Internet in Glendale, Arizona

From almost no fiber to half the city

Glendale had almost no fiber in the first National Broadband Map: 3.7%² of locations on June 30, 2022. By June 30, 2026 the share was 50.9%, a rise of 47.3 percentage points. A large part came in the latest six months alone: fiber gained 14.1 percentage points after December 31, 2025, an increase that ranks tied for 10th highest¹ among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more.

June 30, 2022December 31, 2025June 30, 2026

Fiber available50.9% +47.3 pts

Gigabit (1,000/100)91.2% +90.9 pts

Wired 100/100 Mbps91.5% +87.8 pts

Cable available78.4% −19.8 pts

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	3.7%	36.8%	50.9%	47.3 pts
Gigabit (1,000/100)	0.3%	77.7%	91.2%	90.9 pts
Wired 100/100 Mbps	3.7%	78.6%	91.5%	87.8 pts
Cable available	98.2%	80.5%	78.4%	−19.8 pts

Four networks account for most of the fiber figure. Two of them, Wyyerd and Metronet, filed no service in Glendale in 2022, and AT&T filed under a different owner's name:

• Wyyerd Connect reports fiber at 27.1% of locations, with advertised downloads of up to 10 Gbps. It is a regional builder: of the 216,084 locations it reports nationwide, 173,691 are in Arizona.
• Cox reports fiber at 15.3% of locations and cable at most of the rest of its footprint. Locations Cox files as fiber are not also counted as cable: cable's share fell from 98.2%² in 2022 to 78.4%, while Cox as a whole still reports service at 93.7%.
• Metronet, a fiber company that reports service in 19 states, reports fiber at 13.2% of Glendale's locations, up to 5 Gbps.
• AT&T reports fiber at 3.7%, with downloads advertised up to 8 Gbps¹. Its Glendale fiber records carry the Quantum Fiber brand, which CenturyLink filed here in 2022; Lumen, CenturyLink's parent, sold that business to AT&T on February 2, 2026.

The networks overlap in places: 8.4%¹ of locations have two or more fiber providers.

The upgrade also shows in the gigabit tier, 1 Gbps down with at least 100 Mbps up. It was advertised at 0.3% of locations in June 2022 and at 91.2% in June 2026, a rise that ranks tied for 32nd highest among large cities. That share is far wider than the fiber footprint, so Cox's cable network accounts for much of it. Wired 100/100 Mbps service went from 3.7%² to 91.5%¹.

Cox and the companies around it

13 companies report wired or fixed wireless internet at some of Glendale's 71,887 homes and businesses (the FCC counts locations, not households), as of June 30, 2026, in the FCC revision of November 10, 2026. Only one reaches nearly all of them: Cox, at 93.7%. Cox is also the only wired provider offering 100/20 Mbps at 48.1%¹ of locations, which makes it the sole fast wired line for about half of the city.

The table lists every terrestrial provider by the share of locations where it reports service. "Reports service" means the company told the FCC it could connect that location within ten business days with a standard installation; the claim can be challenged on the FCC map, which is also where to check a single address. Viasat, Starlink and HughesNet report satellite service at every location; the provider counts on this page leave satellite out.

One wired choice or two

New fiber turned a one-wire city into a partly two-wire one. In June 2022, 92.3%² of locations had exactly one wired provider at 100/20 Mbps. Now 48.6% do, and 45.7% have two or more. The two-or-more share grew 15.3 percentage points after December 2025; among large cities that increase ranks 7th highest¹. The chart sets Glendale beside Peoria, Surprise and Goodyear.

Glendale is now above Arizona on this measure (33.1% of the state's locations have two or more wired choices) but below the US (55.6%), and it still ranks 65th lowest¹ among large cities.

Surprise80.7%

Goodyear63.7%

United States55.6%

Glendale45.7%

Peoria43.7%

Arizona33.1%

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 wired choices
Surprise	80.7%
Goodyear	63.7%
United States	55.6%
Glendale	45.7%
Peoria	43.7%
Arizona	33.1%

Still behind the rest of the West Valley

In 2022 Glendale and Avondale had the smallest fiber shares among these cities. Goodyear, Buckeye and Surprise now have fiber at most of their locations and Peoria at more than half; Glendale is at about half and Avondale, at 37.0%¹, still below it. The comparison uses the same FCC release for every city.

Wyyerd also reports service in Glendale's West Valley neighbors: at 32.7% of Peoria's locations and 73.5% of Surprise's, against 27.1% in Glendale. Phoenix, to the east, has less fiber, at 31.4%¹.

DSL at most addresses, wireless at nearly all

CenturyLink's telephone network still reaches 84.7% of locations with DSL, the 12th highest DSL share among large cities. Its advertised maximum in Glendale is 140 Mbps, and it offers 100/20 Mbps at only 6.4%¹ of locations.

5 companies report licensed fixed wireless, the category that includes 5G home internet; that count ranks tied for 39th highest¹ among large cities. Their reported speeds differ widely:

• Tristate Wi-Fi reports service at 57.2% of locations and 100/20 Mbps at 57.1%.
• Verizon reports 56.6%, with 100/20 Mbps at 24.4%.
• T-Mobile reports 70.2%, with 100/20 Mbps at 19.4%¹.

Wireless capacity is shared among the users of each tower, so a carrier may decline a sign-up at an address the map lists as covered. All speeds on this page are maximums the providers advertise, not measurements.

The addresses with no fast wired line

While fiber spread, the share of Glendale locations with any wired service at 100/20 Mbps went the other way: from 99.8%² in 2022 to 94.3%. As a change, that ranks 4th lowest among the 343 large cities. Over the same period the FCC's count of locations in the city grew by 3,005¹.

Chattanooga, Tennessee 0.0%Mesa, Arizona 9.8%

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	No wired choice
Mesa, Arizona	9.8%
Tempe, Arizona	8.8%
Lafayette, Louisiana	8.2%
Tucson, Arizona	6.1%
Macon, Georgia	6.1%
Phoenix, Arizona	6.0%
College Station, Texas	6.0%
Goodyear, Arizona	5.9%
McAllen, Texas	5.8%
Glendale, Arizona	5.7%
Gainesville, Florida	5.7%
San Bernardino, California	5.6%
Escondido, California	5.4%
Beaumont, Texas	5.2%
Scottsdale, Arizona	5.2%
Orlando, Florida	5.1%
Denton, Texas	5.0%
Santa Ana, California	4.9%
Paterson, New Jersey	4.9%
Pomona, California	4.9%
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	4.9%
Peoria, Arizona	4.8%
Stamford, Connecticut	4.8%
New Orleans, Louisiana	4.8%
Ontario, California	4.7%
Burbank, California	4.6%
Newark, New Jersey	4.5%
Tampa, Florida	4.5%
Costa Mesa, California	4.4%
Evansville, Indiana	4.4%
Pasadena, California	4.4%
Clearwater, Florida	4.4%
Suffolk, Virginia	4.3%
High Point, North Carolina	4.3%
Elizabeth, New Jersey	4.3%
Birmingham, Alabama	4.2%
Tulsa, Oklahoma	4.2%
Columbia, South Carolina	4.2%
Lakeland, Florida	4.2%
Anaheim, California	4.2%
Chandler, Arizona	4.1%
Glendale, California	4.1%
Irving, Texas	4.1%
Orange, California	4.1%
Anchorage, Alaska	4.0%
Lewisville, Texas	4.0%
Avondale, Arizona	4.0%
El Monte, California	3.9%
Ventura, California	3.8%
Oxnard, California	3.7%
Los Angeles, California	3.7%
Long Beach, California	3.6%
Baton Rouge, Louisiana	3.6%
Ann Arbor, Michigan	3.6%
Surprise, Arizona	3.6%
Corona, California	3.6%
Garland, Texas	3.5%
Dayton, Ohio	3.5%
Carrollton, Texas	3.5%
Torrance, California	3.5%
Albany, New York	3.5%
Riverside, California	3.5%
Midland, Texas	3.5%
Georgetown, Texas	3.4%
Hesperia, California	3.4%
El Cajon, California	3.4%
Temecula, California	3.4%
Edmond, Oklahoma	3.4%
Downey, California	3.3%
Gilbert, Arizona	3.3%
Murrieta, California	3.3%
Rancho Cucamonga, California	3.2%
Victorville, California	3.2%
Huntington Beach, California	3.2%
Montgomery, Alabama	3.1%
Bakersfield, California	3.1%
Billings, Montana	3.1%
Richardson, Texas	3.1%
Tyler, Texas	3.1%
Inglewood, California	3.0%
Fort Worth, Texas	3.0%
Wichita, Kansas	3.0%
Chesapeake, Virginia	3.0%
Plano, Texas	3.0%
Buckeye, Arizona	3.0%
Grand Prairie, Texas	3.0%
Dallas, Texas	2.9%
St. Louis, Missouri	2.9%
Columbus, Georgia	2.9%
Worcester, Massachusetts	2.9%
Athens, Georgia	2.9%
Rochester, New York	2.9%
North Las Vegas, Nevada	2.8%
Providence, Rhode Island	2.8%
St. Petersburg, Florida	2.8%
Reno, Nevada	2.7%
Brownsville, Texas	2.7%
Newport News, Virginia	2.7%
San Diego, California	2.7%
New Braunfels, Texas	2.7%
Thousand Oaks, California	2.7%
El Paso, Texas	2.7%
Greensboro, North Carolina	2.7%
Madison, Wisconsin	2.7%
Cleveland, Ohio	2.7%
Las Vegas, Nevada	2.7%
Garden Grove, California	2.6%
Sparks, Nevada	2.6%
Winston-Salem, North Carolina	2.6%
Rialto, California	2.6%
Irvine, California	2.6%
Wilmington, North Carolina	2.6%
Oceanside, California	2.6%
Chula Vista, California	2.5%
Round Rock, Texas	2.5%
Yonkers, New York	2.5%
Fayetteville, Arkansas	2.5%
Laredo, Texas	2.5%
Lubbock, Texas	2.4%
Norman, Oklahoma	2.4%
Buffalo, New York	2.4%
Topeka, Kansas	2.4%
Jurupa Valley, California	2.4%
Durham, North Carolina	2.4%
Bridgeport, Connecticut	2.4%
Arlington, Texas	2.3%
Virginia Beach, Virginia	2.3%
Henderson, Nevada	2.3%
Tuscaloosa, Alabama	2.3%
Santa Clarita, California	2.3%
Carlsbad, California	2.3%
Edinburg, Texas	2.2%
Fontana, California	2.1%
Lee's Summit, Missouri	2.1%
Raleigh, North Carolina	2.1%
Austin, Texas	2.1%
Green Bay, Wisconsin	2.1%
San Angelo, Texas	2.1%
Charlotte, North Carolina	2.1%
Lancaster, California	2.0%
Corpus Christi, Texas	2.0%
Mesquite, Texas	2.0%
Hampton, Virginia	2.0%
Akron, Ohio	2.0%
West Covina, California	2.0%
Palmdale, California	1.9%
Moreno Valley, California	1.9%
Fort Myers, Florida	1.9%
Milwaukee, Wisconsin	1.9%
Waco, Texas	1.9%
San Antonio, Texas	1.8%
Syracuse, New York	1.8%
Fullerton, California	1.8%
Cincinnati, Ohio	1.8%
Baltimore, Maryland	1.7%
Boulder, Colorado	1.7%
Santa Clara, California	1.6%
Port St. Lucie, Florida	1.6%
Palm Bay, Florida	1.6%
Menifee, California	1.6%
McKinney, Texas	1.6%
Abilene, Texas	1.5%
Honolulu, Hawaii	1.5%
Omaha, Nebraska	1.5%
Norfolk, Virginia	1.5%
Columbia, Missouri	1.5%
New York, New York	1.4%
Sunnyvale, California	1.4%
Cedar Rapids, Iowa	1.4%
Hayward, California	1.4%
Clovis, California	1.4%
Lexington, Kentucky	1.3%
Frisco, Texas	1.3%
Cary, North Carolina	1.3%
Allen, Texas	1.3%
Fresno, California	1.3%
Louisville, Kentucky	1.2%
Kansas City, Kansas	1.2%
Columbus, Ohio	1.1%
San Jose, California	1.1%
Provo, Utah	1.0%
Visalia, California	1.0%
Concord, North Carolina	1.0%
San Francisco, California	0.9%
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma	0.9%
Nampa, Idaho	0.9%
Conroe, Texas	0.9%
Kansas City, Missouri	0.9%
Roseville, California	0.9%
Augusta, Georgia	0.9%
Elk Grove, California	0.9%
Kent, Washington	0.9%
Amarillo, Texas	0.8%
Mobile, Alabama	0.8%
Fort Collins, Colorado	0.8%
Wichita Falls, Texas	0.8%
Detroit, Michigan	0.8%
Boise, Idaho	0.8%
Springfield, Missouri	0.8%
Richmond, California	0.8%
Salinas, California	0.8%
Indianapolis, Indiana	0.8%
Huntsville, Alabama	0.8%
Fayetteville, North Carolina	0.8%
Jackson, Mississippi	0.8%
Houston, Texas	0.7%
Stockton, California	0.7%
Rochester, Minnesota	0.7%
Fremont, California	0.7%
Chico, California	0.7%
Toledo, Ohio	0.7%
Sacramento, California	0.7%
Vallejo, California	0.7%
Fairfield, California	0.7%
Davenport, Iowa	0.6%
Nashville, Tennessee	0.6%
Salem, Oregon	0.6%
Oakland, California	0.6%
Salt Lake City, Utah	0.6%
Killeen, Texas	0.6%
Shreveport, Louisiana	0.6%
Vacaville, California	0.6%
West Jordan, Utah	0.6%
Renton, Washington	0.6%
Joliet, Illinois	0.6%
Tracy, California	0.6%
Pearland, Texas	0.6%
Deltona, Florida	0.5%
North Charleston, South Carolina	0.5%
South Fulton, Georgia	0.5%
Des Moines, Iowa	0.5%
South Bend, Indiana	0.5%
Little Rock, Arkansas	0.5%
Meridian, Idaho	0.5%
Everett, Washington	0.5%
Savannah, Georgia	0.5%
Las Cruces, New Mexico	0.5%
St. George, Utah	0.5%
Greeley, Colorado	0.5%
Independence, Missouri	0.5%
Bellevue, Washington	0.4%
Odessa, Texas	0.4%
Hartford, Connecticut	0.4%
Chicago, Illinois	0.4%
Jacksonville, Florida	0.4%
Carmel, Indiana	0.4%
Memphis, Tennessee	0.4%
Santa Rosa, California	0.4%
Sioux Falls, South Dakota	0.4%
Spokane Valley, Washington	0.4%
Tacoma, Washington	0.4%
Pasadena, Texas	0.4%
Pueblo, Colorado	0.4%
Palm Coast, Florida	0.4%
Davie, Florida	0.4%
Boca Raton, Florida	0.4%
Atlanta, Georgia	0.4%
Antioch, California	0.4%
Portland, Oregon	0.4%
Lansing, Michigan	0.4%
Denver, Colorado	0.3%
League City, Texas	0.3%
Aurora, Colorado	0.3%
Jersey City, New Jersey	0.3%
Cape Coral, Florida	0.3%
Peoria, Illinois	0.3%
Vancouver, Washington	0.3%
Fargo, North Dakota	0.3%
Fort Wayne, Indiana	0.3%
Albuquerque, New Mexico	0.3%
Modesto, California	0.3%
Warren, Michigan	0.3%
Elgin, Illinois	0.3%
Springfield, Illinois	0.3%
Santa Maria, California	0.3%
Hillsboro, Oregon	0.3%
Rio Rancho, New Mexico	0.3%
Colorado Springs, Colorado	0.3%
Aurora, Illinois	0.3%
Charleston, South Carolina	0.3%
Spokane, Washington	0.3%
Richmond, Virginia	0.2%
Thornton, Colorado	0.2%
Eugene, Oregon	0.2%
Dearborn, Michigan	0.2%
Seattle, Washington	0.2%
Hollywood, Florida	0.2%
Berkeley, California	0.2%
Lakewood, Colorado	0.2%
Rockford, Illinois	0.2%
San Mateo, California	0.2%
St. Paul, Minnesota	0.2%
Murfreesboro, Tennessee	0.2%
West Valley City, Utah	0.2%
Gresham, Oregon	0.2%
Fishers, Indiana	0.2%
Overland Park, Kansas	0.2%
West Palm Beach, Florida	0.2%
Sugar Land, Texas	0.2%
Minneapolis, Minnesota	0.2%
Arvada, Colorado	0.2%
Tallahassee, Florida	0.2%
Westminster, Colorado	0.2%
Hialeah, Florida	0.1%
Alexandria, Virginia	0.1%
Olathe, Kansas	0.1%
Miramar, Florida	0.1%
Yuma, Arizona	0.1%
Washington, District of Columbia	0.1%
Boston, Massachusetts	0.1%
Springfield, Massachusetts	0.1%
Sterling Heights, Michigan	0.1%
Miami, Florida	0.1%
Naperville, Illinois	0.1%
New Haven, Connecticut	0.1%
Concord, California	0.1%
Sandy Springs, Georgia	0.1%
Daly City, California	0.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan	0.1%
Fort Lauderdale, Florida	0.1%
Allentown, Pennsylvania	0.1%
Waterbury, Connecticut	0.1%
Centennial, Colorado	0.1%
Cambridge, Massachusetts	0.1%
Pompano Beach, Florida	0.1%
Miami Gardens, Florida	0.1%
Quincy, Massachusetts	0.1%
New Bedford, Massachusetts	0.1%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	0.1%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	0.1%
Pembroke Pines, Florida	0.1%
Longmont, Colorado	0.1%
Simi Valley, California	0.1%
Lowell, Massachusetts	0.1%
Lincoln, Nebraska	0.0%
Knoxville, Tennessee	0.0%
Manchester, New Hampshire	0.0%
Lynn, Massachusetts	0.0%
Bend, Oregon	0.0%
Brockton, Massachusetts	0.0%
Chattanooga, Tennessee	0.0%
Clarksville, Tennessee	0.0%
Coral Springs, Florida	0.0%

4,087 locations (5.7%) have no wired provider at 100/20 Mbps, a share that ranks tied for 10th highest among large cities. At most of them a fixed wireless company fills the gap: 3,263 locations (4.5%, 5th highest) can reach 100/20 Mbps only by fixed wireless. A smaller group of 191 locations counts as unserved under the federal BEAD definition (no wired or licensed fixed wireless service at 25/3 Mbps), and 122 are reported with satellite service only. The gaps are small next to Arizona's, where 12.7%¹ of locations lack a wired 100/20 provider, but they are unusual for a city this size.

Phones in place of a home line

The Census Bureau's 2025 survey counts households rather than locations. In Glendale, 73.2% of households subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL (margin of error ±4.4 percentage points), and 16.9% relied only on a cellular data plan (±3.2 percentage points), an estimate that ranks tied for 38th highest among large cities. Arizona's cellular-only share is 13.9%; Glendale's estimate is higher, but its margin of error is wide enough that the two ranges overlap. 5.1%⁴ of Glendale households had no internet subscription.

Wired 100/20 Mbps available (FCC, share of locations)94.3%

Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census)73.2% ±4.4

Households relying only on a cellular data plan16.9% ±3.2

Households with no internet subscription5.1% ±1.6

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)	94.3%
Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census)	73.2%	±4.4
Households relying only on a cellular data plan	16.9%	±3.2
Households with no internet subscription	5.1%	±1.6

Availability counts what could be connected on June 30, 2026; the survey counts what households had during 2025. The gap between them is a pointer, not an exact figure. The Arizona page covers every county, including Maricopa.