of South Carolinians have access to wireline service.
of South Carolinians have access to fiber-optic service.
of South Carolinians have access to cable service.
of South Carolinians have access to DSL service.
of South Carolinians have access to mobile broadband service.
of South Carolinians have access to fixed wireless service.
89.4% of South Carolinians have access to wired broadband 25mbps or faster.
56.6% of South Carolinians have access to broadband 100mbps or faster.
7.9% of South Carolinians have access to 1 gigabit broadband.
Since 2010, Connect South Carolina has been awarded $3,979,832 in federal grants for South Carolina's Broadband Initiative.
Another $9,604,840, accounting for 0.3% of all federal infrastructure grants, was awarded to broadband infrastructure projects in South Carolina.
Since 2011, access to a wired connection of at least 10mbps has improved from 85.9% to 93.3% of South Carolinians.
In total there are 105 internet providers in South Carolina.
There are 517,000 people in South Carolina without access to a wired connection capable of 25mbps download speeds.
There are 764,000 people in South Carolina that have access to only one wired provider, leaving them no options to switch.
Another 194,000 people in South Carolina don't have any wired internet providers available where they live.
City | Broadband Coverage | # of Providers |
---|---|---|
Lexington | 99.8% | 14 |
Fort Mill | 99.8% | 14 |
Florence | 99.7% | 13 |
Greer | 99.7% | 11 |
Taylors | 99.7% | 12 |
Columbia | 99.4% | 16 |
North Charleston | 99.3% | 20 |
North Augusta | 99.2% | 12 |
Summerville | 99.2% | 17 |
Irmo | 99.2% | 12 |
Greenville | 99.0% | 15 |
Mount Pleasant | 98.8% | 16 |
Sumter | 98.6% | 9 |
Easley | 98.4% | 11 |
Simpsonville | 98.4% | 12 |
Spartanburg | 98.3% | 13 |
Rock Hill | 98.2% | 11 |
Hilton Head Island | 98.2% | 13 |
Anderson | 97.8% | 14 |
Goose Creek | 96.5% | 14 |
Charleston | 96.3% | 19 |
Orangeburg | 95.6% | 12 |
Aiken | 94.8% | 12 |
Gaffney | 94.3% | 11 |
Greenwood | 92.7% | 8 |
Bluffton | 92.5% | 14 |
Hartsville | 90.2% | 9 |
Lancaster | 89.3% | 8 |
Seneca | 85.7% | 11 |
Beaufort | 84.9% | 14 |
Conway | 100.0% | 10 |
Myrtle Beach | 100.0% | 13 |
West Columbia | 100.0% | 15 |