Starry Internet

Starry Internet: a buyer’s guide

Starry Internet is an urban fixed-wireless broadband brand built for apartment buildings — millimeter-wave from rooftops and towers into multi-dwelling units — not a rural WISP and not a cable MSO. On RSINC it appears in about 90 cities across 8 states, with Fixed Wireless as the primary technology: roughly 83 Fixed Wireless listings and 7 Fiber + Fixed Wireless. Sample directory communities include Aurora, CO, Denver, CO, Greenwood Village, CO, and Arvada, CO.

Those city counts are directory relationships, not a list of wired houses. Starry’s commercial model is building-by-building: if your MDU is not equipped, a city-page label does not put an antenna on the roof. Compare Starry with other options for your ZIP on RSINC, or call 1-877-697-2926.

History of Starry — Aereo founder, SPAC, Chapter 11, Verizon

Starry is a 2010s Boston startup, not a legacy telco. Chaitanya “Chet” Kanojia, who had previously founded the over-the-air streaming company Aereo, started Starry in 2014 (public announcement in January 2016). The pitch was to skip the cost of pulling coaxial or fiber into every apartment by using millimeter-wave spectrum and 802.11-class technology from a nearby hub to a small window or building antenna. Early commercial service targeted Boston apartments; contemporary reports in late 2017 described limited Boston buildings at about $50 per month for advertised 200 Mbps class service. By December 2016 the company was Boston-based with on the order of 100 employees and tens of millions in funding. On July 1, 2019, Starry said it had acquired 104 licenses for 24 GHz millimeter-wave spectrum in an FCC auction, covering 51 markets in 25 states — licenses, not lit buildings.

Going public did not buy enough runway. Starry combined with a SPAC, FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp., and began trading in March 2022. Capital markets tightened; the company laid off about half its workforce (on the order of 500 people) in fall 2022, filed a New York WARN notice in October, and in January 2023 said it was leaving the Columbus, Ohio market it had entered in 2021 to concentrate on core urban MDUs. On February 20, 2023, Starry Group Holdings filed a pre-arranged Chapter 11 case in Delaware, with a proposed $43 million debtor-in-possession facility to keep operating in its remaining cities. Kanojia remained CEO through the filing.

Starry emerged from bankruptcy as a private company. Bloomberg and company statements dated that emergence to about August 31, 2023, with a new growth-and-profit posture and co-founder Alex Moulle-Berteaux succeeding Kanojia as CEO while both stayed on the board. The operating footprint described after the restructuring centered on five markets: Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Denver, and Washington, D.C. — a much tighter map than the 2019 spectrum-license list or RSINC’s eight state records.

Ownership changed again in 2025–2026. Verizon announced a definitive agreement to acquire Starry on October 8, 2025, highlighting Starry’s MDU millimeter-wave platform as a way to expand Verizon’s fixed-wireless broadband (Verizon’s release cited a plan to grow FWA subscribers and household availability, and said Starry served nearly 100,000 MDU customers in those five markets). The deal was expected to close in first-quarter 2026 subject to FCC approval. MarketScreener’s deal record and later industry reports state Verizon completed the acquisition on January 30, 2026 (Verizon’s CFO later discussed the close in March 2026 conference remarks). For shoppers, the takeaway is continuity of the Starry in-building product under Verizon ownership — still verify whether your building is actually enabled, whether the bill says Starry or Verizon, and whether a competing Verizon 5G Home or Fios product is the better SKU at that address. RSINC’s slug remains starry-internet.

What Starry offers — MDU fixed wireless, not a citywide cable plant

RSINC does not currently publish a plan-and-price table on this slug. Expect a fixed-wireless last mile: a hub on a rooftop or tower talking to the building, then Ethernet or Wi-Fi inside the apartment. That can feel like cable in a well-engineered MDU and like a weak hotspot if the building was never fitted. The small Fiber + Fixed Wireless city slice means some recorded locations also carry a fiber label — confirm whether that is backhaul, a separate product, or a directory mix, not a promise of FTTH in the unit. Starry’s historical consumer pitch was simple unlimited-style home internet without a cable bundle; promotions, equipment, and whether Verizon integration has changed pricing will not be settled by a 2017 “$50/month” article. Availability is building-specific even when the city appears on RSINC.

Who Starry fits — and when to compare alternatives

Starry fits renters and condo owners in enabled MDUs in its urban markets — especially Denver-area sample cities on this directory and the five core metros Verizon cited — who want a non-cable broadband option without installing a dish. It is a stronger candidate if the landlord or HOA already has Starry on the roof.

Compare alternatives when your building is not equipped (a Denver city listing is not an Arvada high-rise install); when Fios, cable gigabit, or another 5G home product already serves the unit at a better price; or when you need a single-family rooftop rural WISP. After the Verizon close, also compare Verizon’s own fixed-wireless and fiber SKUs so you do not double-shop the same parent. City-level labels on RSINC are not last-mile proof.

Start with an address-level comparison on RSINC, or call 1-877-697-2926, before you treat any city-page label as an install date.

Starry Internet FAQs

Is Starry still an independent startup?

Verizon announced it would acquire Starry on October 8, 2025, and public deal records describe the acquisition completing on January 30, 2026. Confirm current branding and offers at your building.

Does a city listing mean my apartment can get Starry?

No. Starry is sold building by building. RSINC city counts are directory relationships. Ask whether your MDU is enabled.

Did Starry go bankrupt?

Yes. Starry Group Holdings filed Chapter 11 on February 20, 2023, and emerged as a private company around August 31, 2023, before the Verizon deal. Service was described as continuing in core markets through the case.

How do I check Starry at my address?

Call RSINC at 1-877-697-2926, or start from the RSINC homepage. Service options and installation eligibility vary by location.

Are published Starry prices guaranteed current?

No. Verify current pricing, offers, fees, and terms before ordering. Call 1-877-697-2926.

Disclaimer

RSINC is an independent comparison site and is not Starry Internet or Verizon. Directory city counts are relationships, not coverage percentages or subscriber counts. Speeds, prices, ownership details, and build maps change. All trademarks belong to their owners.