Internet in Huntsville, Alabama
Fiber is available at 92.8% of the 80,802 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Huntsville, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 99.2%. 95.3% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 4.0% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Huntsville in Alabama
Huntsville has more wired competition than almost any large American city. Two cable networks and two fiber networks overlap across most of it, and 83.2% of its homes and businesses can choose among three or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps, against 14.2%1 across Alabama.
Four wired networks at the same locations
The FCC's June 30, 2026 data (revision of November 10, 2026) count 80,802 homes and businesses inside Huntsville's 2020 city limits. Four wired networks each reach most of them. Xfinity's cable network is reported at 95.6% of locations, Google Fiber at 86.3%, AT&T at 91.1% (fiber at 72.4%, the rest DSL or fixed wireless) and WOW!'s cable network at 72.6%1.
| Xfinity | Fiber Cable | 95.6% | 95.6% | 2 Gbps | 3.1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 91.1% | 73.8% | 5 Gbps | 0.3% |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 86.7% | 47.2% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Google Fiber | Fiber | 86.3% | 86.3% | 8 Gbps | 0.1% |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 84.3% | 42.4% | 300 Mbps | – |
| WOW! | Fiber Cable | 72.6% | 72.6% | 5 Gbps | 0.4% |
| Mediacom | Cable | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 Gbps | 0.1% |
| NHTC | Fiber | 1.7% | 1.7% | 8 Gbps | 0.0% |
| REV | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 Gbps | – |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Share of the area's broadband serviceable locations where the provider reports service as of June 30, 2026. "Only wired option" is the share of locations where it is the single wired provider at 100/20 Mbps. Provider-reported and challengeable; speeds are advertised maximums, not measured; no prices. Satellite providers (HughesNet, Starlink, Viasat) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
"Reported" has a specific meaning here: the provider tells the FCC it serves the location now or could connect it within ten business days, and the claim can be challenged. A share describes the city, not a particular street.
Three or more choices at most addresses
Because the four networks overlap, choice in Huntsville is the rule. At 83.2% of locations three or more wired providers offer at least 100/20 Mbps, the 6th highest share among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more. Nationally the share is 11.1%. Only 4.0% of the city's locations have a single wired option at that speed, and 0.8%1 have none.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Different wired providers (fiber, cable or DSL; FCC provider IDs) reporting 100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up or more at the same location. Fixed wireless and satellite are not counted.
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| Area | None | One | Two | Three or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | 0.8% | 4.0% | 12.0% | 83.2% |
| Alabama | 9.8% | 37.5% | 38.6% | 14.2% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
No one company is the sole fast wire for many homes. Xfinity is the only wired provider at 100/20 Mbps for 3.1% of locations, WOW! for 0.4% and AT&T for 0.3%1.
Google Fiber on the city utility's lines
Google Fiber's footprint in Alabama is almost entirely this one city: 69,691 of the 70,5451 Alabama locations where it reports service lie inside Huntsville. In February 2016 the city announced that Huntsville Utilities, its public utility, would build a citywide fiber network and lease spare capacity to providers such as Google Fiber.
Google Fiber and AT&T are the two large fiber providers in the city, and 67.6% of locations have two or more fiber providers, the 17th highest share among large cities. In Alabama as a whole only 13.0%1 of locations have two or more.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
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| Area | Two or more fiber networks |
|---|---|
| Huntsville | 67.6% |
| Tuscaloosa | 14.8% |
| Alabama | 13.0% |
| Montgomery | 12.5% |
| United States | 12.1% |
| Birmingham | 0.2% |
| Mobile | 0.2% |
Advertised speeds: multi-gigabit at nearly every location
The fastest advertised download at 98.0% of locations is 2 Gbps or more. Google Fiber advertises up to 8 Gbps, AT&T up to 5 Gbps, and Xfinity up to 2 Gbps on the small fiber part of its network (2.9% of locations). Gigabit service with uploads of 100 Mbps or more (1,000/100) is advertised at 98.6% of locations, against 68.1%1 statewide. These are maximums the providers advertise, not measured speeds.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Maximum advertised download speed (Mbps) of any wired or fixed wireless offer at the location, as reported by providers to the FCC; satellite excluded. Advertised, not measured.
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| Area | Under 25 Mbps or none | 25–99 | 100–249 | 250–499 | 500–939 | 940–1,999 | 2,000 or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 98.0% |
| Alabama | 5.3% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 39.8% | 49.7% |
| United States | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 31.0% | 61.0% |
What changed since 2022
Huntsville already had broad fiber in the first National Broadband Map release: 88.2% of locations as of June 30, 2022. Since then the fiber share rose 4.6 percentage points to 92.8%, and the larger shift was overlap. The share with two or more fiber providers grew 9.4 percentage points, and the share with gigabit service at 1,000/100 grew 10.4 percentage points. The single-wire share fell from 7.8%2 to 4.0%1.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2022; FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of December 31, 2025; FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Shares of broadband serviceable locations in each FCC release (latest revision of each); the small number is the change in percentage points since June 30, 2022. The FCC's count of locations is updated with each release, so shares are compared rather than counts.
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| Measure | June 30, 2022 | December 31, 2025 | June 30, 2026 | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two or more fiber networks | 58.3% | 66.6% | 67.6% | 9.4 pts |
| Gigabit (1,000/100) | 88.2% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 10.4 pts |
| Three or more wired choices | 77.0% | 82.6% | 83.2% | 6.2 pts |
The largest change in any one provider's reported footprint was wireless. Verizon's home internet barely appeared in the city in the June 2022 data; by June 2026 Verizon reported it at 68,1211 locations.
5G home internet as a fifth option
T-Mobile reports fixed wireless at 86.7% of locations and Verizon at 84.3%; AT&T also reports fixed wireless in parts of the city. Licensed fixed wireless of 100/20 Mbps or more is reported at 63.7% of locations, up from 26.1%2 in 2022. Capacity on each tower sector is shared, so carriers limit sign-ups by address. Fixed wireless is the only way to reach 100/20 Mbps at 109 locations, and 311 have only satellite.
Within Alabama
Among Alabama's five cities of 100,000 or more, Huntsville has the highest fiber share, 92.8% of locations, ahead of Mobile (79.3%), Tuscaloosa (75.8%), Montgomery (60.7%) and Birmingham (53.5%). The gap in choice is wider. Montgomery is the only other one where most locations have three or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps (57.7%); in Birmingham the share is 0.0%. Statewide, 52.8%1 of locations have even two. The Alabama page maps every county, including Madison County.
| Area | Fiber available | Gigabit (1,000/100) | Two or more wired choices | Fiber networks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Coral, Florida | 94.0% | 96.4% | 91.2% | 6 |
| Frisco, Texas | 93.5% | 98.6% | 91.3% | 10 |
| Huntsville, Alabama | 92.8% | 98.6% | 95.3% | 6 |
| Richmond, Virginia | 91.0% | 32.9% | 90.2% | 3 |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 89.6% | 98.0% | 85.0% | 3 |
| McKinney, Texas | 89.4% | 98.5% | 87.7% | 8 |
| Hialeah, Florida | 83.9% | 99.2% | 79.3% | 6 |
| Spokane, Washington | 76.9% | 96.8% | 78.4% | 5 |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
Subscriptions since 2019
In the Census Bureau's 2025 survey, 84.8% of Huntsville households subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL (margin of error ±2.1 percentage points), 10.5% relied only on a cellular data plan and 3.5% had no internet subscription (±1.1 percentage points4). In 2019 the no-subscription share was 11.0% (±1.9 percentage points5), a drop well beyond both margins of error. Survey households and FCC locations are different units, so the two sources show direction, not an exact gap.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables. Availability is a share of locations as of June 30, 2026 (FCC); subscriptions are a share of households from the American Community Survey, 2025 (whiskers: 90% margin of error). Different units and dates: read the gap as a sign, not an exact number.
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| Measure | Share | MOE |
|---|---|---|
| Wired 100/20 Mbps available (FCC, share of locations) | 99.2% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 84.8% | ±2.1 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 10.5% | ±1.9 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 3.5% | ±1.1 |
Questions and answers
What internet providers are available in Huntsville, Alabama?
Four wired networks report service across most of the city: Xfinity (95.6% of locations, mostly cable), AT&T (91.1%, fiber at 72.4%), Google Fiber (86.3%) and WOW! (72.6%1, cable). T-Mobile and Verizon report 5G or LTE home internet, and satellite is reported everywhere. Figures are as of June 30, 2026.
Does Huntsville have fiber internet?
Yes: at least one fiber provider reports service at 92.8% of locations inside city limits, and two or more fiber providers at 67.6%. Across Alabama the shares are 66.4% and 13.0%1.
How many internet providers are there in Huntsville?
7 wired providers report service somewhere in the city, 6 of them with fiber, as of June 30, 2026. At a typical location the number that matters is smaller: on average 3.321 wired providers offer 100/20 Mbps or faster.
Is 5G home internet available in Huntsville?
T-Mobile reports fixed wireless home internet at 86.7% of locations and Verizon at 84.3%. Each offers 100/20 Mbps at a smaller share: 47.2% for T-Mobile and 42.4%1 for Verizon. Carriers confirm sign-ups address by address.
Checking one address in Huntsville
The figures on this page describe the whole area. Which providers report service at a single home or apartment is shown only on the FCC's own map: search the address at broadbandmap.fcc.gov. If a provider is listed there but cannot actually connect you within ten business days, or the location is missing or misplaced, the map has a button to file a challenge; providers must respond, and corrections flow into later releases. Prices and plans are not part of the FCC data: each provider must show them on its broadband facts label at the point of sale.
More on internet in Alabama
The state picture, county by county: internet in Alabama. Other large cities in the state: Mobile, Birmingham, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa. Compare Huntsville with any other city or state in the comparison tool.
Sources
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Availability as of June 30, 2026; released November 10, 2026. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2022; Availability as of June 30, 2022; released May 10, 2024. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of December 31, 2025; Availability as of December 31, 2025; released November 3, 2026. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables; 2025 (calendar-year sample); released October 29, 2026. api.census.gov
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019 1-year detailed tables; 2019. api.census.gov
Margins of error (±) are at the 90% confidence level. A difference is called significant only when it passes the Census Bureau's test at that level. How every figure is built: methodology. Found an error? Write to [email protected]; corrections are listed on the updates page.