Internet providers in New York
12 providers operate somewhere in New York, 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.
Largest markets
Biggest cities in New York
These are the markets with the most competition. Smaller towns are further down.
New York
8,258,035 people
Buffalo
274,678 people
Yonkers
207,657 people
Rochester
207,274 people
Syracuse
146,103 people
Albany
100,826 people
New Rochelle
81,103 people
Brooklyn
51 ZIP codes
Bronx
26 ZIP codes
Staten Island
14 ZIP codes
Jamaica
13 ZIP codes
Schenectady
11 ZIP codes
Flushing
9 ZIP codes
Great Neck
7 ZIP codes
White Plains
7 ZIP codes
Elmira
6 ZIP codes
Hicksville
6 ZIP codes
Port Washington
6 ZIP codes
Utica
6 ZIP codes
Binghamton
5 ZIP codes
Mount Vernon
5 ZIP codes
Niagara Falls
5 ZIP codes
Astoria
4 ZIP codes
Far Rockaway
4 ZIP codes
Operators
Providers that serve New York
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.
Frontier, a Verizon Company
500 Mbps
from $45/mo
Verizon Fios
300 Mbps
from $40/mo
Kinetic by Windstream
300 Mbps
from $40/mo
Astound Broadband
1.5 Gbps
from $80/mo
EarthLink
500 Mbps
from $70/mo
Optimum
5 Gbps
from $180/mo
Spectrum
2 Gbps
from $90/mo
Verizon 5G Home
1 Gbps
from $70/mo
T-Mobile Home Internet
354 Mbps
from $50/mo
Starlink
220 Mbps
from $55/mo
HughesNet
50 Mbps
from $50/mo
Viasat
50 Mbps
from $100/mo
Everywhere else
All cities and towns in New York
Questions
Internet in New York, answered
How many internet providers are there in New York?
We track 12 providers with a footprint somewhere in New York: Frontier, a Verizon Company, Verizon Fios, Kinetic by Windstream, Astound Broadband, EarthLink, Optimum, Spectrum, 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 New York?
Yes, in parts of the state. Frontier, a Verizon Company, Verizon Fios, Kinetic by Windstream, Astound Broadband, EarthLink, Optimum, Spectrum sell fiber in New York, 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 New York?
The lowest real cost we track in New York 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 New York?
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 New York?
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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