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MetronetFiber
Midwest fiber overbuilder that goes into college towns and mid-size cities. Some of the lowest per-megabit pricing in the country.
1 Gbps · $60/mo500 Mbps · $50/mo
Internet providers in Elizabeth City, NC
11 providers are likely to serve this small town, based on their footprint in North Carolina, across 4 technologies. The best value right now is Metronet 2 Gig at 2 Gbps for $70/mo.
Prices last checked September 2026. Provider list estimated from state footprints — how.
11
Providers here
2 Gbps
Fastest — Metronet
$30/mo
Lowest real cost — Frontier, a Verizon Company
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ZIP codes
Ranked
Every provider in Elizabeth City
Ordered by our score, which weighs technology, speed, symmetry, the real two-year cost and the terms. How we rank.
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Verizon completed its $20bn acquisition of Frontier on 20 January 2026, and the brand now operates as Frontier, a Verizon Company. Still one of the most aggressive fiber builders in the country, with cheap gigabit pricing.
200 Mbps · $30/mo1 Gbps · $65/mo2 Gbps · $99/mo
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Rural-focused telco converting copper to fiber across 17 states. Often the only wired gigabit in towns under 20,000 people.
500 Mbps · $55/mo1 Gbps · $70/mo2 Gbps · $100/mo
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AT&T FiberFiber
Symmetrical fiber with flat pricing that does not step up after a promo year. Where it is built, it is usually the best option on the street.
500 Mbps · $65/mo1 Gbps · $80/mo
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Built from CenturyLink's former Southeast copper territory and converting it to fiber. Cheap gigabit in mid-size towns that had DSL only.
1 Gbps · $69/mo200 Mbps · $39/mo2 Gbps · $99/mo
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Independent telco building fiber into small cities and resort towns across 16 states, often alongside its older copper and cable plant.
600 Mbps · $60/mo1 Gbps · $75/mo2 Gbps · $100/mo
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The widest fixed-wireless footprint in the country. One flat price with taxes included, and it reaches plenty of places cable never did.
415 Mbps · $60/mo415 Mbps · $70/mo
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Cable serving small and mid-size Midwest and Southern markets that the national operators never built. Often the only wired option in town.
1 Gbps · $70/mo100 Mbps · $30/mo
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StarlinkSatellite
Low-earth-orbit satellite. The only satellite service with latency low enough for video calls, and it works essentially anywhere with sky.
100 Mbps · $49/mo
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HughesNetSatellite
The other geostationary satellite option. Cheaper than Viasat at the entry tier, with the same latency limits.
100 Mbps · $75/mo100 Mbps · $90/mo
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ViasatSatellite
Geostationary satellite covering the whole country. Latency makes it a last resort, but it reaches addresses nothing else does.
100 Mbps · $150/mo
Coverage is recorded by city, not by street address, and availability in the US changes block by block. Confirm with the provider before you plan around any of this.
Side by side
Elizabeth City internet plans compared
Each provider's best plan here. Real cost spreads the promo step-up, equipment rental and installation over two years.
| Provider | Plan | Technology | Download / upload | Advertised | Real cost / mo | Data cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metronet | 2 Gig | Fiber | 2 Gbps / 2 Gbps | $70 | $70 | Unlimited |
| Frontier, a Verizon Company | Fiber 500 | Fiber | 500 Mbps / 500 Mbps | $45 | $45 | Unlimited |
| Kinetic by Windstream | Kinetic Fiber 300 | Fiber | 300 Mbps / 300 Mbps | $40 | $40 | Unlimited |
| AT&T Fiber | Fiber 300 | Fiber | 300 Mbps / 300 Mbps | $50 | $50 | Unlimited |
| Brightspeed | Fiber 500 | Fiber | 500 Mbps / 500 Mbps | $49 | $49 | Unlimited |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber 300 | Fiber | 300 Mbps / 300 Mbps | $45 | $45 | Unlimited |
| T-Mobile Home Internet | Rely Home Internet | 5G Home | 354 Mbps / 35 Mbps | $50 | $50 | Unlimited |
| Mediacom | Internet 400 | Cable | 400 Mbps / 20 Mbps | $50 | $79 | 2,000 GB |
| Starlink | Residential | Satellite | 220 Mbps / 25 Mbps | $55 | $69.54 | Unlimited |
| HughesNet | Select | Satellite | 50 Mbps / 5 Mbps | $50 | $50 | 100 GB |
| Viasat | Unleashed 50 | Satellite | 50 Mbps / 3 Mbps | $100 | $100 | Unlimited |
Technology
What's available in Elizabeth City
Not every technology reaches every address, and they are not interchangeable.
Fiber
Glass to the house. Same speed up as down, lowest latency.
- Providers
- 6
- Fastest
- 2 Gbps
- From
- $30/mo
Cable
Coax from the TV network. Fast down, much slower up.
- Providers
- 1
- Fastest
- 1 Gbps
- From
- $30/mo
5G Home
A cellular signal to a box in your window. No install, variable speed.
- Providers
- 1
- Fastest
- 415 Mbps
- From
- $50/mo
Satellite
A dish pointed at the sky. Works anywhere, costs more.
- Providers
- 3
- Fastest
- 220 Mbps
- From
- $49/mo
Coverage
ZIP codes in Elizabeth City
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Questions
Internet in Elizabeth City, answered
Which internet providers are available in Elizabeth City?
Based on where each provider operates in North Carolina, 11 providers are likely to serve Elizabeth City: Metronet, Frontier, a Verizon Company, Kinetic by Windstream, AT&T Fiber, Brightspeed, TDS Telecom, T-Mobile Home Internet, Mediacom, Starlink, HughesNet, Viasat. This is an estimate, not an address check — confirm your exact address with the provider.
Is fiber internet available in Elizabeth City?
Probably, in parts of it. Metronet, Frontier, a Verizon Company, Kinetic by Windstream, AT&T Fiber, Brightspeed, TDS Telecom sell fiber plans in North Carolina, likely including Elizabeth City. Fiber gives you the same speed up as down, which matters if anyone in the house takes video calls, uploads files or backs up to the cloud.
What is the cheapest internet in Elizabeth City?
Fiber 200 from Frontier, a Verizon Company has the lowest real cost we track in Elizabeth City: $30 a month averaged over two years, advertised at $30 with no promo step-up. Real cost folds in equipment rental and installation.
What is the fastest internet in Elizabeth City?
Metronet sells the fastest plan we track here, at 2 Gbps. Most households do not need anything close to that — the number that usually matters is upload speed, not download.
How does Best Internet US decide the order?
Every plan gets a score from five things: the technology, the download speed on a log scale, how symmetrical it is, the true two-year cost including any promo step-up and equipment rental, and the terms — contracts, data caps and fees. Nobody pays for placement.