Internet in Tempe, Arizona
Fiber is available at 22.3% of the 47,752 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Tempe, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 91.2%. 7.5% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 83.7% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Tempe in Arizona
Tempe has the lowest fiber share and the fewest wired choices of any large city in Arizona. Cox is the only wired provider offering 100/20 Mbps at 83.1%1 of its homes and businesses, while fixed wireless companies, several of them local, now report 100/20 service across most of the city.
Who reports service in Tempe
11 companies report wired or fixed wireless internet at some of Tempe's 47,7521 homes and businesses, as of June 30, 2026, in the FCC revision of November 10, 2026. The FCC counts locations (a house, an apartment building, a business), not households. "Available" means a provider says it could install standard service within ten business days; anyone can challenge that claim on the FCC map.
| Cox | Fiber Cable | 90.6% | 90.6% | 2 Gbps | 83.1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | DSL | 82.6% | 4.2% | 140 Mbps | 0.5% |
| AirFiber WISP | Fixed wireless | 81.3% | 81.3% | 100 Mbps | – |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 80.9% | 27.6% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 76.1% | 44.9% | 1 Gbps | – |
| Tristate Wi-Fi by Wi-Fiber, Phoenix Internet | Fixed wireless | 74.0% | 72.9% | 400 Mbps | – |
| AT&T | Fiber Licensed wireless | 71.5% | 18.8% | 8 Gbps | 0.1% |
| GeoLinks | Licensed wireless | 1.6% | 1.5% | 200 Mbps | – |
| Kwikbit | Fixed wireless | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 Gbps | – |
| WeLink Communications Inc | Fixed wireless | 0.0% | 0.0% | 700 Mbps | – |
| Consolidated Smart Broadband Systems | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 940 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.
Satellite service from HughesNet, Viasat and Starlink is reported at virtually every location and is not included in the provider counts above. Only 61 locations in the city have satellite and nothing else.
A quarter of the city has fiber
Fiber reaches 22.3% of Tempe's locations, the 19th lowest share among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more, against 41.5% for Arizona and 62.6%1 for the US. No other Arizona city of that size reports less.
| Tempe, Arizona | 22.3% | 7.5% | 3 | 0.8% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottsdale, Arizona | 53.2% | 28.7% | 5 | 5.3% |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 31.4% | 22.5% | 6 | 1.6% |
| Mesa, Arizona | 58.6% | 55.7% | 8 | 20.0% |
| Chandler, Arizona | 41.1% | 36.3% | 4 | 6.2% |
| Gilbert, Arizona | 38.4% | 36.9% | 5 | 5.9% |
| Tucson, Arizona | 34.0% | 34.1% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Arizona | 41.5% | 33.1% | 37 | 7.7% |
| United States | 62.6% | 55.6% | 1,485 | 12.1% |
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.
Most of Tempe's fiber is Cox's own: the company reports fiber at 19.3% of locations and cable at the rest of its footprint. AT&T reports fiber at 3.9%, with an advertised maximum of 8 Gbps. 3 companies file fiber somewhere in the city, but their networks rarely overlap: 370 locations (0.8%1) have two or more fiber providers.
The fiber share has barely moved over four years. It was 21.5%2 in June 2022 and 23.8%3 in December 2025, and it fell by 1.5 percentage points in the latest release, a change that ranks 8th lowest1 among the 343 cities over those six months.
One wire at nine addresses in ten
Wired service of 100/20 Mbps or faster reaches 91.2% of locations, a share that ranks 2nd lowest among large cities, and at almost all of them it comes from a single company. Exactly one wired provider offers that speed at 83.7% of locations (6th highest), and two or more do at 7.5%, the 4th lowest share in the country's large cities. Statewide, 33.1%1 of Arizona's locations have two or more wired choices.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tempe | 8.8% | 83.7% | 7.5% | 0.0% |
| Scottsdale | 5.2% | 66.2% | 28.1% | 0.6% |
| Mesa | 9.8% | 34.5% | 37.3% | 18.4% |
| Arizona | 12.7% | 54.2% | 29.0% | 4.1% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
That one wire is Cox, the only wired 100/20 provider at 83.1% of locations. CenturyLink's telephone network reaches 82.6% of the city, but it is reported as DSL, with 100/20 Mbps at only 4.2% and an advertised maximum of 140 Mbps. DSL is reported at 82.6% of locations, the 18th highest1 share among large cities. The picture has hardly shifted since June 2022, when 90.8%2 of locations had a single wired option.
Where the competition is wireless
Count fixed wireless alongside wires and Tempe looks different. Three or more providers offer 100/20 Mbps over wires or fixed wireless at 80.8% of locations, up from 4.1%2 in June 2022. Arizona's share is 53.2%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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three or more terrestrial choices | 4.1% | 88.9% | 80.8% | 76.8 pts |
| Fixed wireless 100/20 | 38.7% | 66.6% | 64.7% | 26.1 pts |
| Two or more wired choices | 7.1% | 7.2% | 7.5% | 0.4 pts |
| Fiber available | 21.5% | 23.8% | 22.3% | 0.9 pts |
Two of the companies behind that rise were not on the 2022 map. AirFiber WISP reports 100/20 service at 81.3% of locations and Tristate Wi-Fi by Wi-Fiber at 72.9%, both on unlicensed spectrum; GeoLinks (1.6%) and Kwikbit (0.9%) cover smaller areas. AT&T, also new since 2022, reports service at 71.5%1 of locations, mostly by fixed wireless; its small fiber footprint carries the Quantum Fiber brand, which CenturyLink filed in Tempe in 2022 before Lumen, its parent, sold that business to AT&T in February 2026.
The national carriers file differently. Verizon reports home internet at 76.1% of locations and offers 100/20 Mbps at 44.9%; T-Mobile reports 80.9%, with 100/20 at 27.6%. 4 companies report licensed fixed wireless in the city, against 32 in 2022, a count that ranks tied for 114th highest1 among large cities.
A wireless signal is shared by everyone on the same antenna, and carriers cap sign-ups by address. These figures show where companies report service, not how many homes could join at once.
Locations without a fast wired line
4,209 locations (8.8%) have no wired provider at 100/20 Mbps, a share that ranks 2nd highest among large cities. Almost all of them are reached by fixed wireless at that speed: the share of locations where fixed wireless is the only 100/20 option, 8.6%, is the highest in the country's large cities. Only 941 locations have no 100/20 service of any kind.
Chattanooga, Tennessee 0.0%Tempe, Arizona 8.6%
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 | Fixed wireless only at 100/20 |
|---|---|
| Tempe, Arizona | 8.6% |
| Mesa, Arizona | 7.0% |
| Tucson, Arizona | 6.0% |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 5.7% |
| Glendale, Arizona | 4.5% |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 4.3% |
| College Station, Texas | 4.2% |
| McAllen, Texas | 4.1% |
| Chandler, Arizona | 4.1% |
| Avondale, Arizona | 3.7% |
| Anaheim, California | 3.5% |
| Surprise, Arizona | 3.5% |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 3.5% |
| Orange, California | 3.4% |
| Goodyear, Arizona | 3.4% |
| Edmond, Oklahoma | 3.2% |
| Denton, Texas | 3.2% |
| Bakersfield, California | 3.1% |
| Huntington Beach, California | 3.0% |
| Scottsdale, Arizona | 2.9% |
| Georgetown, Texas | 2.8% |
| North Las Vegas, Nevada | 2.8% |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 2.8% |
| Reno, Nevada | 2.7% |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | 2.7% |
| Sparks, Nevada | 2.6% |
| Midland, Texas | 2.6% |
| Madison, Wisconsin | 2.6% |
| Fort Worth, Texas | 2.5% |
| Buckeye, Arizona | 2.5% |
| Peoria, Arizona | 2.3% |
| Henderson, Nevada | 2.3% |
| Santa Ana, California | 2.2% |
| Lubbock, Texas | 2.1% |
| Escondido, California | 2.1% |
| Billings, Montana | 2.1% |
| Garden Grove, California | 2.1% |
| San Angelo, Texas | 2.1% |
| Edinburg, Texas | 2.1% |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan | 2.0% |
| Gilbert, Arizona | 2.0% |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin | 1.9% |
| Costa Mesa, California | 1.9% |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 1.9% |
| Lee's Summit, Missouri | 1.8% |
| Waco, Texas | 1.8% |
| Wichita, Kansas | 1.7% |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 1.7% |
| Boulder, Colorado | 1.7% |
| Richardson, Texas | 1.6% |
| New Braunfels, Texas | 1.6% |
| Cleveland, Ohio | 1.5% |
| Orlando, Florida | 1.5% |
| Brownsville, Texas | 1.5% |
| Pasadena, California | 1.5% |
| Albany, New York | 1.4% |
| Clovis, California | 1.4% |
| Fullerton, California | 1.4% |
| Evansville, Indiana | 1.3% |
| Hayward, California | 1.3% |
| Abilene, Texas | 1.3% |
| Burbank, California | 1.3% |
| Fresno, California | 1.3% |
| Baltimore, Maryland | 1.2% |
| Newark, New Jersey | 1.2% |
| Glendale, California | 1.2% |
| Macon, Georgia | 1.2% |
| Dallas, Texas | 1.2% |
| Long Beach, California | 1.1% |
| San Bernardino, California | 1.1% |
| Los Angeles, California | 1.1% |
| Torrance, California | 1.1% |
| Carrollton, Texas | 1.1% |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1.1% |
| Gainesville, Florida | 1.1% |
| Round Rock, Texas | 1.1% |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 1.1% |
| Austin, Texas | 1.1% |
| Santa Clara, California | 1.1% |
| Irving, Texas | 1.0% |
| Ventura, California | 1.0% |
| Paterson, New Jersey | 1.0% |
| Plano, Texas | 1.0% |
| Visalia, California | 1.0% |
| Beaumont, Texas | 1.0% |
| Inglewood, California | 1.0% |
| Arlington, Texas | 1.0% |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 1.0% |
| San Jose, California | 0.9% |
| Grand Prairie, Texas | 0.9% |
| El Paso, Texas | 0.9% |
| Sunnyvale, California | 0.9% |
| San Francisco, California | 0.9% |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 0.9% |
| Suffolk, Virginia | 0.9% |
| Tampa, Florida | 0.9% |
| Garland, Texas | 0.9% |
| Oceanside, California | 0.9% |
| Elk Grove, California | 0.9% |
| Dayton, Ohio | 0.9% |
| Downey, California | 0.9% |
| Roseville, California | 0.9% |
| Providence, Rhode Island | 0.8% |
| Rochester, New York | 0.8% |
| Pomona, California | 0.8% |
| Columbia, Missouri | 0.8% |
| Nampa, Idaho | 0.8% |
| McKinney, Texas | 0.8% |
| Salinas, California | 0.8% |
| San Diego, California | 0.8% |
| Lewisville, Texas | 0.8% |
| Wichita Falls, Texas | 0.8% |
| Fort Collins, Colorado | 0.8% |
| Richmond, California | 0.8% |
| Fayetteville, Arkansas | 0.8% |
| Hesperia, California | 0.8% |
| Boise, Idaho | 0.8% |
| Amarillo, Texas | 0.8% |
| Jackson, Mississippi | 0.8% |
| New York, New York | 0.7% |
| San Antonio, Texas | 0.7% |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | 0.7% |
| Stamford, Connecticut | 0.7% |
| Stockton, California | 0.7% |
| Chula Vista, California | 0.7% |
| Mesquite, Texas | 0.7% |
| Rochester, Minnesota | 0.7% |
| Provo, Utah | 0.7% |
| Chico, California | 0.7% |
| Norman, Oklahoma | 0.7% |
| Louisville, Kentucky | 0.7% |
| Fremont, California | 0.7% |
| Ontario, California | 0.7% |
| Corona, California | 0.7% |
| Murrieta, California | 0.7% |
| Elizabeth, New Jersey | 0.6% |
| Topeka, Kansas | 0.6% |
| Kansas City, Missouri | 0.6% |
| Fairfield, California | 0.6% |
| Thousand Oaks, California | 0.6% |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 0.6% |
| Rancho Cucamonga, California | 0.6% |
| Victorville, California | 0.6% |
| El Monte, California | 0.6% |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | 0.6% |
| Vacaville, California | 0.6% |
| Oakland, California | 0.6% |
| Kansas City, Kansas | 0.6% |
| Buffalo, New York | 0.6% |
| El Cajon, California | 0.6% |
| Lexington, Kentucky | 0.6% |
| Syracuse, New York | 0.6% |
| Athens, Georgia | 0.6% |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 0.6% |
| Riverside, California | 0.6% |
| Killeen, Texas | 0.6% |
| West Covina, California | 0.6% |
| Tracy, California | 0.6% |
| Sacramento, California | 0.6% |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 0.6% |
| Yonkers, New York | 0.6% |
| Temecula, California | 0.5% |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | 0.5% |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | 0.5% |
| Carlsbad, California | 0.5% |
| Fort Myers, Florida | 0.5% |
| Springfield, Missouri | 0.5% |
| Omaha, Nebraska | 0.5% |
| Port St. Lucie, Florida | 0.5% |
| Frisco, Texas | 0.5% |
| South Bend, Indiana | 0.5% |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 0.5% |
| Irvine, California | 0.5% |
| Lancaster, California | 0.5% |
| High Point, North Carolina | 0.5% |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | 0.5% |
| West Jordan, Utah | 0.5% |
| Fontana, California | 0.5% |
| Montgomery, Alabama | 0.5% |
| Tyler, Texas | 0.5% |
| Moreno Valley, California | 0.4% |
| Joliet, Illinois | 0.4% |
| Oxnard, California | 0.4% |
| Odessa, Texas | 0.4% |
| St. George, Utah | 0.4% |
| Columbia, South Carolina | 0.4% |
| Greeley, Colorado | 0.4% |
| Clearwater, Florida | 0.4% |
| Rialto, California | 0.4% |
| Akron, Ohio | 0.4% |
| Laredo, Texas | 0.4% |
| Palm Bay, Florida | 0.4% |
| Meridian, Idaho | 0.4% |
| Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | 0.4% |
| Allen, Texas | 0.4% |
| Santa Clarita, California | 0.4% |
| Columbus, Georgia | 0.4% |
| Newport News, Virginia | 0.4% |
| Davenport, Iowa | 0.4% |
| Pueblo, Colorado | 0.4% |
| Hampton, Virginia | 0.4% |
| Independence, Missouri | 0.4% |
| Menifee, California | 0.4% |
| Columbus, Ohio | 0.3% |
| Cary, North Carolina | 0.3% |
| Bridgeport, Connecticut | 0.3% |
| Lakeland, Florida | 0.3% |
| Las Cruces, New Mexico | 0.3% |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 0.3% |
| Antioch, California | 0.3% |
| Spokane Valley, Washington | 0.3% |
| Jurupa Valley, California | 0.3% |
| Toledo, Ohio | 0.3% |
| Fargo, North Dakota | 0.3% |
| Detroit, Michigan | 0.3% |
| St. Petersburg, Florida | 0.3% |
| Denver, Colorado | 0.3% |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | 0.3% |
| Palmdale, California | 0.3% |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 0.3% |
| Modesto, California | 0.3% |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 0.3% |
| Durham, North Carolina | 0.3% |
| Mobile, Alabama | 0.3% |
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 0.3% |
| Vallejo, California | 0.3% |
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico | 0.3% |
| Kent, Washington | 0.3% |
| Salem, Oregon | 0.2% |
| Augusta, Georgia | 0.2% |
| Houston, Texas | 0.2% |
| Pearland, Texas | 0.2% |
| Berkeley, California | 0.2% |
| Jersey City, New Jersey | 0.2% |
| Worcester, Massachusetts | 0.2% |
| Thornton, Colorado | 0.2% |
| Lansing, Michigan | 0.2% |
| Nashville, Tennessee | 0.2% |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | 0.2% |
| Eugene, Oregon | 0.2% |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 0.2% |
| Renton, Washington | 0.2% |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 0.2% |
| Pasadena, Texas | 0.2% |
| Springfield, Illinois | 0.2% |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | 0.2% |
| Bellevue, Washington | 0.2% |
| West Valley City, Utah | 0.2% |
| South Fulton, Georgia | 0.2% |
| Des Moines, Iowa | 0.2% |
| Carmel, Indiana | 0.2% |
| Chicago, Illinois | 0.2% |
| Aurora, Colorado | 0.2% |
| Spokane, Washington | 0.2% |
| Concord, North Carolina | 0.2% |
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | 0.1% |
| League City, Texas | 0.1% |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 0.1% |
| Huntsville, Alabama | 0.1% |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | 0.1% |
| Hartford, Connecticut | 0.1% |
| Portland, Oregon | 0.1% |
| Concord, California | 0.1% |
| Peoria, Illinois | 0.1% |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 0.1% |
| Aurora, Illinois | 0.1% |
| Daly City, California | 0.1% |
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 0.1% |
| Santa Rosa, California | 0.1% |
| Lakewood, Colorado | 0.1% |
| Westminster, Colorado | 0.1% |
| Elgin, Illinois | 0.1% |
| Everett, Washington | 0.1% |
| Santa Maria, California | 0.1% |
| Tacoma, Washington | 0.1% |
| Vancouver, Washington | 0.1% |
| Arvada, Colorado | 0.1% |
| Dearborn, Michigan | 0.1% |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 0.1% |
| Seattle, Washington | 0.1% |
| St. Paul, Minnesota | 0.1% |
| Fishers, Indiana | 0.1% |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 0.1% |
| Alexandria, Virginia | 0.1% |
| North Charleston, South Carolina | 0.1% |
| Palm Coast, Florida | 0.1% |
| Centennial, Colorado | 0.1% |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | 0.1% |
| Richmond, Virginia | 0.1% |
| Hialeah, Florida | 0.1% |
| Olathe, Kansas | 0.1% |
| Savannah, Georgia | 0.1% |
| Rockford, Illinois | 0.1% |
| Warren, Michigan | 0.1% |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts | 0.1% |
| Conroe, Texas | 0.1% |
| Davie, Florida | 0.1% |
| Sandy Springs, Georgia | 0.1% |
| Quincy, Massachusetts | 0.1% |
| Overland Park, Kansas | 0.1% |
| Hillsboro, Oregon | 0.1% |
| Boca Raton, Florida | 0.1% |
| Deltona, Florida | 0.1% |
| Miami, Florida | 0.0% |
| Tallahassee, Florida | 0.0% |
| Hollywood, Florida | 0.0% |
| Naperville, Illinois | 0.0% |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 0.0% |
| Pompano Beach, Florida | 0.0% |
| Gresham, Oregon | 0.0% |
| Sugar Land, Texas | 0.0% |
| San Mateo, California | 0.0% |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 0.0% |
| Lincoln, Nebraska | 0.0% |
| Cape Coral, Florida | 0.0% |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 0.0% |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 0.0% |
| Charleston, South Carolina | 0.0% |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Allentown, Pennsylvania | 0.0% |
| Bend, Oregon | 0.0% |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 0.0% |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 0.0% |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 0.0% |
| Pembroke Pines, Florida | 0.0% |
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 0.0% |
| New Haven, Connecticut | 0.0% |
| Sterling Heights, Michigan | 0.0% |
| Longmont, Colorado | 0.0% |
| Knoxville, Tennessee | 0.0% |
| Miramar, Florida | 0.0% |
| Waterbury, Connecticut | 0.0% |
| Miami Gardens, Florida | 0.0% |
| Yuma, Arizona | 0.0% |
| Lynn, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 0.0% |
| Clarksville, Tennessee | 0.0% |
| Coral Springs, Florida | 0.0% |
| Simi Valley, California | 0.0% |
| Lowell, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Manchester, New Hampshire | 0.0% |
| Brockton, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| New Bedford, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Measure | Tempe | Arizona | United States | Rank among largest cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wired choice | 8.8% | 12.7% | 7.8% | 2nd of 343 |
| Fixed wireless only at 100/20 | 8.6% | 8.5% | 3.6% | 1st of 343 |
| Unserved | 0.5% | 2.8% | 2.4% | tied 17th of 343 |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 95.8% | 64.7% | 19.7% | 24th of 343 |
| Fixed wireless 100/20 | 64.7% | 54.8% | 47.9% | 81st 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.
The federal BEAD program treats only wired and licensed fixed wireless service as reliable, so unlicensed wireless does not count toward its categories (see the methodology). By that measure 240 locations (0.5%) are unserved, lacking 25/3 Mbps, and 1271 are underserved, lacking 100/20.
Faster uploads, same wired companies
The speeds advertised in Tempe changed more than the list of wired companies did. Gigabit service with uploads of at least 100 Mbps (the FCC's 1,000/100 tier) was advertised at 0.0% of Tempe's locations in June 2022 and at 84.7% by June 2026, a rise of 84.7 percentage points. Symmetrical 100/100 Mbps wired service went from 21.5%2 to 84.2%. The fastest advertised download is 2 Gbps or more at 90.6%1 of locations. All of these are maximum speeds advertised to the FCC, not measurements.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tempe | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.7% | 6.2% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 90.6% |
| Arizona | 2.0% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 17.1% | 71.2% |
| United States | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 31.0% | 61.0% |
Over the same period, the share of locations where cable is reported dropped from 96.3%2 to 71.3%, the 10th lowest cable share among large cities, while Cox still reports service at 90.6% and fiber at 19.3%1.
What Tempe households subscribe to
In the Census Bureau's 2025 survey, 78.5% of Tempe households subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL (margin of error ±3.9 percentage points), 13.4% relied only on a cellular data plan (margin ±3.4 percentage points) and 5.1%4 had no internet subscription. In 2019 the wired share was 76.4% (margin ±2.4 percentage points5), a difference too small to read as a change. The survey counts households over a year; the FCC counts locations on one date.
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) | 91.2% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 78.5% | ±3.9 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 13.4% | ±3.4 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 5.1% | ±1.9 |
The Arizona page covers every county, including Maricopa County, where Tempe sits, and the state's broadband programs.
Questions and answers
What internet providers are available in Tempe, Arizona?
Cox reports service at 90.6% of locations, over cable and fiber. CenturyLink (82.6%, DSL) and AT&T (71.5%, mostly fixed wireless with some fiber) also report wide footprints, as do T-Mobile (80.9%) and Verizon (76.1%) with fixed wireless home internet, and the local fixed wireless companies AirFiber WISP (81.3%) and Tristate Wi-Fi by Wi-Fiber (74.0%1). Figures are as of June 30, 2026.
Is fiber internet available in Tempe?
At 22.3% of locations as of June 30, 2026, the 19th lowest share among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more. Most of it is filed by Cox, which reports fiber at 19.3% of locations; AT&T reports fiber at 3.9%. Arizona's statewide share is 41.5%1.
How many internet providers are there in Tempe?
11 companies report wired or fixed wireless service somewhere in the city, 4 of them over wires. At a single address the count at 100/20 Mbps is smaller: 83.7% of locations have exactly one wired provider at that speed, but 80.8%1 have three or more providers when fixed wireless is counted.
Is 5G or fixed wireless home internet available in Tempe?
Licensed fixed wireless, the category that includes 5G home internet, is reported at 95.4% of locations, and at 100/20 Mbps or faster at 64.7%1. Carriers limit sign-ups by address according to network capacity, so the FCC map and the carrier's own check are both needed for a specific home.
Checking one address in Tempe
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 Arizona
The state picture, county by county: internet in Arizona. Other large cities in the state: Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Glendale, Scottsdale, Peoria, Surprise, Buckeye, Goodyear and Yuma. Compare Tempe 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.