5.3% of locations in Arkansas have no fixed broadband at 25/3 Mbps. The state median rural county sits at 5.3% unserved and 72.5% fiber coverage. Pick your county below for the specific picture.
58 of Arkansas's 75 counties are classed as rural by the USDA. Across the whole state the FCC records 71,540 locations with no fixed broadband, out of 1,355,966.
Arkansas at a glance
Share of addresses with no fixed broadband at 25/3 Mbps
0.0% to 2.0%
2.0% to 4.2%
4.2% to 5.9%
5.9% to 10%
10% to 14%
14% to 20%
20% and above
not published
Darker means a larger share of addresses with no fixed broadband. Select any county to open it.
The ten hardest-served rural counties in Arkansas
Ranked by the share of locations with no fixed service at 25/3 Mbps or better.
Median of real speed tests run on each network during 2024, from M-Lab. This is measured performance, not an advertised plan speed, and not a customer review. The middle-half column shows how consistent a network is: a wide spread means your experience depends heavily on where and when.
Network
Median download
Middle half of tests
Median upload
Latency
Tests
AT&T Enterprises
68.4 Mbps
17.5 Mbps to 261 Mbps
31.7 Mbps
21 ms
30,137
Cox Communications
121 Mbps
50.7 Mbps to 295 Mbps
11.8 Mbps
23 ms
27,984
Verizon Business
27.2 Mbps
6.7 Mbps to 68.5 Mbps
4.8 Mbps
46 ms
16,785
Optimum
105 Mbps
46.3 Mbps to 223 Mbps
14.4 Mbps
40 ms
14,268
Comcast Cable Communications
121 Mbps
50.8 Mbps to 291 Mbps
21.0 Mbps
13 ms
13,174
Ritter Communications
97.8 Mbps
44.2 Mbps to 193 Mbps
47.7 Mbps
25 ms
8,440
Windstream Communications
46.5 Mbps
14.9 Mbps to 125 Mbps
23.0 Mbps
24 ms
6,514
Brightspeed
10.6 Mbps
3.9 Mbps to 30.1 Mbps
0.9 Mbps
35 ms
4,992
Connect 2 First Internet
223 Mbps
94.2 Mbps to 409 Mbps
110 Mbps
12 ms
4,803
Cablelynx
91.1 Mbps
40.1 Mbps to 172 Mbps
15.5 Mbps
30 ms
4,785
OzarksGo
99.2 Mbps
52.0 Mbps to 204 Mbps
93.7 Mbps
15 ms
4,378
Fidelity Communication International
110 Mbps
56.8 Mbps to 285 Mbps
22.6 Mbps
15 ms
3,731
Conway
90.8 Mbps
29.1 Mbps to 105 Mbps
9.8 Mbps
17 ms
2,839
Wave Rural Connect
98.5 Mbps
59.8 Mbps to 241 Mbps
94.1 Mbps
18 ms
2,680
Latency is the number that decides whether video calls and gaming feel right, and it is where satellite differs most from everything else. Measured data is statewide: below county level there are usually too few tests to report an honest number.
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Options that work statewide
Satellite
Starlink
Low-earth-orbit satellite. Latency is low enough for video calls and most gaming, unlike older satellite services.
Best for
Anywhere with a clear view of the sky and no wired option
Watch out
Hardware costs money up front, and heavy tree cover or a north-facing obstruction will cost you throughput