Best Fiber Internet Providers for small businesses

There are four main players in the market providing fiber internet service. Verizon has captured the interest massively due to its rapid speeds and superior customer service; However, Frontier and AT&T are also garnering sufficient attention due to their highly competitive pricing model which makes fiber internet affordable and provides bundling opportunities. CenturyLink is making steady inroads as a solid competitor by offering strong extensive fiber solutions.

VerizonFrontierAT&TCenturyLink
• Symmetrical speeds• Remote management• No contract• Extensive off-net access solutions
• Professional installation• Dedicated line• Unlimited data usage• No contract
• Fiber uptime guarantee• Static IP address option• Free internet security software• Managed Security Services
• 100-1000 Mbps• 100-1000 Mbps• 100-1000 Mbps• 100 Mbps
• $69-$249• $49.99-$239.99• $140-$500• $65

Speed

CenturyLink tops out at 100Mbps on its basic plan and extensive information is seldom available for their higher tier plans. Frontier offers fiber plans up to 1000Mbps with low cost basic tiers which are budget friendly, however their top speed tiers are less renowned. AT&T and Verizon both offer speeds up to 1000Mbps. They have stellar reliability and their symmetrical capabilities allows for rapid internet usage by businesses who work heavily online. Both providers also guarantee fiber uptime of 99.99% so there is very little to separate them if at all! Therefore, this is a tie between AT&T and Verizon.

Pricing

What Frontier and CenturyLink cannot compete with on speed, they make up for with their highly competitive prices. Their starter plan starts from $49.99/mo and $65/mo compared to $69/mo and $140/mo of Verizon and AT&T respectively. Furthermore, Frontier includes installation free of charge within the contract of your service. Frontier runs the rule in this category.

AT&T Business Fiber Internet Plans

PlanFeaturesPrice
Internet 100• Up to 100 Mbps bandwidth.
• Support HD streaming video conferencing and other local or remote media.
• Link your Internet to a Digital Voice solution
• Ideal for expanding businesses ready to scale up
$140/mo*
Internet 500• Up to 500 Mbps bandwidth.
• No lags
• Support VPN access, host websites, and manage remote cloud storage easily.
• Ideal for enterprise businesses
$300/mo*
Internet 1000• 1000 Mbps bandwidth
• remote offices, cloud computing and backup, data centers accessibility
• Supports HD video conferencing and high data volume transfers
• Ideal for businesses with large workforce
$500/mo*

* Read the Terms of Service at: www.att.com/internet-terms. Acceptance of Terms of Service is required. Geographic and service restrictions apply to AT&T Internet services. Go to https://www.att.com/smallbusiness/explore/internet.html to check qualification. Internet speed claim(s) represent maximum downstream and/or upstream speed capabilities. Actual speeds may vary and are not guaranteed. Many factors can affect actual speeds, including site traffic, content provider server capacity, internal network management factors, device capabilities and use of other services. Prices and offers subject to change without notice. Term commitments, Early Termination Fees, credit restrictions and other terms, conditions, and limitations may apply. Advertised services not available in all areas. Offer, terms, and restrictions subject to change and may be modified or terminated at any time without notice.

CenturyLink Business Fiber Internet Plans

PlanFeaturesPrice
CenturyLink Business Internet• Flat rate, usage-based and aggregate billing options
• Range of port speeds and access options
• Various backhaul options to extend IP network reach
• Online portal for ordering, service management and billing
• Scalable dedicated internet access
• Minimized network hops for a high-quality connection with speed and resiliency
• Full suite of CenturyLink® Managed Security
• Services for protection
• CenturyLink® DDoS Mitigation: On-demand or always-on mitigation pulling customer traffic through route redirection
$65/mo

*Service and offer are not available everywhere. Offer is available to new, qualifying CenturyLink High Speed Internet (“HSI”) customers who reside in certain, specified locations. Rates are subject to change at any time and exclude taxes. CenturyLink provided modem is required for High Speed Internet; lease ($10.00/mo. fee) or a one-time purchase ($100.00) option available, plus a shipping fee for self-install. A technician install for the modem may be required for an additional $60.00 onetime fee. Month to month service may be cancelled at any time. Offer requires monthly pre-payment with a credit/debit card payment only. Service will begin on the date your Service order is completed and each prepaid billing cycle is 30 days. Service automatically renews monthly until cancelled by customer. Prepaid payments for unused service will not be refunded or credited to account. To cancel, Customer must log-in to account portal and click cancel or call into our customer service center to place the request. Customer must remain in good standing. Credit approval may be required. Additional restrictions may apply. CenturyLink may change, cancel, or substitute offers and services, or vary them by service area, at its sole discretion without notice. All products and services listed are governed by tariffs, terms of service, or terms and conditions posted at www.centurylink.com/legal/highspeedinternetsubscriberagreement/. All rates exclude taxes, fees and surcharges, which apply to all services, and include federal and state-mandated and permitted charges, cost recovery charges, state and local fees that vary by area, and certain in-state surcharges. Cost recovery fees are not taxes or government-required charges for use. Additional charges apply depending on services

Frontier FiOS Business Internet Plans

PlanFeaturesPrice
FiOS 100• File sharing
• Rapid data transfers
• Download speed up to 100Mbps
$49.99/mo
FiOS 500• Business softwares and applications
• Seamless streaming
• Cloud enabled
• Download speed up to 500Mbps
$89.99/mo
FiOS 1G• Remote offices supported
• Supports HD video conferencing and high data volume transfers
• Ideal for businesses with large workforce
• Download speed up to 1000Mbps
$239.99/mo

*per month for 12 months with minimum one-year agreement on new Internet service. Actual speeds may vary. Taxes, instillation and Business High-Speed Internet Fee apply. Subject to availability

Verizon Fios Business Internet Plans

PlanFeaturesPrice
100 Mbps• Up to 100 Mbps bandwidth.
• Support HD streaming video conferencing and other local or remote media.
• Ideal for expanding businesses ready to scale up
$69/mo*
300 Mbps• Up to 300 Mbps bandwidth.
• No lags
• Support VPN access, host websites, and manage remote cloud storage
• Ideal for enterprise businesses
$129/mo*
940/880 Mbps• 1000 Mbps bandwidth
• remote offices, cloud computing and backup, data centers accessibility
• Supports HD video conferencing and high data volume transfers
• Ideal for businesses with large workforce
$249/mo*

Plus taxes, fees & equip. charges

Fiber availability

Frontier offers fiber service in certain areas of California, Texas, Florida, Oregon, Washington, and Indiana.

Verizon FiOS offers its fiber business internet services in select areas of Baltimore, Boston, Providence, Washington DC, Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia

CenturyLink offers Fiber business internet in select areas of Columbia and Jefferson City, Denver, La Crosse, Las Vegas, Minneapolis and St. Paul, Omaha, Orlando, Platteville, Portland, Salt Lake City, and Seattle.

AT&T offers fiber internet in select areas of Tennessee, Florida, Texas, California, Kansas, Indianapolis, Carolina, and Iowa.

The Verdict

We conclude that Viasat is the better provider when it comes to fiber business internet due to the superior speeds that they provide. Even though HughesNet is an affordable and budget friendly option, the flexibility offered by Frontpoint combined by their soft data caps makes them the overall winner in this battle for being crowned as the best fiber internet provider for small businesses.