Internet Service in Rhode Island

99.6% of Rhode Island residents have the option of 10 mbps Internet access from wired or wireless Internet. However, still 27.8% of the population of Rhode Island has no Internet.

In the Ocean state, 88.5% of the population has DSL as an Internet option. 99.3% of residents have cable Internet. 99.7% have the choice of wireless Internet. 97.9% has fiber Internet, making it the state with the most extensive fiber access.

In addition, over 99% of residents have the choice of 3 or more Internet service providers, making it the state with the best choice in providers.

97.60%

Population with faster than 1 Gbps available.

0.30%

Population with only 100 Mbps speeds or less available.

0.30%

Population with only 25 Mbps speeds or less available.

41 Mbps

Average internet download speed across the state

0.10%

Population with no wired internet access available.

99.90%

Population with wired internet access available.

Average broadband score for Rhode Island

Broadband in Rhode Island

Cities in Rhode Island	Providers	Speeds (down/up)	Speeds (down/up)	Score
Albion, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	70 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Ashaway, RI	16	5 Gbps / 5 Gbps	129 Mbps / 108 Mbps	92
Barrington, RI	7	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	59 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Block Island, RI	6	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	17 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Bradford, RI	15	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	92 Mbps / 70 Mbps	87
Bristol, RI	7	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	59 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Carolina, RI	15	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	93 Mbps / 70 Mbps	90
Central Falls, RI	17	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	81 Mbps / 61 Mbps	74
Charlestown, RI	15	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	92 Mbps / 70 Mbps	90
Chepachet, RI	19	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	73 Mbps / 55 Mbps	90
Clayville, RI	19	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	33 Mbps / 15 Mbps	100
Coventry, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	169 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Cranston, RI	21	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	66 Mbps / 50 Mbps	76
Cumberland, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	169 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Cumberland Hill, RI	12	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	36 Mbps / 9 Mbps	75
East Greenwich, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	169 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
East Providence, RI	21	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	66 Mbps / 50 Mbps	75
Exeter, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	168 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Foster, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	169 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Foster Center, RI	11	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	41 Mbps / 11 Mbps	94
Glendale, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	169 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Greene, RI	15	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	41 Mbps / 19 Mbps	96
Greenville, RI	20	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	69 Mbps / 53 Mbps	91
Harmony, RI	19	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	32 Mbps / 14 Mbps	92
Harrisville, RI	19	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	72 Mbps / 55 Mbps	87
Hope, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	169 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Hope Valley, RI	17	5 Gbps / 5 Gbps	121 Mbps / 101 Mbps	89
Hopkinton, RI	15	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	93 Mbps / 71 Mbps	85
Jamestown, RI	7	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	59 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Johnston, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	169 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Kenyon, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	168 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Kingston, RI	16	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	86 Mbps / 65 Mbps	85
Lincoln, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	169 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Little Compton, RI	8	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	64 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Manville, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	70 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Mapleville, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	169 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Melville, RI	9	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	43 Mbps / 5 Mbps	65
Middletown, RI	7	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	59 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Misquamicut, RI	9	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	50 Mbps / 12 Mbps	88
Narragansett, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	169 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Narragansett Pier, RI	9	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	49 Mbps / 12 Mbps	88
Newport, RI	15	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	26 Mbps / 3 Mbps	66
Newport East, RI	9	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	43 Mbps / 5 Mbps	65
North Kingstown, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	169 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
North Providence, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	169 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
North Scituate, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	169 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
North Smithfield, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	169 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Oakland, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	168 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Pascoag, RI	20	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	69 Mbps / 52 Mbps	87
Pawtucket, RI	21	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	65 Mbps / 50 Mbps	81
Portsmouth, RI	7	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	59 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Providence, RI	22	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	65 Mbps / 48 Mbps	75
Prudence Island, RI	7	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	58 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Quonochontaug, RI	11	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	41 Mbps / 11 Mbps	94
Riverside, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	169 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Rockville, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	168 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Rumford, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	169 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Saunderstown, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	168 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Shannock, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	168 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Slatersville, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	69 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Smithfield, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	169 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Tiverton, RI	13	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	30 Mbps / 4 Mbps	66
Valley Falls, RI	12	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	38 Mbps / 9 Mbps	76
Wakefield, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	169 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Wakefield-Peacedale, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	55 Mbps / 13 Mbps	86
Warren, RI	7	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	59 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Warwick, RI	18	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	77 Mbps / 59 Mbps	78
Watch Hill, RI	9	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	51 Mbps / 14 Mbps	94
Weekapaug, RI	9	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	49 Mbps / 12 Mbps	87
West Greenwich, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	168 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
West Kingston, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	169 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
West Warwick, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	169 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Westerly, RI	13	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	107 Mbps / 81 Mbps	81
Wood River Junction, RI	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	168 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Woonsocket, RI	20	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	69 Mbps / 52 Mbps	81
Wyoming, RI	15	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	92 Mbps / 70 Mbps	86

Top 10 Providers (by Coverage) in Rhode Island

	Provider	Max. Speeds	Avg. Speeds
1.	HughesNet	100 Mbps	25 Mbps
2.	Viasat	150 Mbps	25 Mbps
3.	Verizon	1 Gbps	34 Mbps
4.	Cyberonic	11 Mbps	11 Mbps
5.	Cox	309 Mbps	300 Mbps
6.	Verizon Fios Fiber	2 Gbps	852 Mbps
7.	EarthLink Fiber	5 Gbps	36 Mbps
8.	Global Capacity	4 Mbps	3 Mbps
9.	Frontier	4 Gbps	444 Mbps
10.	Earthlink 5G Home Internet	425 Mbps	55 Mbps