Internet Service Providers in Wisconsin
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Wisconsin Internet Coverage & Availability in 2026
Wisconsin Internet Facts in 2026
Wisconsin's Internet Ranking
Wisconsin currently ranks 41st among states in BroadbandNow’s annual rankings of internet coverage, speed and availability.
Access to Wired or Fixed Wireless Broadband: 89.6%
This means that roughly one in ten Wisconsin residents are not able to purchase an internet plan of at least 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload.
Access to Wired Low-Priced Broadband Plan: 72%
This means that nearly in ten residents are not able to purchase broadband at a price of $60/month or less (excluding promotions and government programs).
Access to Fiber-Optic Service: 47.4%
This means that five in ten residents are unable to purchase a fiber internet plan.
Number of Internet Providers in Wisconsin: 81
The U.S. has more than 2,877 internet service providers, with most covering very small areas. It is worth searching by zip code to see who is available in your town.
At BroadbandNow, we advocate for a definition of broadband internet to be at least 100 Mbps, as opposed to the FCC definition of 25 Mbps, which would be considered slow for many internet-intensive activities.
In Wisconsin, 81.9% of households have access to 1 Gbps wired or fixed wireless broadband, ranking 39th among all states.
2026 Wisconsin Broadband Market Analysis
Wisconsin ranks #41 nationwide (holding steady from 2025) in BroadbandNow’s 2026 Best and Worst States for Broadband report, earning an overall grade of C (Score: 73.23/100). The state’s standing is anchored by fundamental prerequisite connectivity, with 89.6% of residents having access to basic wired or fixed wireless broadband and 72% covered by affordable low-priced plans. Physical network architecture across the state features a 47.4% fiber-optic availability rate, which directly influences overall consumer reliability and quality scores.
In our evaluation of over 160 million speed tests, Wisconsin demonstrated network responsiveness with a median round-trip latency of 18.39 ms alongside median download speeds reaching 132.8 Mbps and upload speeds of 20.2 Mbps. Real-world network performance reveals noticeable variations between leading urban corridors and surrounding communities. Leading municipal markets like Madison (ranking #52 nationwide with a Grade A-) and Milwaukee (#131) demonstrate the state’s highest urban performance, supported by fiber availability exceeding 62.7% in core neighborhoods.
Conversely, markets like Milwaukee (#131 nationwide, Grade C) face localized infrastructure hurdles, recording a 64.9% fiber availability rate and median upload speeds of 12.9 Mbps. Because infrastructure quality, plan pricing, and fiber availability shift dramatically from city to city across Wisconsin, checking address-level provider coverage remains essential for remote workers, competitive gamers, and everyday households.
Internet Coverage by Demographic in Wisconsin
Individuals or households with no internet access by characteristic (includes broadband and non-broadband packages)
Percentage of households with and without any type of internet access
- With: 95%
- Without: 5%
Type of internet connection
- Dialup only: <1%
- Broadband of any type: 92.3%
- Cellular data only: 11.6%
- Satellite: 6.9%
Age
- <18: 3.8%
- 18-64: 4.3%
- 65+ adults: 13.6%
Household Income
- <$20,000: 21.4%
- $20,000-$74,999: 10%
- $75,000+: 3%
Race
- Black: 6.9%
- Native American/Alaska Native: 8.1%
- Asian: 4.1%
- Mixed race: 4.3%
- Hispanic or Latino: 4.8%
- White: 6.2%
Employment Status
- Employed: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
Educational Attainment
- Less than high school: 18.4%
- HS grad, some college or associate's: 7.7%
- Bachelor's degree: 2.8%
Internet Providers in Wisconsin
Compare internet providers, maximum speeds, connection types, statewide availability, and ratings.
| Provider | Max. Download Speed | Connection | Availability | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UScellular | 100 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 73.9% | View Plans | |
| Spectrum | 2 Gbps | Cable, Fiber | 72.0% | View Plans | |
| T-Mobile 5G Home Internet | 2 Gbps | Fixed Wireless, Fiber | 61.5% | View Plans | |
| Mint Mobile | 415 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 52.2% | View Plans | |
| XNET WiFi | 2 Gbps | Fixed Wireless | 51.2% | View Plans | |
| AT&T Internet Air | 300 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 35.6% | View Plans | |
| AT&T Internet | 5 Gbps | DSL, Fiber | 32.0% | View Plans | |
| Verizon 5G Home Internet | 300 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 28.7% | View Plans | |
| Bug Tussel | 50 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 24.1% | View Plans | |
| Bertram Internet | 100 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 23.6% | View Plans | |
| TDS | 8 Gbps | Fiber | 16.7% | View Plans | |
| Brightspeed | 940 Mbps | DSL, Fiber | 9.6% | View Plans | |
| Frontier | 7 Gbps | DSL, Fiber | 7.2% | View Plans | |
| EarthLink | 5 Gbps | DSL, Fiber | 4.0% | View Plans | |
| CenturyLink | 80 Mbps | DSL | 3.8% | View Plans | |
| LiteWire | 100 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 3.2% | View Plans | |
| Country Wireless | 100 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 1.7% | View Plans | |
| UPNETWI | 1 Gbps | Fixed Wireless | 1.3% | View Plans | |
| Cellcom | 100 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 1.3% | View Plans | |
| Xfinity | 2 Gbps | Cable | 1.3% | View Plans | |
| Ethoplex | 25 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 1.1% | View Plans | |
| Nsight Telservices | 75 Mbps | DSL | 1.0% | View Plans | |
| Solarus | 1 Gbps | Fiber | 0.9% | View Plans | |
| E-Vergent Wireless | 1 Gbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.9% | View Plans | |
| Network Professionals | 25 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.9% | View Plans | |
| Netwurx | 100 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.9% | View Plans | |
| Mediacom | 1 Gbps | Cable | 0.9% | View Plans | |
| Northwest Communications | 5 Gbps | Fiber | 0.7% | View Plans | |
| TDS | 100 Mbps | DSL | 0.6% | View Plans | |
| Baldwin LightStream | 8 Gbps | Fiber | 0.6% | View Plans | |
| Comelec Internet Services | 960 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.6% | View Plans | |
| Rise Internet | 100 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.6% | View Plans | |
| West Wisconsin Telcom | 1 Gbps | Fiber | 0.5% | View Plans | |
| Astrea | 1 Gbps | Cable | 0.5% | View Plans | |
| Metronet | 5.12 Gbps | Fiber | 0.5% | View Plans | |
| Edge Broadband | 1 Gbps | Fixed Wireless, Fiber | 0.5% | View Plans | |
| Vernon Communications | 1 Gbps | Fiber | 0.5% | View Plans | |
| Mosaic Technologies | 2 Gbps | Fiber | 0.5% | View Plans | |
| Acrospire Networks | 900 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.4% | View Plans | |
| RUC LIghtSpeed | 1 Gbps | Fiber | 0.4% | View Plans | |
| Norvado | 1 Gbps | Fiber | 0.4% | View Plans | |
| AirFiber | 100 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.4% | View Plans | |
| Lynxx Networks | 1 Gbps | Fiber | 0.4% | View Plans | |
| Marquette-Adams Telephone Cooperative | 1 Gbps | Fiber | 0.4% | View Plans | |
| Amherst Telephone Company | 1 Gbps | Fiber | 0.4% | View Plans | |
| SwiftCurrent Connect | 2 Gbps | Fiber | 0.4% | View Plans | |
| WaupacaOnline | 50 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.3% | View Plans | |
| Midco | 5 Gbps | Fiber | 0.3% | View Plans | |
| Lakeland Communications | 1 Gbps | Fiber | 0.3% | View Plans | |
| Tri-County Communications | 250 Mbps | Cable | 0.3% | View Plans |
Internet Providers By City in Wisconsin
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| Algoma | 67.4% | 13 providers |
| Altoona | 99.6% | 12 providers |
| Amery | 56.1% | 12 providers |
| Antigo | 91.0% | 14 providers |
| Appleton | 98.8% | 13 providers |
| Arcadia | 80.8% | 12 providers |
| Ashland | 83.0% | 14 providers |
| Baldwin | 99.3% | 14 providers |
| Baraboo | 96.1% | 16 providers |
| Barron | 86.7% | 12 providers |
| Beaver Dam | 93.1% | 16 providers |
| Belleville | 90.7% | 14 providers |
| Beloit | 95.4% | 18 providers |
| Berlin | 76.2% | 15 providers |
| Black River Falls | 68.0% | 13 providers |
| Bloomer | 98.7% | 13 providers |
| Brillion | 81.8% | 15 providers |
| Bristol | 89.3% | 14 providers |
| Brodhead | 79.4% | 17 providers |
| Brookfield | 99.7% | 15 providers |
| Burlington | 95.6% | 17 providers |
| Cadott | 54.1% | 15 providers |
| Cambridge | 88.1% | 17 providers |
| Campbellsport | 76.5% | 14 providers |
| Cedarburg | 99.3% | 11 providers |
| Chetek | 96.6% | 15 providers |
| Chilton | 78.2% | 14 providers |
| Chippewa Falls | 94.5% | 17 providers |
| Clintonville | 86.1% | 16 providers |
| Colfax | 86.4% | 14 providers |
| Colgate | 99.8% | 14 providers |
| Columbus | 70.0% | 16 providers |
| Cottage Grove | 92.8% | 19 providers |
| Crivitz | 75.2% | 14 providers |
| Cross Plains | 95.6% | 15 providers |
| Cudahy | 99.6% | 12 providers |
| Cumberland | 81.7% | 12 providers |
| De Forest | 96.4% | 19 providers |
| De Pere | 94.3% | 19 providers |
| Delafield | 99.7% | 17 providers |
| Delavan | 94.4% | 21 providers |
| Denmark | 72.1% | 19 providers |
| Dodgeville | 79.2% | 14 providers |
| Dousman | 98.6% | 16 providers |
| Eagle | 95.0% | 16 providers |
| Eagle River | 83.2% | 15 providers |
| East Troy | 98.1% | 13 providers |
| Eau Claire | 94.0% | 18 providers |
| Edgerton | 88.3% | 21 providers |
| Elk Mound | 89.7% | 13 providers |
| Elkhorn | 95.7% | 19 providers |
| Ellsworth | 87.8% | 17 providers |
| Elm Grove | 100.0% | 11 providers |
| Evansville | 79.4% | 19 providers |
| Fond Du Lac | 96.0% | 14 providers |
| Fort Atkinson | 86.5% | 19 providers |
| Franklin | 99.6% | 12 providers |
| Franksville | 64.6% | 13 providers |
| Genoa City | 96.6% | 16 providers |
| Germantown | 100.0% | 12 providers |
| Grafton | 99.1% | 11 providers |
| Green Bay | 97.5% | 17 providers |
| Greendale | 100.0% | 13 providers |
| Greenville | 100.0% | 11 providers |
| Hales Corners | 100.0% | 11 providers |
| Hartford | 91.0% | 15 providers |
| Hartland | 99.2% | 16 providers |
| Hayward | 87.6% | 15 providers |
| Holmen | 95.8% | 15 providers |
| Hortonville | 89.0% | 12 providers |
| Hubertus | 98.4% | 15 providers |
| Hudson | 95.6% | 16 providers |
| Jackson | 96.3% | 12 providers |
| Janesville | 95.8% | 22 providers |
| Jefferson | 84.8% | 18 providers |
| Kaukauna | 94.0% | 15 providers |
| Kenosha | 98.3% | 14 providers |
| Kewaskum | 85.1% | 15 providers |
| Kewaunee | 54.9% | 16 providers |
| Kiel | 94.5% | 13 providers |
| Kimberly | 100.0% | 12 providers |
| La Crosse | 93.0% | 17 providers |
| Ladysmith | 78.7% | 11 providers |
| Lake Geneva | 94.0% | 16 providers |
| Lake Mills | 96.7% | 18 providers |
| Lancaster | 85.1% | 13 providers |
| Little Chute | 100.0% | 12 providers |
| Lodi | 93.5% | 15 providers |
| Luxemburg | 63.8% | 14 providers |
| Madison | 96.3% | 21 providers |
| Manitowoc | 98.2% | 19 providers |
| Marinette | 96.0% | 9 providers |
| Marshall | 86.8% | 16 providers |
| Marshfield | 91.9% | 19 providers |
| Mauston | 80.0% | 16 providers |
| Mayville | 81.9% | 16 providers |
| Mc Farland | 99.0% | 18 providers |
| Medford | 94.8% | 11 providers |
| Menasha | 99.1% | 13 providers |
| Menomonee Falls | 99.8% | 13 providers |
| Menomonie | 83.6% | 16 providers |
| Mequon | 94.5% | 12 providers |
| Merrill | 81.0% | 17 providers |
| Middleton | 99.6% | 18 providers |
| Milton | 96.9% | 20 providers |
| Milwaukee | 98.4% | 13 providers |
| Minocqua | 89.5% | 11 providers |
| Mondovi | 81.5% | 15 providers |
| Monroe | 94.5% | 18 providers |
| Montello | 90.2% | 14 providers |
| Mosinee | 98.7% | 15 providers |
| Mount Horeb | 98.3% | 15 providers |
| Mukwonago | 99.2% | 14 providers |
| Muskego | 99.9% | 12 providers |
| Neenah | 99.6% | 15 providers |
| Neillsville | 93.2% | 14 providers |
| Nekoosa | 98.7% | 14 providers |
| New Berlin | 99.7% | 14 providers |
| New Holstein | 86.3% | 12 providers |
| New Lisbon | 93.5% | 15 providers |
| New London | 87.9% | 17 providers |
| New Richmond | 76.2% | 17 providers |
| Oak Creek | 99.5% | 12 providers |
| Oconomowoc | 97.6% | 18 providers |
| Oconto | 83.0% | 15 providers |
| Oconto Falls | 87.5% | 17 providers |
| Omro | 67.4% | 15 providers |
| Onalaska | 99.7% | 17 providers |
| Oneida | 99.7% | 14 providers |
| Oregon | 92.0% | 18 providers |
| Osceola | 87.8% | 13 providers |
| Oshkosh | 93.9% | 16 providers |
| Pardeeville | 83.8% | 16 providers |
| Peshtigo | 85.3% | 14 providers |
| Pewaukee | 99.6% | 13 providers |
| Platteville | 65.2% | 17 providers |
| Pleasant Prairie | 98.0% | 13 providers |
| Plover | 99.1% | 14 providers |
| Plymouth | 81.3% | 15 providers |
| Port Washington | 95.7% | 12 providers |
| Portage | 87.1% | 17 providers |
| Poynette | 83.2% | 14 providers |
| Prairie Du Chien | 88.9% | 9 providers |
| Prairie Du Sac | 96.8% | 15 providers |
| Prescott | 93.6% | 18 providers |
| Pulaski | 97.3% | 15 providers |
| Racine | 99.2% | 11 providers |
| Reedsburg | 99.3% | 14 providers |
| Rhinelander | 89.2% | 12 providers |
| Rice Lake | 93.2% | 14 providers |
| Richland Center | 92.6% | 18 providers |
| Ripon | 80.3% | 13 providers |
| River Falls | 76.6% | 16 providers |
| Saint Francis | 99.2% | 10 providers |
| Salem | 98.6% | 13 providers |
| Sauk City | 94.3% | 16 providers |
| Saukville | 90.4% | 14 providers |
| Schofield | 98.2% | 14 providers |
| Seymour | 68.9% | 16 providers |
| Shawano | 94.1% | 16 providers |
| Sheboygan | 98.7% | 13 providers |
| Sheboygan Falls | 86.3% | 15 providers |
| Slinger | 98.4% | 16 providers |
| Somerset | 68.6% | 11 providers |
| South Milwaukee | 99.9% | 10 providers |
| Sparta | 82.0% | 18 providers |
| Spooner | 82.6% | 12 providers |
| Stanley | 61.5% | 11 providers |
| Stevens Point | 90.1% | 16 providers |
| Stoughton | 92.3% | 20 providers |
| Sturgeon Bay | 75.6% | 15 providers |
| Sturtevant | 95.9% | 11 providers |
| Sun Prairie | 98.2% | 21 providers |
| Superior | 94.5% | 13 providers |
| Sussex | 99.9% | 12 providers |
| Tomah | 88.5% | 16 providers |
| Tomahawk | 86.0% | 11 providers |
| Trevor | 100.0% | 14 providers |
| Twin Lakes | 99.6% | 16 providers |
| Two Rivers | 94.7% | 17 providers |
| Union Grove | 79.6% | 11 providers |
| Verona | 99.6% | 20 providers |
| Viroqua | 99.7% | 14 providers |
| Waterford | 99.1% | 13 providers |
| Waterloo | 88.2% | 16 providers |
| Watertown | 87.4% | 17 providers |
| Waukesha | 98.8% | 14 providers |
| Waunakee | 98.1% | 16 providers |
| Waupaca | 85.5% | 15 providers |
| Waupun | 73.4% | 16 providers |
| Wausau | 96.1% | 18 providers |
| Wautoma | 89.2% | 14 providers |
| West Bend | 97.8% | 17 providers |
| West Salem | 96.6% | 15 providers |
| Whitewater | 67.9% | 21 providers |
| Winneconne | 79.3% | 15 providers |
| Wisconsin Dells | 95.8% | 14 providers |
| Wisconsin Rapids | 99.0% | 16 providers |
| Woodruff | 86.3% | 12 providers |