17 |
| Norfolk | 89.6% | 13 |
