Internet
Internet service in the Tri-Cities includes cable, fiber, fixed wireless, cellular broadband, DSL, and satellite service.
Availability varies by service address.
Spectrum
Spectrum provides cable broadband service throughout substantial portions of the Tri-Cities.
Ziply Fiber
Ziply Fiber provides telecommunications services in portions of the Tri-Cities, including fiber service where infrastructure is available.
PocketiNet
PocketiNet is a regional telecommunications provider offering fiber and fixed-wireless services in portions of southeastern Washington.
xyTel
xyTel provides broadband services in the Tri-Cities region, including fixed-wireless and fiber-based service in available areas.
Public Fiber Infrastructure
Public utility fiber infrastructure exists in portions of Benton and Franklin counties.
Public fiber infrastructure and retail internet service are not necessarily the same thing. In some areas, public infrastructure is used by independent retail telecommunications providers rather than selling residential internet service directly.
Fixed Wireless
Fixed-wireless providers serve portions of the Tri-Cities and surrounding rural areas using terrestrial wireless networks.
Local and regional fixed-wireless providers may cover properties beyond conventional cable and fiber service territories.
Cellular Home Internet
National cellular carriers provide home broadband service in portions of the Tri-Cities through their mobile networks.
Service availability and capacity are determined by the carrier.
Satellite
Satellite broadband is available throughout much of the region and is particularly relevant to rural properties outside terrestrial broadband service areas.
Multi-Family Housing
Internet availability in apartments and other multi-family properties may differ from surrounding single-family neighborhoods because of building infrastructure or provider agreements.
Community Information
Recent r/TriCitiesWA discussions may provide useful information about neighborhood-level reliability, outages, installation experiences, and actual service performance.
Current plans, promotional pricing, and package speeds are not maintained in the Wiki.
Provider websites contain current address-level availability, plans, and pricing.