Transparency

Other websites that help consumers find internet providers often do silly stuff, like:

• Hiding providers that don't pay for referrals
• Recommending Viasat over Starlink
• Ranking satellite internet providers ahead of fiber providers

The silliness is a predictable result of financial incentives. Broadband Map aims to avoid falling into that trap. The business model will evolve, but the goal is to stay useful to consumers without bending reality for clicks or commissions.

Broadband Map's Approach

In general, Broadband Map tries to list every internet provider in an area. Internet providers are typically ordered based on underlying technologies and speeds. Outbound links to internet providers' websites are reserved for companies Broadband Map has financial relationships with. Ad spots and other forms of enhanced exposure are offered to companies that pay a premium.

Financial Relationships

When visitors to Broadband Map click links or call listed phone numbers, Broadband Map sometimes receives compensation. Companies that have referral links on Broadband Map or phone numbers listed for the purpose of generating sales are listed below.

Cell Carriers

• AT&T
• Consumer Cellular
• Cox Mobile
• Cricket Wireless
• Mint Mobile
• Metro by T-Mobile
• Noble Mobile
• T-Mobile
• Tello
• Ultra Mobile
• US Mobile
• Verizon
• Visible

Internet Service Providers

• AT&T
• Cox
• Frontier
• MINTernet
• Quantum Fiber
• T-Mobile
• Verizon

Most of Broadband Map's relationships with ISPs are direct relationships. Broadband Map is trialing an agreement with an aggregator involved in phone-based sales of internet service. Multiple internet providers are involved, including:

• Frontier*
• Spectrum
• Xfinity

*Broadband Map promotes Frontier through multiple channels, not exclusively phone-based sales.