10.3% of locations in Montana have no fixed broadband at 25/3 Mbps. The state median rural county sits at 11.7% unserved and 52.7% fiber coverage. Pick your county below for the specific picture.
46 of Montana's 56 counties are classed as rural by the USDA. Across the whole state the FCC records 50,628 locations with no fixed broadband, out of 490,391.
Montana at a glance
Share of addresses with no fixed broadband at 25/3 Mbps
0.0% to 4.8%
4.8% to 6.4%
6.4% to 8.5%
8.5% to 13%
13% to 17%
17% to 27%
27% 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 Montana
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
Charter Communications
125 Mbps
49.5 Mbps to 239 Mbps
10.5 Mbps
52 ms
34,897
3 Rivers Telephone Cooperative
109 Mbps
46.0 Mbps to 211 Mbps
111 Mbps
30 ms
6,171
CenturyLink Communications
16.3 Mbps
5.9 Mbps to 42.6 Mbps
1.7 Mbps
53 ms
4,899
Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative
30.9 Mbps
9.6 Mbps to 93.7 Mbps
10.2 Mbps
30 ms
2,849
Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative
139 Mbps
73.2 Mbps to 288 Mbps
57.5 Mbps
32 ms
1,613
Montana Sky Networks
25.9 Mbps
14.4 Mbps to 51.7 Mbps
9.8 Mbps
18 ms
1,043
Montana Opticom
68.5 Mbps
42.0 Mbps to 77.3 Mbps
43.8 Mbps
50 ms
1,029
Nemont
65.6 Mbps
27.0 Mbps to 93.0 Mbps
52.9 Mbps
38 ms
964
Global Net
26.2 Mbps
20.3 Mbps to 93.5 Mbps
9.1 Mbps
62 ms
927
Gallatin Wireless Internet
15.1 Mbps
7.1 Mbps to 28.8 Mbps
4.8 Mbps
44 ms
901
Triangle Communications
32.3 Mbps
16.9 Mbps to 72.9 Mbps
19.9 Mbps
28 ms
838
Cybernet1
9.3 Mbps
4.6 Mbps to 59.5 Mbps
8.7 Mbps
36 ms
733
Montana Internet
20.6 Mbps
12.8 Mbps to 39.1 Mbps
10.8 Mbps
34 ms
716
MONTANA WEST
25.1 Mbps
8.4 Mbps to 51.4 Mbps
10.8 Mbps
13 ms
589
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