of Tennesseeans have access to wireline service.
of Tennesseeans have access to fiber-optic service.
of Tennesseeans have access to cable service.
of Tennesseeans have access to DSL service.
of Tennesseeans have access to mobile broadband service.
of Tennesseeans have access to fixed wireless service.
90.1% of Tennesseeans have access to wired broadband 25mbps or faster.
87.1% of Tennesseeans have access to broadband 100mbps or faster.
18.8% of Tennesseeans have access to 1 gigabit broadband.
Since 2010, Connected Tennessee has been awarded $4,479,620 in federal grants for Tennessee's Broadband Initiative.
Another $15,865,636, accounting for 0.5% of all federal infrastructure grants, was awarded to broadband infrastructure projects in Tennessee.
Since 2011, access to a wired connection of at least 10mbps has improved from 89.0% to 92.5% of Tennesseeans.
In total there are 168 internet providers in Tennessee.
There are 654,000 people in Tennessee without access to a wired connection capable of 25mbps download speeds.
There are 782,000 people in Tennessee that have access to only one wired provider, leaving them no options to switch.
Another 286,000 people in Tennessee don't have any wired internet providers available where they live.
| City | Broadband Coverage | # of Providers |
|---|---|---|
| Germantown | 99.8% | 15 |
| Brentwood | 99.7% | 17 |
| Ooltewah | 99.5% | 13 |
| Chattanooga | 99.5% | 18 |
| Collierville | 99.4% | 16 |
| Elizabethton | 99.4% | 10 |
| Johnson City | 99.4% | 14 |
| Clarksville | 99.3% | 16 |
| Mount Juliet | 99.3% | 16 |
| Mcminnville | 99.3% | 11 |
| Hendersonville | 99.1% | 13 |
| Antioch | 98.9% | 16 |
| Memphis | 98.8% | 21 |
| Knoxville | 98.7% | 22 |
| Smyrna | 98.6% | 17 |
| Morristown | 98.5% | 12 |
| Hermitage | 98.5% | 16 |
| Goodlettsville | 98.2% | 13 |
| Cordova | 98.1% | 16 |
| Jackson | 97.8% | 16 |
| Gallatin | 97.5% | 14 |
| Greeneville | 97.4% | 10 |
| Murfreesboro | 97.2% | 18 |
| Maryville | 97.0% | 16 |
| Nashville | 97.0% | 22 |
| Cleveland | 96.6% | 14 |
| Franklin | 96.2% | 17 |
| Columbia | 95.9% | 12 |
| Cookeville | 95.1% | 15 |
| Arlington | 95.1% | 14 |
| Lebanon | 92.5% | 16 |
| Shelbyville | 92.1% | 14 |
| Sevierville | 87.4% | 16 |
| Crossville | 61.6% | 14 |
| La Vergne | 100.0% | 17 |
| Madison | 100.0% | 14 |
| Kingsport | 100.0% | 13 |
| Hixson | 100.0% | 12 |
| Bristol | 100.0% | 13 |