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Brightspeed

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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.

2 Gbps
Fastest plan
$39/mo
Cheapest plan
4
Plans offered
20
States served

Honest assessment

What Brightspeed gets right and wrong

What works

  • Aggressive fiber pricing
  • Building in towns big carriers ignore
  • No data caps on fiber

What to watch for

  • Copper DSL still the only option in much of the footprint
  • Young brand, thin support
  • Coverage changes month to month

4 plans

Brightspeed plans and prices

Real cost is the two-year monthly average with the promo step-up, equipment rental and install fee folded in. It is the number worth comparing.

Nobody has checked these plans against the provider yet. They were written from general knowledge, not compiled from a source, so treat every figure as a starting point rather than a quote.
PlanSpeedAdvertisedReal cost / moDataContract
Fiber 500500 Mbps / 500 Mbps$49$49UnlimitedNone
Fiber 1 Gig1 Gbps / 1 Gbps$69$69UnlimitedNone
Fiber 200200 Mbps / 200 Mbps$39$39UnlimitedNone
Fiber 2 Gig2 Gbps / 2 Gbps$99$99UnlimitedNone

Footprint

Where Brightspeed operates

A footprint in 20 states. Being in the state does not mean being on your street — check your city.

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Disclosure

How this page is put together

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