Montana Broadband
Connecting Across the Big Sky
Montana Broadband
Connecting Across the Big Sky
A: 768 kilobits per second (kbps) downstream and 200 kbps upstream is what is defined as “broadband.” This criterion for broadband availability was established by the National Telecommunication and Information Administration. It further defines broadband service as “available” to an end user at an address if a broadband service provider does, or could, within a typical service interval (7 to 10 business days) without an extraordinary commitment of resources, provide two-way data transmission to and from the Internet with advertised speeds of at least 768 kbps down and at least 200 kbps up, to the end user at the address.
A:In general, it is at the "census block" level.
A:The information is a compilation of data from public sources, crowd sourced data, commercial data, and broadband service providers.
A:The Broadband Map verifies broadband service provider information at the census block level. Therefore, while a census block may be verified as having access to broadband services, it is possible that not every address within that census block can access broadband services.
