| ISP | Lowest Price | Top Speeds |
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| Viasat | 12 Mbps for $50 | 30 Mbps fo $100 |
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| HughesNet | 25 Mbps for $26/mo | 1000 Mbps for $55/mo |
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Fios
| down (mbps) | up (mbps) | cost (mbps) |
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| 100 | 100 | $40 * |
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| 300 | 300 | $60 ** |
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| 940 | 880 | $80 *** |
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- *1 Year Price Guarantee
- **2 Year Price Guarantee
- ***3 Year Price Guarantee
- Must use auto pay
- Equipment fees and taxes
- Verizon is known for good customer service.
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Gen5 Service Plans
| down (GB) | up (GB) | cost (GB) |
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| 30 | 3 | $40 |
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| 150 | 10 | $60 |
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| 300 | 30 | $80 |
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- 1 year commitment
- installation & equipment fees not included
- includes wi-fi hotspots and security.
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Spectrum Internet
| down (mbps) | up (mbps) | cost (mbps) |
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| 100 | (no data caps) | $45 |
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| 400 | (Internet Ultra upgrade) | $70 |
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| 940 | (Internet Gig upgrade) | $105 |
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- *Internet is only $45/month if you are a new customer, and the promotion ends after a year. After that, Internet from Charter Spectrum is $70/month.
- Cable connection.
- Free modem
- Contract free plan
Corporate stores located in Chicopee, Easthampton, Lee, Ludlow, North Adams, Orange, Pittsfield, Southbridge, Webster & Worcester.
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Xfinity Internet
| down (mbps) | up (mbps) | cost (mbps) |
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| 60 | 2 (Performance) | $40 |
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| 250 | 5 (Blast!) | $60 |
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| 400 | 10 (Extreme Pro) | $80 |
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| 1000 | 35 (Gigabit) | $90 |
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| 2000 | 2K (Gigabit Pro) | $300 |
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- Minimum 1 year agreement required
- Equipment and installation fees
Service centers in Allston, Braintree, Brockton, Cambridge, Dorchester, East Boston, Fall River, Framingham, Holyoke, Leominster, Lowell, Lynn, Nantucket, New Bedford, Newton, Plymouth, Salem, Somerville, Springfield, Weymouth and other cities.
Service centers by county: Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk & Worcester counities
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Metered broadband
| down (GB) | up (GB) | cost (GB) |
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| 1 | 4 | $50 |
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| 10 | 4 | $80 |
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| 20 | 4 | $100 |
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| 50 | 4 | $150 |
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| 200 | 4 | $400 |
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Gen5 Service Plans
| down (GB) | up (GB) | cost (GB) |
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| 25 | 3 | $50 (10 G data) |
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| 25 | 3 | $60 (20 G data) |
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| 25 | 3 | $90 (30 G data) |
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| 25 | 3 | $120 (50 G data) |
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- 2 year commitment
- lease or purchase equipment
- includes wi-fi.
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Broadband in Massachusetts The fifth most connected state in the US boasts an impressive 98 percent broadband coverage, with an average statewide speed of 57.2 Mbps, with only 4 percent underserved. Since 2010, the state has received over six million dollars in federal grants to through the Massachusetts Broadband Institute for the Massachusetts Broadband Initiative, with broadband infrastructure projects receiving close to 80 million over the same period. Monopoly is still a concern, with an estimated 167,000 users having access to a single service provider, with 153,000 people lacking broadband coverage altogether. However this project seeks to close the gap on high speed access for homes and businesses that have been lacking connectivity to cable and fiber networks that will provide the download speeds necessary to participate in the digital economy.