of South Dakotans have access to wireline service.
of South Dakotans have access to fiber-optic service.
of South Dakotans have access to cable service.
of South Dakotans have access to DSL service.
of South Dakotans have access to mobile broadband service.
of South Dakotans have access to fixed wireless service.
85.5% of South Dakotans have access to wired broadband 25mbps or faster.
73.4% of South Dakotans have access to broadband 100mbps or faster.
50.6% of South Dakotans have access to 1 gigabit broadband.
Since 2010, South Dakota Bureau of Information & Telecommunications has been awarded $5,729,415 in federal grants for South Dakota'
Another $20,572,242, accounting for 0.6% of all federal infrastructure grants, was awarded to broadband infrastructure projects in South Dakota.
Since 2011, access to a wired connection of at least 10mbps has improved from 71.1% to 89.9% of South Dakotans.
In total there are 106 internet providers in South Dakota.
There are 122,000 people in South Dakota without access to a wired connection capable of 25mbps download speeds.
There are 198,000 people in South Dakota that have access to only one wired provider, leaving them no options to switch.
Another 41,000 people in South Dakota don't have any wired internet providers available where they live.
City | Broadband Coverage | # of Providers |
---|---|---|
Sioux Falls | 98.6% | 18 |
Rapid City | 95.8% | 14 |