Aided by Chattanooga’s citywide gig internet, Tennessee ranks as the third best state for the share of households where high-speed internet service is available.
The technology website Smart Home Starter said nearly half of Tennessee households have access to gigabit-per-second internet where such high-speed internet was the cheapest among the top-ranked states. Tennessee’s ranking is boosted by Chattanooga’s EPB, which offers high-speed internet service to all residences in its 600-square-mile service territory.
The top states for access to gigabit residential internet service and the average annual costs for phone and internet in those states are:
1. North Dakota, 60.6% of households with average annual phone and internet costs of $1,670.25.