of North Dakotans have access to wireline service.
of North Dakotans have access to fiber-optic service.
of North Dakotans have access to cable service.
of North Dakotans have access to DSL service.
of North Dakotans have access to mobile broadband service.
of North Dakotans have access to fixed wireless service.
92.9% of North Dakotans have access to wired broadband 25mbps or faster.
90.2% of North Dakotans have access to broadband 100mbps or faster.
67.8% of North Dakotans have access to 1 gigabit broadband.
Since 2010, North Dakota Broadband has been awarded $3,664,087 in federal grants for North Dakota's Broadband Initiative.
Another $10,781,157, accounting for 0.3% of all federal infrastructure grants, was awarded to broadband infrastructure projects in North Dakota.
Since 2011, access to a wired connection of at least 10mbps has improved from 78.8% to 94.4% of North Dakotans.
In total there are 100 internet providers in North Dakota.
There are 49,000 people in North Dakota without access to a wired connection capable of 25mbps download speeds.
There are 180,000 people in North Dakota that have access to only one wired provider, leaving them no options to switch.
Another 25,000 people in North Dakota don't have any wired internet providers available where they live.
| City | Broadband Coverage | # of Providers |
|---|---|---|
| Fargo | 99.0% | 18 |
| Bismarck | 97.2% | 12 |
| Grand Forks | 93.6% | 12 |
| Minot | 92.6% | 8 |
