Internet providers in Connecticut

12 providers operate somewhere in Connecticut, but no single one covers the whole state. 7 of them sell fiber. The lowest real cost we track here is Frontier, a Verizon Company at $30/mo over two years. Pick your city to see who actually reaches it.

Prices last checked September 2026.

Providers in the state

271

Cities and towns

438

ZIP codes

3,675,069

Residents

Largest markets

Biggest cities in Connecticut

These are the markets with the most competition. Smaller towns are further down.

Operators

Providers that serve Connecticut

Every company with a footprint somewhere in the state, ranked by their best plan. Whether they reach your street is a separate question — check your city.

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Frontier, a Verizon Company

FiberDSL

500 Mbps

from $45/mo

Verizon Fios

Fiber

300 Mbps

from $40/mo

EarthLink

FiberDSL

500 Mbps

from $70/mo

Optimum

CableFiber

5 Gbps

from $180/mo

Xfinity

CableFiber

2 Gbps

from $95/mo

Spectrum

CableFiber

2 Gbps

from $90/mo

Cox Communications

CableFiber

2 Gbps

from $150/mo

Verizon 5G Home

5G Home

1 Gbps

from $70/mo

T-Mobile Home Internet

5G Home

354 Mbps

from $50/mo

Starlink

Satellite

220 Mbps

from $55/mo

HughesNet

Satellite

50 Mbps

from $50/mo

Viasat

Satellite

50 Mbps

from $100/mo

Everywhere else

All cities and towns in Connecticut

Bridgeport Stamford New Haven Hartford Waterbury Norwalk West Hartford Danbury East Hartford Manchester New Britain Wallingford Westport Cheshire Fairfield Farmington Greenwich Hamden Meriden Stratford Bristol Enfield Groton Middletown Milford New Canaan Newington Ridgefield Storrs Mansfield Suffield Torrington Unionville Wethersfield Windsor Abington Amston Andover Ansonia Ashford Avon Ballouville Baltic Bantam Barkhamsted Beacon Falls Berlin Bethany Bethel Bethlehem Bloomfield Bolton Botsford Bozrah Branford Bridgewater Brm Broad Brook Brookfield Brooklyn Bureau Business Practice Burlington Canaan Canterbury Canton Canton Center Centerbrook Central Village Chaplin Chester Clinton Cobalt Colchester Colebrook Collinsville Columbia Cornwall Cornwall Bridge Cos Cob Coventry Cromwell Danielson Darien Dayville Deep River Derby Durham East Berlin East Canaan East Glastonbury East Granby East Haddam East Hampton East Hartland East Haven East Killingly East Lyme East Windsor East Windsor Hill East Woodstock Eastford Easton Ellington Essex Fabyan Falls Village Gales Ferry Gaylordsville Georgetown Gilman Glastonbury Goshen Granby Greens Farms Grosvenor Dale Guilford Haddam Hadlyme Hampton Hanover Harwinton Hawleyville Hebron Higganum Ivoryton Jewett City Kent Killingworth Lakeside Lakeville Lebanon Ledyard Litchfield Madison Mansfield Center Mansfield Depot Marion Marlborough Mashantucket Middle Haddam Middlebury Middlefield Milldale Monroe Montville Moodus Moosup Morris Mystic Naugatuck New Fairfield New Hartford New London New Milford New Preston Marble Dale Newtown Niantic Norfolk North Branford North Canton North Franklin North Granby North Grosvenordale North Haven North Stonington North Westchester North Windham Northfield Northford Norwich Oakdale Oakville Old Greenwich Old Lyme Old Mystic Old Saybrook Oneco Orange Oxford Pawcatuck Pequabuck Pine Meadow Plainfield Plainville Plantsville Plymouth Pomfret Pomfret Center Poquonock Portland Preston Prospect Putnam Quaker Hill Quinebaug Redding Redding Center Redding Ridge Riverside Riverton Rockfall Rocky Hill Rogers Roxbury Salem Salisbury Sandy Hook Scotland Seymour Sharon Shelton Sherman Simsbury Somers Somersville South Britain South Glastonbury South Kent South Lyme South Willington South Windham South Windsor South Woodstock Southbury Southington Southport Stafford Stafford Springs Staffordville Sterling Stevenson Stonington Taconic Taftville Tariffville Terryville Thomaston Thompson Tolland Trumbull Uncasville Vernon Rockville Versailles Voluntown Washington Washington Depot Waterford Watertown Wauregan Weatogue West Cornwall West Granby West Hartland West Haven West Mystic West Simsbury West Suffield Westbrook Weston Willimantic Willington Wilton Winchester Center Windham Windsor Locks Winsted Wolcott Woodbridge Woodbury Woodstock Woodstock Valley Yantic

Questions

Internet in Connecticut, answered

How many internet providers are there in Connecticut?

We track 12 providers with a footprint somewhere in Connecticut: Frontier, a Verizon Company, Verizon Fios, EarthLink, Optimum, Xfinity, Spectrum, Cox Communications, Verizon 5G Home, T-Mobile Home Internet, Starlink, HughesNet, Viasat. No single one covers the whole state, so the choice at any address is much shorter — check your city for the providers that reach it.

Is fiber internet available in Connecticut?

Yes, in parts of the state. Frontier, a Verizon Company, Verizon Fios, EarthLink, Optimum, Xfinity, Spectrum, Cox Communications sell fiber in Connecticut, mostly in and around the larger cities. Fiber gives you the same speed up as down and the lowest latency.

What is the cheapest internet in Connecticut?

The lowest real cost we track in Connecticut is Fiber 200 from Frontier, a Verizon Company, at $30 a month averaged over two years with equipment and installation included (advertised at $30). Prices last checked September 2026; whether it reaches your address depends on the provider's local footprint.

What is the fastest internet in Connecticut?

Frontier, a Verizon Company sells the fastest plan we track in the state, at 5 Gbps down and 5 Gbps up. Plans that fast are usually only built in the largest markets.

What are the internet options in rural Connecticut?

Outside the cable and fiber footprints, the options are 5G home internet (Verizon 5G Home, T-Mobile Home Internet) where the cell signal is strong, and satellite (Starlink, HughesNet, Viasat), which reaches essentially every address. Starlink's low-orbit service has latency low enough for video calls; the geostationary services do not.

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