Approximately 30% of Louisianan residents have high speed internet access, according the FCC. But the number of the state’s residents who want broadband internet connectivity is even higher, people like you who know that having a fast internet connection is a necessity.
Why is high speed internet now essential? Because just about anything you’d want to do online, like your banking, shopping, social networking, viewing and downloading video, or gaming, require that you have a broadband connection, else you’ll be waiting, seemingly for ages, while pages load. That waiting around is just plain foolish, when fast internet connections are available and affordable, with internet service providers (ISPs) competing for your account.
Some of the ISPs serving Louisiana are AT&T, Charter Communications, Time Warner Cable ®, Comcast, and Cox Communications. Depending on whether you live in a larger metropolitan area – New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Metairie, Lafayette – or one of the state’s smaller towns – Lake Charles, Kenner, Bossier City, Monroe, Alexandria – your access to high speed internet will be varied, with there being more opportunities in the larger cities. For those Louisiana inhabitants in rural areas, their access may be limited to dial-up connections or satellite internet from a company such as HughesNet.