The best business internet providers in Washington, DC

Summary

Across the District, companies can reach 10 Gbps through AT&T Dedicated Fiber and Zayo dark-fiber waves. Crown Castle rounds out the top tier with dedicated 5 Gbps circuits that never share capacity, keeping law firms on K Street and start-ups on H Street moving at full speed.

The top 3 best business internet service providers in Washington, D.C.

1. AT&T Dedicated Fiber offers symmetrical 100 Mbps–10 Gbps circuits. The entry 100 Mbps tier is about $518 per month and ships with automatic 5G wireless backup.

2. Zayo delivers 1 Gbps–10 Gbps private-wave service. A 1 Gbps circuit averages $545 per month and rides dark fiber beneath the I-395 Center Leg Freeway and New York Avenue tunnel.

3. Crown Castle provides 500 Mbps–5 Gbps dedicated fiber. A popular 1 Gbps plan lists near $524 per month and never shares bandwidth at peak times.

Pros

AT&T Dedicated Fiber

• 99.999 percent uptime plus a two-hour repair guarantee
• Static-IP block bundled with every circuit
• Built-in 5G fail-over keeps offices online during fiber cuts

Zayo

• Dark-fiber loops Downtown, Capitol Hill, and NoMa with room to scale to 100 Gbps
• Private wavelength upgrades need no new trench work
• Fifteen-minute ticket response from the local NOC on M Street NW

Crown Castle

• Circuits ride fully dedicated glass—zero oversubscription
• Optional POP-level DDoS scrub drops attacks before they hit your router
• Dark-fiber leases available for private, low-latency cloud paths

Cons

AT&T uses proprietary CPE that requires a tech visit to replace.

Zayo laterals can take 90 days and IRU contracts run long.

Crown Castle gives 20-year contracts you can’t cancel with high upfront build costs.

Other popular options for Washington, D.C. business internet

• Comcast Fiber & Comcast Coax
• Verizon Dedicated Fiber & Verizon Shared Fiber (FiOS)
• Lumen
• Google Fiber (Webpass)
• FastMetrics

Meter Connect manages business internet service providers in the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metropolitan area

High-speed internet service is available in all of D.C.’s primary business districts:

• Adams Morgan — Centered on Meridian Hill Park, this district and nearby Adams Morgan rowhouses rely on 2 Gbps shared fiber for music-venue livestreams and late-night café POS traffic.
• Anacostia — Covering Anacostia, Barry Farm, Bellevue, and Hillcrest, businesses near the Anacostia Arts Center favor 1 Gbps coax with LTE backup while nonprofits use gig fiber for telehealth portals.
• Capitol Hill — Encompassing Capitol Hill, Barney Circle, Kingman Park, and Navy Yard, offices around Eastern Market bond dual 5 Gbps waves for legislative data transfers.
• Downtown D.C. — From Foggy Bottom and Chinatown to U Street and Georgia Avenue, enterprises clustered around the White House stream 4 K media on 10 Gbps dedicated circuits while boutiques in Shaw use gig coax.
• Petworth — Spreading into Brightwood near President Lincoln’s Cottage, creative studios pick 2 Gbps shared fiber for cloud CAD files; smaller shops keep costs down with 600 Mbps coax.
• Brookland — Anchored by Catholic University of America, Brookland and Michigan Park labs move research datasets on 5 Gbps dedicated fiber.
• Georgetown — Including Burleith, Palisades, and Glover Park around the Waterfront Park, luxury retailers use 2 Gbps shared fiber with LTE fail-over to secure card transactions.
• Cleveland Park — Near the historic Uptown Theater, consultancies push documents over 1 Gbps coax and back up to the cloud overnight.
• Columbia Heights — Stretching into Mount Pleasant by the Tivoli Theatre, startups rely on gig coax plus LTE standby while media houses upgrade to 3 Gbps fiber.
• Dupont Circle — With Kalorama embassies nearby, think-tanks off Dupont Circle Fountain bond 5 Gbps dedicated links for secure VPN tunnels.
• Takoma — Covering Takoma and Shepherd Park around the Takoma Theatre, teleworkers choose 1 Gbps coax; coworking lofts prefer 2 Gbps shared fiber with SLA.
• Tenleytown — Centered on Tenley-Friendship Library, broadcast studios near American University transfer raw footage on 5 Gbps dedicated fiber.
• Woodley Park — Adjacent to the National Zoo, hotels and restaurants keep guest Wi-Fi live over 1 Gbps coax with LTE backup.

Neighborhood coverage: Where you can get business internet

Adams Morgan • Anacostia • Barry Farm • Bellevue • Hillcrest • Capitol Hill • Barney Circle • Kingman Park • Navy Yard / Capitol Riverfront • Bloomingdale • Brentwood • Chinatown • Deanwood • Eckington • Foggy Bottom • H Street Corridor / Atlas District • Ivy City • Judiciary Square • LeDroit Park • Logan Circle • Marshall Heights • Mount Vernon Square • NoMa • Shaw • Southwest Waterfront • Trinidad • U Street Corridor • Petworth • Brightwood • Brookland • Michigan Park • Georgetown • Burleith • Glover Park • Palisades • Cleveland Park • Columbia Heights • Mount Pleasant • Dupont Circle • Kalorama • Takoma • Shepherd Park • Tenleytown • Woodley Park

Meter Connect helps all types of businesses get connected to the best-fit internet options around you.

Factors to consider: How Meter chose the best business providers

• Speed requirements – AT&T Dedicated Fiber and Zayo support full 10 Gbps—and even 100 Gbps custom waves—fitting data-center back-haul between 60 Hudson and Equinix DC11.
• Coverage – Comcast Coax and Verizon FiOS reach nearly every brownstone, rowhouse, and mixed-use block inside the Beltway, ensuring quick turn-ups when fiber isn’t lit.
• Contract flexibility – Comcast coax and Verizon FiOS both offer month-to-month business tiers, ideal for pop-ups near The Mall or temporary think-tank offices.
• Additional features – AT&T includes free 5G backup on dedicated-fiber; Crown Castle can provide diverse long-haul routes; Zayo leases dark fiber for private WANs connecting Capitol Hill to Northern Virginia data centers.