of Mainers have access to wireline service.
of Mainers have access to fiber-optic service.
of Mainers have access to cable service.
of Mainers have access to DSL service.
of Mainers have access to mobile broadband service.
of Mainers have access to fixed wireless service.
94.4% of Mainers have access to wired broadband 25mbps or faster.
10.6% of Mainers have access to broadband 100mbps or faster.
1.2% of Mainers have access to 1 gigabit broadband.
Since 2010, Connect ME has been awarded $4,978,492 in federal grants for Maine's Broadband Initiative.
Another $25,402,904, accounting for 0.7% of all federal infrastructure grants, was awarded to broadband infrastructure projects in Maine.
Since 2011, access to a wired connection of at least 10mbps has improved from 84.6% to 97.3% of Mainers.
In total there are 83 internet providers in Maine.
There are 75,000 people in Maine without access to a wired connection capable of 25mbps download speeds.
There are 158,000 people in Maine that have access to only one wired provider, leaving them no options to switch.
Another 20,000 people in Maine don't have any wired internet providers available where they live.
| City | Broadband Coverage | # of Providers |
|---|---|---|
| Portland | 99.9% | 18 |
| Bangor | 100.0% | 19 |
| Lewiston | 100.0% | 15 |
