Internet Service in Maine

Largely rural Maine has less high speed Internet accessibility than many other states in the country. Only 94.2% of the state’s population can access 10 Mbps download speed wired or wireless Internet. 26.6% of those living in Maine have no Internet connection they can use.

Yet there are options in more heavily populated parts of the state. In Maine, available Internet technology includes DSL for 93.3% of the state, wireless Internet for 97.3% of the state, cable Internet for 88.5% of the population, and fiber Internet for a mere 1.7% of the state. More than 75% of the population has the choice of 3 or more ISPs, which means that those who do have high speed Internet availability have options to consider, which is always an advantage for consumers.

0.70%

Population with faster than 1.00 gbps available.

92.40%

Population with only 100.00 mbps speeds or less available.

14.10%

Population with only 25.00 mbps speeds or less available.

15.60 mbps

Average internet download speed across the state

3.20%

Population with no wired internet access available.

96.80%

Population with wired internet access available.

7.00%

Population underserved with minimum service options available

41

Average broadband score for Maine

Broadband in Maine

Largest Cities in Maine	Providers					Broadband Score
Alfred, ME	16	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	14.27 mbps	2.48 mbps	40
Auburn, ME	17	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	12.68 mbps	1.96 mbps	39
Augusta, ME	16	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	15.72 mbps	2.62 mbps	42
Bangor, ME	23	100.00 mbps	50.00 mbps	16.65 mbps	4.71 mbps	60
Bath, ME	16	2.00 gbps	105.00 mbps	32.03 mbps	12.37 mbps	60
Belfast, ME	19	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	19.01 mbps	6.68 mbps	55
Biddeford, ME	19	105.00 mbps	105.00 mbps	14.50 mbps	2.12 mbps	42
Bowdoinham, ME	12	2.00 gbps	25.00 mbps	28.80 mbps	3.81 mbps	47
Brewer, ME	23	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	11.55 mbps	2.29 mbps	43
Brunswick, ME	20	2.00 gbps	105.00 mbps	17.77 mbps	2.43 mbps	47
Bucksport, ME	16	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	15.49 mbps	3.14 mbps	43
Calais, ME	17	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	15.34 mbps	2.66 mbps	46
Camden, ME	17	100.00 mbps	50.00 mbps	17.95 mbps	5.04 mbps	49
Caribou, ME	15	100.00 mbps	100.00 mbps	19.80 mbps	8.57 mbps	46
Casco, ME	19	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	10.46 mbps	1.84 mbps	38
Ellsworth, ME	18	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	15.29 mbps	3.04 mbps	44
Falmouth, ME	17	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	14.71 mbps	2.53 mbps	42
Farmington, ME	12	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	14.40 mbps	2.29 mbps	33
Gardiner, ME	19	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	13.75 mbps	2.20 mbps	43
Gorham, ME	20	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	14.75 mbps	2.22 mbps	43
Gray, ME	18	150.00 mbps	150.00 mbps	17.14 mbps	3.40 mbps	51
Hampden, ME	25	100.00 mbps	40.00 mbps	12.06 mbps	2.51 mbps	50
Houlton, ME	14	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	18.14 mbps	3.04 mbps	42
Kennebunk, ME	16	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	15.74 mbps	2.59 mbps	42
Kittery, ME	16	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	36.38 mbps	23.35 mbps	100
Lewiston, ME	15	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	16.17 mbps	2.95 mbps	42
Lincoln, ME	23	100.00 mbps	40.00 mbps	13.54 mbps	3.87 mbps	51
Lisbon Falls, ME	18	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	12.79 mbps	1.88 mbps	40
Madawaska, ME	11	50.00 mbps	5.00 mbps	15.16 mbps	1.52 mbps	33
Millinocket, ME	19	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	12.19 mbps	2.51 mbps	43
Naples, ME	15	50.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	10.83 mbps	1.67 mbps	34
Old Orchard Beach, ME	17	50.00 mbps	5.00 mbps	9.28 mbps	0.98 mbps	32
Old Town, ME	22	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	14.92 mbps	2.14 mbps	55
Orono, ME	21	100.00 mbps	26.00 mbps	8.65 mbps	1.12 mbps	36
Pittsfield, ME	14	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	17.59 mbps	2.91 mbps	42
Portland, ME	21	105.00 mbps	105.00 mbps	12.01 mbps	1.91 mbps	43
Presque Isle, ME	13	100.00 mbps	100.00 mbps	27.57 mbps	10.88 mbps	50
Rockland, ME	17	100.00 mbps	50.00 mbps	16.69 mbps	5.02 mbps	47
Rumford, ME	14	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	13.02 mbps	1.68 mbps	36
Saco, ME	17	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	16.21 mbps	2.40 mbps	42
Sanford, ME	18	105.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	18.97 mbps	2.63 mbps	48
Scarborough, ME	19	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	13.48 mbps	2.20 mbps	43
Skowhegan, ME	16	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	13.43 mbps	2.56 mbps	38
South Portland, ME	17	105.00 mbps	105.00 mbps	14.16 mbps	2.31 mbps	41
Standish, ME	16	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	13.80 mbps	2.49 mbps	40
Topsham, ME	13	2.00 gbps	105.00 mbps	27.06 mbps	3.80 mbps	46
Waterville, ME	16	157.00 mbps	157.00 mbps	16.07 mbps	2.68 mbps	43
Westbrook, ME	19	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	12.33 mbps	1.93 mbps	41
Yarmouth, ME	17	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	15.17 mbps	2.44 mbps	43
York Harbor, ME	17	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	15.52 mbps	2.48 mbps	43
* availability only includes locations with greater than 50,000 residents

Top 10 Providers (by Coverage) in Maine

Provider	Avg. Speeds
Viasat		25.00 mbps
Exede		25.00 mbps
HughesNet		25.00 mbps
Spectrum		50.00 mbps
FairPoint Communications		22.24 mbps
GWI		14.44 mbps
Oxford Telephone and Telegraph		82.17 mbps
Cornerstone Communications		18.14 mbps
Aroostook Technologies		100.00 mbps
Xfinity from Comcast		150.00 mbps