Research

Original data research from the PlainBroadband editorial team. Every page is rendered server-side from a live SELECT against the portal database; no numbers are hardcoded.

Top 10 US Broadband Providers by FCC Coverage Records

PlainBroadband ranks broadband providers by the total number of coverage records each provider reports to the FCC Broadband Data Collection. Rendered server-side from a live SELECT against the providers table.

Top 10 US States by FCC Broadband Coverage Record Volume

PlainBroadband ranks US states by the total number of FCC Broadband Data Collection coverage records, weighted by provider count and average maximum download speed. Rendered server-side from a live SELECT against the states table.

US Broadband Technology Coverage Distribution

PlainBroadband presents the distribution of broadband coverage records across the 13 FCC-defined technology codes (fiber, cable, DSL, satellite, fixed wireless, and licensed/unlicensed variants). Rendered server-side from a live SELECT against the technologies table.