Indianapolis is one of the better fiber markets in the midwest. AT&T Business Fiber covers a large share of commercial blocks. Comcast Business has the cable footprint. Metronet rebuilt fiber across most of the metro and is one of the most aggressive overbuilders in the country. T-Mobile fixed wireless is widely available.
The pricing problem in Indianapolis is the assumption that the local fiber overbuilder is too small to take seriously. Metronet is usually the cheapest option in the metro.
Where Indianapolis commercial activity sits
Indianapolis's commercial demand sits in three places. Downtown Indianapolis holds the legal, financial, and government corridor centered on Monument Circle. The Wholesale District, the southern half of downtown around the convention center, concentrates mid-size office and hospitality tenancy. Mass Ave is the renovated mixed-use commercial and creative-office district running northeast from downtown. Eli Lilly and Company, headquartered in the metro, and Elevance Health are two of the largest commercial accounts in Indianapolis and shape what enterprise telecom pricing looks like for the rest of the market.
In February 2023, Metronet said Northeast Indianapolis was among the first Indiana communities to get its new multi-gig service, with business speeds up to 10 gigabits, putting real fiber-to-the-building competition against AT&T and Comcast on those blocks. One pricing wrinkle: Downtown Indianapolis now operates an Economic Enhancement District under which covered property owners pay a fee of 0.168 percent of gross assessed value to fund safety, cleaning, and outreach services, often passed through in commercial leases.
What you should be paying
These are dedicated internet ranges from current carrier wholesale data, marked up to typical retail.
Indianapolis dedicated internet, typical retail (mid 50%)
Monthly recurring charge, dedicated internet access (DIA). Numbers are derived from current carrier wholesale quotes.
| Speed | Typical retail (mid 50%) | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Mbps | $630 – $765/mo | n = 1 |
| 500 Mbps | $1,005 – $1,220/mo | n = 1 |
If your bill sits above the high end of the band, you are likely overpaying.
Analyze My Bill FreeFor Metronet Business at 1 Gbps, expect $130 to $180 a month for a single office, one of the better headline rates available in the metro.
For AT&T Business Fiber at 1 Gbps, expect $150 to $230 a month. For Comcast Business coax at 600 Mbps, the fair price is $150 to $230 a month.
Carriers worth quoting in Indianapolis
Five carriers cover most addresses in the metro.
- AT&T Business Fiber. Strong commercial fiber footprint across the metro.
- Comcast Business. Coax everywhere, fiber in select buildings.
- Metronet Business. Aggressive on price, strong commercial coverage.
- T-Mobile Business Internet. $85 a month for 200 to 300 Mbps. Useful benchmark.
- Verizon 5G Business Internet. $99 a month at 400 Mbps.
If you have not had three of these on a quote sheet, you have not run a real comparison.
What to do this week
- Pull your most recent invoice. Find the contract end date and the side fees.
- Get one quote outside your current carrier. Metronet publishes most rates online and is the fastest benchmark.
- Compare your base rate to the bands above. If you are 20 percent above the high end, the retention call is worth making.
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