New Hampshire Reaches 99% High-Speed Internet Access, Leaving Fewer Than 5,000 Addresses Unserved
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Updated · New Hampshire Business Review · Aug 14
New Hampshire Reaches 99% High-Speed Internet Access, Leaving Fewer Than 5,000 Addresses Unserved
1 articles · Updated · New Hampshire Business Review · Aug 14
Summary
Less than 5,000 addresses in New Hampshire remain unserved after the state’s broadband dashboard showed 99% high-speed internet access statewide last month.
Nearly four years of network buildout drove the milestone, which the report says could make New Hampshire among the first states — if not the first — to reach that level.
17,700 people were added between April 2020 and July 2022 entirely through migration, and incoming households averaged $111,000 in annual income versus $87,000 for those leaving.
That migration trend slowed in late 2023 and 2024, but the report argues broader broadband coverage can still help towns attract remote workers, widen the tax base and support telehealth and other online services.
Federal non-deployment broadband funds are still available, shifting the next challenge from extending access to turning that infrastructure into economic and community gains.