of Virginians have access to wireline service.
of Virginians have access to fiber-optic service.
of Virginians have access to cable service.
of Virginians have access to DSL service.
of Virginians have access to mobile broadband service.
of Virginians have access to fixed wireless service.
90.7% of Virginians have access to wired broadband 25mbps or faster.
88.7% of Virginians have access to broadband 100mbps or faster.
1.8% of Virginians have access to 1 gigabit broadband.
Since 2010, Wired Virginia has been awarded $8,099,979 in federal grants for Virginia's Broadband Initiative.
Another $92,995,941, accounting for 2.7% of all federal infrastructure grants, was awarded to broadband infrastructure projects in Virginia.
Since 2011, access to a wired connection of at least 10mbps has improved from 76.9% to 92.9% of Virginians.
In total there are 180 internet providers in Virginia.
There are 781,000 people in Virginia without access to a wired connection capable of 25mbps download speeds.
There are 902,000 people in Virginia that have access to only one wired provider, leaving them no options to switch.
Another 405,000 people in Virginia don't have any wired internet providers available where they live.
| City | Broadband Coverage | # of Providers |
|---|---|---|
| Dumfries | 99.8% | 15 |
| Stafford | 99.8% | 15 |
| Annandale | 99.7% | 17 |
| Lorton | 99.6% | 14 |
| Mc Lean | 99.6% | 23 |
| Chantilly | 99.6% | 25 |
| Burke | 99.5% | 17 |
| Sterling | 99.5% | 27 |
| Arlington | 99.4% | 32 |
| Ashburn | 99.4% | 30 |
| Reston | 99.4% | 27 |
| Woodbridge | 99.3% | 18 |
| Henrico | 99.2% | 18 |
| Centreville | 99.2% | 18 |
| Alexandria | 99.2% | 24 |
| Vienna | 99.0% | 23 |
| Midlothian | 98.9% | 15 |
| Manassas | 98.8% | 24 |
| Yorktown | 98.8% | 14 |
| Fredericksburg | 98.7% | 17 |
| Chesterfield | 98.7% | 13 |
| Chesapeake | 98.5% | 17 |
| Glen Allen | 98.3% | 16 |
| Herndon | 98.3% | 25 |
| Chester | 98.1% | 15 |
| Leesburg | 98.0% | 22 |
| Springfield | 98.0% | 21 |
| Portsmouth | 97.9% | 16 |
| Waynesboro | 97.8% | 13 |
| Richmond | 97.8% | 20 |
| Virginia Beach | 97.6% | 20 |
| Newport News | 97.5% | 17 |
| Falls Church | 97.4% | 23 |
| Hampton | 97.1% | 15 |
| Charlottesville | 97.0% | 19 |
| Salem | 96.8% | 15 |
| Roanoke | 96.6% | 21 |
| Danville | 96.4% | 17 |
| Martinsville | 96.3% | 11 |
| Spotsylvania | 96.1% | 14 |
| Mechanicsville | 95.4% | 14 |
| Suffolk | 95.2% | 13 |
| Norfolk | 94.9% | 16 |
| Hopewell | 94.7% | 10 |
| Front Royal | 94.7% | 11 |
| Petersburg | 94.6% | 13 |
| Fairfax | 93.7% | 25 |
| Lynchburg | 93.6% | 21 |
| Staunton | 93.5% | 16 |
| Harrisonburg | 92.1% | 17 |
| Culpeper | 91.1% | 13 |
| Winchester | 90.1% | 17 |
| Williamsburg | 89.9% | 15 |
| Blacksburg | 82.6% | 15 |
