Internet in Mobile, Alabama
Fiber is available at 79.3% of the 70,857 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Mobile, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 99.2%. 80.6% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 18.6% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Mobile in Alabama
Mobile is a two-wire city. AT&T's fiber and Xfinity's cable each reach most of its homes and businesses, and at 79.2%1 of them exactly two wired providers offer 100/20 Mbps or more. A third wire is rare, and the change since 2022 has been AT&T's fiber spreading across the city.
AT&T and Xfinity reach almost every address
The FCC's National Broadband Map, as of June 30, 2026 (file revision of November 10, 2026), counts 70,857 homes and businesses inside Mobile's 2020 city limits. Xfinity reports service at 97.5% of them and AT&T reports service at 95.8%, with fiber at 79.3%. Every other wired provider is a small presence: Mediacom's network at 3.3%, and fiber from C Spire (0.1%) and REV (0.1%1).
| Xfinity | Fiber Cable | 97.5% | 97.5% | 2 Gbps | 17.8% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 95.8% | 81.0% | 5 Gbps | 0.5% |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 77.6% | 25.8% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 77.1% | 40.4% | 300 Mbps | – |
| Mediacom | Fiber Cable | 3.3% | 3.3% | 5 Gbps | 0.3% |
| C Spire | Fiber | 0.1% | 0.1% | 8 Gbps | – |
| REV | Fiber | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 Gbps | – |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80 Mbps | – |
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, Viasat, Starlink) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
A provider "reports" a location when it tells the FCC it serves it or could install standard service there within ten business days; the claim can be challenged on the FCC map. The shares describe the city as a whole. HughesNet, Viasat and Starlink report satellite service at virtually every location, but only 241 locations have nothing else.
Two wired choices, seldom a third
With two near-citywide networks and few others, the typical Mobile address has exactly two wired providers at 100/20 Mbps. That is true at 79.2% of locations (tied for 53rd highest among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more), against 38.6% across Alabama and 44.6% nationally. Three or more wired providers reach only 1.4%1.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile | 0.8% | 18.6% | 79.2% | 1.4% |
| Alabama | 9.8% | 37.5% | 38.6% | 14.2% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
New Bedford, Massachusetts 0.0%Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 95.6%
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Each dot is a city. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
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| Area | Two wired choices |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 95.6% |
| Miami Gardens, Florida | 95.4% |
| Lynn, Massachusetts | 94.7% |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 94.5% |
| Temecula, California | 92.0% |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | 91.9% |
| St. Paul, Minnesota | 91.5% |
| Murrieta, California | 90.8% |
| Jersey City, New Jersey | 90.4% |
| Richmond, Virginia | 90.2% |
| Brockton, Massachusetts | 90.1% |
| Greeley, Colorado | 89.9% |
| Newport News, Virginia | 89.8% |
| Cape Coral, Florida | 89.8% |
| Garland, Texas | 89.6% |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 89.3% |
| League City, Texas | 89.2% |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | 88.1% |
| Carrollton, Texas | 87.9% |
| Richardson, Texas | 87.7% |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 87.7% |
| Mesquite, Texas | 87.5% |
| Tampa, Florida | 86.8% |
| Miramar, Florida | 86.6% |
| Providence, Rhode Island | 86.5% |
| Hesperia, California | 86.4% |
| Grand Prairie, Texas | 86.1% |
| Manchester, New Hampshire | 86.1% |
| High Point, North Carolina | 86.0% |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 85.7% |
| Provo, Utah | 85.6% |
| Pasadena, Texas | 85.4% |
| Downey, California | 85.0% |
| Rochester, Minnesota | 83.6% |
| Long Beach, California | 83.1% |
| Thousand Oaks, California | 82.8% |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 82.3% |
| Irving, Texas | 82.1% |
| Everett, Washington | 82.0% |
| Dallas, Texas | 81.9% |
| Victorville, California | 81.6% |
| Yuma, Arizona | 81.3% |
| Longmont, Colorado | 81.3% |
| Menifee, California | 81.1% |
| Arlington, Texas | 81.1% |
| Pembroke Pines, Florida | 80.6% |
| Pomona, California | 80.4% |
| Gresham, Oregon | 80.4% |
| Lowell, Massachusetts | 80.2% |
| New York, New York | 80.2% |
| West Covina, California | 79.9% |
| Portland, Oregon | 79.7% |
| Mobile, Alabama | 79.2% |
| Hialeah, Florida | 79.2% |
| Stamford, Connecticut | 78.9% |
| Denver, Colorado | 78.8% |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 78.8% |
| Sandy Springs, Georgia | 77.4% |
| Miami, Florida | 77.3% |
| Plano, Texas | 77.2% |
| Louisville, Kentucky | 77.2% |
| Fargo, North Dakota | 77.1% |
| Fort Worth, Texas | 76.5% |
| Hollywood, Florida | 76.5% |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | 75.9% |
| Frisco, Texas | 75.6% |
| Houston, Texas | 74.6% |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | 74.2% |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 74.0% |
| Naperville, Illinois | 74.0% |
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico | 73.9% |
| Peoria, Illinois | 73.6% |
| Seattle, Washington | 73.6% |
| Tallahassee, Florida | 73.5% |
| Lewisville, Texas | 73.2% |
| Madison, Wisconsin | 72.6% |
| Allen, Texas | 71.8% |
| South Fulton, Georgia | 71.7% |
| Denton, Texas | 70.8% |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 70.8% |
| Newark, New Jersey | 70.7% |
| Yonkers, New York | 70.6% |
| McKinney, Texas | 70.5% |
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 70.3% |
| Garden Grove, California | 69.4% |
| Moreno Valley, California | 69.4% |
| Elizabeth, New Jersey | 69.3% |
| Davenport, Iowa | 69.3% |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 69.1% |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 69.1% |
| Huntington Beach, California | 69.0% |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | 69.0% |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 68.7% |
| San Bernardino, California | 68.6% |
| Hartford, Connecticut | 68.6% |
| South Bend, Indiana | 68.4% |
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 68.4% |
| West Jordan, Utah | 67.9% |
| Ontario, California | 67.8% |
| Surprise, Arizona | 67.8% |
| Hampton, Virginia | 67.8% |
| Syracuse, New York | 67.7% |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 67.7% |
| Edmond, Oklahoma | 66.9% |
| New Braunfels, Texas | 65.3% |
| Sparks, Nevada | 65.1% |
| Sterling Heights, Michigan | 64.9% |
| Torrance, California | 64.8% |
| Paterson, New Jersey | 64.6% |
| Topeka, Kansas | 64.5% |
| Port St. Lucie, Florida | 64.4% |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 63.9% |
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 63.8% |
| Davie, Florida | 63.7% |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 63.6% |
| Beaumont, Texas | 63.4% |
| Carmel, Indiana | 63.3% |
| Suffolk, Virginia | 63.3% |
| Pompano Beach, Florida | 63.2% |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 63.1% |
| Boca Raton, Florida | 63.0% |
| Santa Maria, California | 62.9% |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 62.9% |
| Deltona, Florida | 62.7% |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 62.7% |
| Hillsboro, Oregon | 62.6% |
| Meridian, Idaho | 62.5% |
| Evansville, Indiana | 62.3% |
| Brownsville, Texas | 61.9% |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 61.8% |
| Lee's Summit, Missouri | 61.8% |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 61.6% |
| Roseville, California | 61.6% |
| Fishers, Indiana | 61.5% |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | 61.4% |
| El Paso, Texas | 61.2% |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 60.5% |
| Alexandria, Virginia | 60.5% |
| Burbank, California | 60.4% |
| Buckeye, Arizona | 60.2% |
| North Charleston, South Carolina | 60.2% |
| Elgin, Illinois | 60.2% |
| Oxnard, California | 59.8% |
| Pearland, Texas | 59.3% |
| Orlando, Florida | 59.2% |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan | 58.7% |
| Goodyear, Arizona | 58.2% |
| San Antonio, Texas | 57.3% |
| Lexington, Kentucky | 57.0% |
| Aurora, Colorado | 56.5% |
| Santa Clara, California | 56.1% |
| Reno, Nevada | 55.7% |
| Santa Ana, California | 55.7% |
| Cleveland, Ohio | 55.7% |
| Inglewood, California | 55.4% |
| Chicago, Illinois | 55.4% |
| Nampa, Idaho | 55.2% |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 54.6% |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 54.6% |
| Athens, Georgia | 54.5% |
| Sunnyvale, California | 54.5% |
| Akron, Ohio | 54.5% |
| Fort Collins, Colorado | 54.4% |
| Los Angeles, California | 54.1% |
| College Station, Texas | 54.1% |
| Abilene, Texas | 53.7% |
| Concord, California | 53.7% |
| Wichita, Kansas | 53.7% |
| Arvada, Colorado | 53.7% |
| Pueblo, Colorado | 53.5% |
| Springfield, Illinois | 53.5% |
| Nashville, Tennessee | 53.1% |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | 53.0% |
| Omaha, Nebraska | 53.0% |
| Columbia, South Carolina | 52.4% |
| Laredo, Texas | 52.2% |
| Charleston, South Carolina | 52.2% |
| Norman, Oklahoma | 51.9% |
| Costa Mesa, California | 51.8% |
| Boulder, Colorado | 51.7% |
| St. George, Utah | 51.5% |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 51.2% |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 51.2% |
| Buffalo, New York | 51.1% |
| San Diego, California | 50.8% |
| Fayetteville, Arkansas | 50.7% |
| Berkeley, California | 50.4% |
| Columbus, Ohio | 50.2% |
| Coral Springs, Florida | 50.0% |
| Fullerton, California | 49.7% |
| Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | 49.6% |
| Pasadena, California | 49.1% |
| Lincoln, Nebraska | 48.9% |
| Lakeland, Florida | 48.9% |
| Augusta, Georgia | 48.5% |
| Concord, North Carolina | 48.0% |
| Spokane, Washington | 47.8% |
| Glendale, California | 47.7% |
| Vancouver, Washington | 47.6% |
| Savannah, Georgia | 47.3% |
| Rockford, Illinois | 46.8% |
| Lancaster, California | 46.7% |
| Jackson, Mississippi | 46.6% |
| Sacramento, California | 46.2% |
| Centennial, Colorado | 46.1% |
| Round Rock, Texas | 45.9% |
| Kansas City, Kansas | 45.7% |
| Palm Bay, Florida | 45.6% |
| Palm Coast, Florida | 45.5% |
| Fremont, California | 45.4% |
| Aurora, Illinois | 45.4% |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin | 45.3% |
| Hayward, California | 44.5% |
| Austin, Texas | 44.3% |
| Toledo, Ohio | 44.3% |
| Fresno, California | 44.3% |
| Edinburg, Texas | 44.2% |
| Antioch, California | 44.1% |
| San Jose, California | 43.7% |
| Macon, Georgia | 43.6% |
| Thornton, Colorado | 43.4% |
| Riverside, California | 43.4% |
| Stockton, California | 43.3% |
| Waterbury, Connecticut | 43.3% |
| Chula Vista, California | 43.3% |
| Dearborn, Michigan | 43.1% |
| Lansing, Michigan | 43.0% |
| Killeen, Texas | 42.8% |
| Sugar Land, Texas | 42.6% |
| Tyler, Texas | 42.4% |
| Fort Myers, Florida | 42.3% |
| Springfield, Missouri | 42.1% |
| Warren, Michigan | 42.0% |
| El Cajon, California | 41.9% |
| Carlsbad, California | 41.9% |
| Dayton, Ohio | 41.8% |
| Rochester, New York | 41.7% |
| Vallejo, California | 41.7% |
| Glendale, Arizona | 41.5% |
| Peoria, Arizona | 41.4% |
| Anaheim, California | 41.1% |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 41.1% |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | 40.9% |
| New Haven, Connecticut | 40.9% |
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | 40.7% |
| Bakersfield, California | 40.7% |
| Boise, Idaho | 39.5% |
| Clovis, California | 39.4% |
| Las Cruces, New Mexico | 39.0% |
| Modesto, California | 38.8% |
| Lakewood, Colorado | 38.6% |
| Tacoma, Washington | 38.6% |
| Salinas, California | 38.5% |
| Westminster, Colorado | 38.1% |
| Wichita Falls, Texas | 38.0% |
| Elk Grove, California | 37.5% |
| Mesa, Arizona | 37.3% |
| Clearwater, Florida | 36.8% |
| Orange, California | 36.7% |
| McAllen, Texas | 36.6% |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | 35.8% |
| Joliet, Illinois | 35.5% |
| Gilbert, Arizona | 35.3% |
| Detroit, Michigan | 35.3% |
| Bellevue, Washington | 35.3% |
| Fontana, California | 35.2% |
| Independence, Missouri | 35.1% |
| Montgomery, Alabama | 34.5% |
| Worcester, Massachusetts | 34.3% |
| Daly City, California | 34.2% |
| Visalia, California | 34.1% |
| Tucson, Arizona | 33.7% |
| Billings, Montana | 33.2% |
| El Monte, California | 33.1% |
| Palmdale, California | 33.0% |
| Georgetown, Texas | 33.0% |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | 32.7% |
| Eugene, Oregon | 32.4% |
| Fairfield, California | 31.7% |
| Lubbock, Texas | 31.5% |
| Chandler, Arizona | 31.5% |
| Jurupa Valley, California | 31.4% |
| Irvine, California | 31.4% |
| Columbia, Missouri | 31.0% |
| Richmond, California | 30.9% |
| Tracy, California | 30.8% |
| Santa Clarita, California | 30.1% |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | 30.0% |
| Santa Rosa, California | 29.9% |
| Columbus, Georgia | 29.9% |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 29.8% |
| Vacaville, California | 29.6% |
| Oakland, California | 29.5% |
| San Francisco, California | 29.4% |
| Waco, Texas | 28.9% |
| Scottsdale, Arizona | 28.1% |
| Henderson, Nevada | 27.3% |
| Midland, Texas | 27.3% |
| Gainesville, Florida | 27.1% |
| Oceanside, California | 26.1% |
| Chico, California | 25.7% |
| North Las Vegas, Nevada | 25.6% |
| Bend, Oregon | 25.6% |
| Salem, Oregon | 25.2% |
| Odessa, Texas | 25.0% |
| Spokane Valley, Washington | 24.8% |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | 24.5% |
| Kansas City, Missouri | 24.5% |
| St. Petersburg, Florida | 24.3% |
| Rialto, California | 24.1% |
| Ventura, California | 24.0% |
| Avondale, Arizona | 24.0% |
| Clarksville, Tennessee | 23.6% |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 23.5% |
| Escondido, California | 23.0% |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 22.5% |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | 21.6% |
| Durham, North Carolina | 21.5% |
| Bridgeport, Connecticut | 21.1% |
| Knoxville, Tennessee | 20.4% |
| Rancho Cucamonga, California | 19.6% |
| San Angelo, Texas | 19.2% |
| Des Moines, Iowa | 18.9% |
| Kent, Washington | 18.2% |
| Corona, California | 18.0% |
| Renton, Washington | 16.6% |
| Conroe, Texas | 16.3% |
| Baltimore, Maryland | 15.8% |
| Amarillo, Texas | 15.5% |
| San Mateo, California | 14.1% |
| Olathe, Kansas | 14.0% |
| Cary, North Carolina | 13.3% |
| Huntsville, Alabama | 12.0% |
| Allentown, Pennsylvania | 11.0% |
| Simi Valley, California | 10.0% |
| Quincy, Massachusetts | 9.8% |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 8.3% |
| Tempe, Arizona | 7.5% |
| West Valley City, Utah | 6.6% |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts | 6.3% |
| Overland Park, Kansas | 6.2% |
| Albany, New York | 0.4% |
| New Bedford, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
Where the pair breaks, it is usually AT&T that is missing. Xfinity is the only wired provider at 100/20 Mbps for 17.8% of locations; AT&T is the only one for 0.5%. AT&T reports service at 95.8% of locations but 100/20 Mbps or more at 81.0%; elsewhere it offers DSL or fixed wireless below that speed. No wired provider offers that speed at 578 locations (0.8%1).
AT&T fiber filled in over four years
In the first National Broadband Map release, as of June 30, 2022, fiber was reported at 59.3% of Mobile's locations. By June 30, 2026 the share was 79.3%, a rise of 20.0 percentage points, with 3.2 percentage points of it added after December 31, 2025. As fiber spread, the share of locations with a single wired option at 100/20 Mbps fell from 32.3%2 to 18.6%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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiber available | 59.3% | 76.1% | 79.3% | 20.0 pts |
| Two or more wired choices | 66.3% | 77.9% | 80.6% | 14.3 pts |
| One wired choice | 32.3% | 21.3% | 18.6% | −13.7 pts |
The number of fiber providers in the city doubled, from 2 to 5, but AT&T is the only large one: C Spire, next in size, reports fiber at 0.1% of locations. Locations with two or more fiber providers rose only from 0.0%2 to 0.2%. Across Alabama the two-fiber share is 13.0%1.
Gigabit uploads beyond the fiber footprint
Service of 1 Gbps down and 100 Mbps up (the FCC's 1,000/100 tier) is advertised at 88.4% of locations, more than the fiber share of 79.3%1. The difference is cable: no fixed wireless provider here advertises a gigabit, so the 1,000/100 tier also reaches addresses served by cable without fiber. In 2022 the gigabit share and the fiber share were the same, 59.3%2.
The top tier moved up as well. The fastest advertised download at 85.9% of locations is 2 Gbps or more, up from 51.0%2 in 2022; AT&T advertises up to 5 Gbps and Xfinity up to 2 Gbps1. These are providers' advertised maximums, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 13.3% | 85.9% |
| 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% |
The copper network is still on the map
AT&T's older telephone lines have not left the FCC data either. DSL is reported at 76.5% of Mobile's locations (36th highest among the large cities), well above 36.2%1 nationally; it was 76.1%2 in 2022. AT&T reports both technologies across most of the city, so the high DSL share sits alongside a high fiber share rather than in place of it.
| Measure | Mobile | Alabama | United States | Rank among largest cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiber available | 79.3% | 66.4% | 62.6% | 147th of 343 |
| DSL available | 76.5% | 46.7% | 36.2% | 36th of 343 |
| Cable available | 98.6% | 70.2% | 80.3% | 107th of 343 |
| Licensed fixed wireless | 93.7% | 81.6% | 87.3% | 204th of 343 |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Rank 1 is the highest value. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
Verizon's home internet spread after 2022
The biggest change in any provider's reported footprint was wireless. Verizon reported fixed wireless home internet at 54,615 locations in June 2026, most of them added since June 2022, and T-Mobile at 54,966. Licensed fixed wireless of 100/20 Mbps or more is now reported at 53.4% of locations, against 14.2%2 in 2022. T-Mobile's maximum advertised download here is 100 Mbps, Verizon's 300 Mbps. Tower capacity is shared, so the carriers limit sign-ups by address, and for 1811 locations fixed wireless is the only way to reach 100/20 Mbps.
Mobile among Alabama's largest cities
Mobile has the second-highest fiber share of Alabama's five cities of 100,000 or more, behind Huntsville. Its pattern of two wires is between Birmingham, where many locations still have one, and Huntsville and Montgomery, where most have three or more.
| Area | Fiber available (June 30, 2022) | Fiber available | One wired choice | Two wired choices | Three or more wired choices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile, Alabama | 59.3% | 79.3% | 18.6% | 79.2% | 1.4% |
| Huntsville, Alabama | 88.2% | 92.8% | 4.0% | 12.0% | 83.2% |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 40.0% | 53.5% | 41.1% | 54.6% | 0.0% |
| Montgomery, Alabama | 31.8% | 60.7% | 4.7% | 34.5% | 57.7% |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 37.4% | 75.8% | 21.6% | 60.5% | 15.6% |
| Alabama | 32.2% | 66.4% | 37.5% | 38.6% | 14.2% |
| United States | 37.2% | 62.6% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2022; 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.
The Alabama page covers every county, including Mobile County.
Households without internet: from one in five to one in twenty
Census Bureau surveys show a sharp change in what Mobile households buy. In 2025, 4.8% of households had no internet subscription (margin of error ±1.4 percentage points), against 22.2% (±2.6 percentage points) in 2019; the ranges do not overlap. Cable, fiber or DSL subscriptions rose from 56.8%5 to 78.9% (±2.3 percentage points), and 13.0%4 of households relied only on a cellular data plan. Survey households and FCC locations are different units, so the comparison below shows direction rather than 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) | 78.9% | ±2.3 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 13.0% | ±2.0 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 4.8% | ±1.4 |
Questions about internet service in Mobile
What internet providers are available in Mobile, Alabama?
Two wired providers report service almost citywide: Xfinity at 97.5% of locations (cable) and AT&T at 95.8% (fiber, DSL and fixed wireless). T-Mobile (77.6%) and Verizon (77.1%1) report 5G or LTE home internet. Mediacom, C Spire, Kinetic and REV report wired service in small parts of the city. Figures are as of June 30, 2026.
Is fiber internet available in Mobile?
At least one fiber provider reports service at 79.3% of locations inside city limits, almost all of it AT&T (79.3%). That is above Alabama (66.4%) and the US (62.6%). Two or more fiber providers reach only 0.2%1.
How many internet providers are in Mobile?
6 wired providers report service somewhere in the city, 5 of them with fiber. At a single location the number is smaller: on average 1.81 wired providers offer 100/20 Mbps or more, and only 1.4%1 of locations have three or more.
Is 5G home internet available in Mobile?
T-Mobile reports fixed wireless home internet at 77.6% of locations, with 100/20 Mbps at 25.8%; Verizon reports 77.1%, with 100/20 Mbps at 40.4%1. The carriers decide eligibility address by address.
Checking one address in Mobile
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.
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The state picture, county by county: internet in Alabama. Other large cities in the state: Huntsville, Birmingham, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa. Compare Mobile 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.