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North Carolina is the 37th most competitive business broadband marketplace in the US directly behind Missouri, and ahead of Mississippi and Montana.
In total there are 177 providers offering specialized business services within the state. Broadband provider competition in North Carolina is fair, with businesses having access to an average of 3 wired providers and 1.67 fixed wireless providers.
The largest direct competitors in North Carolina are Spectrum Business and AT&T whose networks overlap in 12.39% of the state.
Additionally, EarthLink and AT&T have coverage footprints that overlap in 5.32% of the state. This makes them the 2nd largest direct competitors in North Carolina.
Rating is based on average number of business broadband providers when compared against other states.
For full details on our pricing dataset, please visit our business internet pricing analysis.
| Sector | Employment Percentage |
|---|---|
| Retail Trade | 15.48% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 14% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 12.54% |
| Manufacturing | 11.42% |
| Administrative Support; Waste Management and Remediation Services | 7.36% |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5.9% |
| Construction | 5.41% |
| Wholesale Trade | 5.21% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 4.83% |
| Finance and Insurance | 4.1% |
| Provider | Technologies | State Covered |
|---|---|---|
| Hughesnet | Satellite | 83.5% |
| Viasat Internet | Satellite | 83.5% |
| T-Mobile 5G Home Internet | Fixed Wireless | 81.73% |
| Spectrum Business | Cable, Fiber | 36.97% |
| EarthLink 5G Home Internet | Fixed Wireless, DSL | 31.71% |
| Verizon Business | Fixed Wireless, Copper | 19.44% |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed Wireless | 14.39% |
| Open Broadband | Fixed Wireless | 11.44% |
| Carolina West Wireless | Fixed Wireless | 8.54% |
| Skyrunner | Fixed Wireless | 8.18% |
| Frontier Business | DSL | 6.72% |
| Kinetic by Windstream | DSL, Fiber, Cable | 6.51% |
| Wilkes and RiverStreet | Fixed Wireless, Fiber, DSL | 5.6% |
| Optimum Business | Cable | 3.32% |
| Star Communications | DSL, Fiber | 2.85% |
| Mediacom Business | Cable | 2.64% |
| Verizon 5G Home Internet | Fixed Wireless | 1.87% |
| Skybest Communications | Fiber, DSL | 1.83% |
| Randolph Telephone Membership Corporation | Fiber, DSL | 1.74% |
| Zito Business | Cable, Fiber | 1.63% |
| FOCUS Broadband | Fiber, Cable, DSL | 1.3% |
| Zirrus | Fiber, DSL | 1.21% |
| Fybe | Fiber | 1.21% |
| Piedmont Communications | DSL | 0.97% |
| Surry Telephone Membership Corporation | Fiber | 0.92% |
| French Broad Fiber | Fiber | 0.86% |
| Lumos | Fiber, DSL | 0.65% |
| BalsamWest FiberNET | Fixed Wireless | 0.56% |
| Eastern Carolina Broadband, LLC | Fixed Wireless | 0.56% |
| Blue Ridge Mountain EMC | Fiber | 0.55% |
| Comporium Communications | Copper, DSL | 0.53% |
| Vyve Broadband | Cable | 0.53% |