Internet in Anaheim, California
Fiber is available at 36.0% of the 61,146 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Anaheim, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 95.8%. 41.1% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 54.7% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Anaheim in California
Anaheim has fast wired internet almost everywhere but fiber at only 36.0% of its homes and businesses, less than most of its Orange County neighbors. Spectrum is the only wired provider at 100/20 Mbps for 53.5%1 of locations, and AT&T's fiber is the main alternative where it reaches.
Spectrum at almost every address, AT&T beside it
Two companies report service across nearly all of Anaheim's 61,146 homes and businesses, as of June 30, 2026 (FCC revision of November 10, 2026). Spectrum reports service at 94.7%, almost all of it over cable, with advertised downloads up to 1 Gbps. AT&T reports service at 92.8%, but over three different technologies: fiber at 34.8% of locations, with downloads advertised up to 5 Gbps, and older DSL lines or fixed wireless across most of the rest. AT&T advertises 100/20 Mbps or more at 46.0%1 of locations, mostly where it has fiber.
| Spectrum | Fiber Cable | 94.7% | 94.7% | 1 Gbps | 53.5% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 92.8% | 46.0% | 5 Gbps | 1.2% |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 76.0% | 12.3% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 75.1% | 46.1% | 1 Gbps | – |
| Cosmo Network Solutions, LLC | Fixed wireless | 66.5% | 61.1% | 1 Gbps | – |
| GeoLinks | Licensed wireless | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 Gbps | – |
| Consolidated Smart Broadband Systems | Fiber Cable DSL | 0.0% | 0.0% | 940 Mbps | – |
| Anthem Connect | 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 (Viasat, Starlink, HughesNet) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
"Available" here means a provider reports that it could connect the location within ten business days. The figures cover the city limits as drawn for the 2020 Census and can be challenged on the FCC National Broadband Map, which is also where a single address can be checked.
Fiber trails Fullerton, Garden Grove and Huntington Beach
Fiber from any provider reaches 36.0% of Anaheim's locations, which ranks tied for 47th lowest among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more. Nearly all of it is AT&T's network plus a small Spectrum fiber footprint at 1.4%. The two rarely overlap: two or more fiber providers are reported at 0.2%1 of locations.
| Area | Fiber available | Two or more fiber networks | One wired choice | Gigabit (1,000/100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim, California | 36.0% | 0.2% | 54.7% | 37.9% |
| Fullerton, California | 76.8% | 23.7% | 20.5% | 77.7% |
| Garden Grove, California | 66.2% | 0.1% | 28.0% | 67.4% |
| Huntington Beach, California | 69.9% | 0.1% | 27.8% | 72.1% |
| Santa Ana, California | 53.1% | 0.2% | 39.4% | 54.8% |
| Irvine, California | 52.3% | 26.7% | 45.6% | 94.9% |
| Orange, California | 28.7% | 0.3% | 58.9% | 32.6% |
| California | 47.8% | 5.8% | 43.2% | 67.4% |
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.
Two of the neighbors have a second fiber builder. In Fullerton, GigabitNow reports fiber at 52.9% of locations on top of AT&T, which puts fiber at 76.8%. In Huntington Beach, Frontier reports fiber at 69.3%. Anaheim has no fiber network of that size beyond AT&T's, and among the Orange County cities above only Orange, at 28.7%1, has a smaller fiber share.
Wireless: the carriers and a newer local network
Fixed wireless covers more of Anaheim than fiber does. T-Mobile reports home internet at 76.0% of locations and Verizon at 75.1%; Verizon advertises 100/20 Mbps or more at 46.1%, T-Mobile at 12.3%1. Carrier capacity is shared on each tower sector, so these shares show where service is reported, not where every home could sign up at once.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Share of broadband serviceable locations where at least one provider reports the technology, at any speed; a location can have several. Satellite is reported almost everywhere and is left out.
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| Technology | Anaheim | California |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber | 36.0% | 47.8% |
| Cable | 94.5% | 90.5% |
| DSL (copper) | 62.4% | 43.7% |
| Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home) | 92.1% | 88.1% |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 66.5% | 35.3% |
The other wireless provider is Cosmo Network Solutions, which uses unlicensed radio spectrum and reports service only in California. It reported nothing in Anaheim in June 2022. By December 2025 its unlicensed fixed wireless reached 83.6% of the city's locations; in the June 2026 filing the figure is 66.5%. Across the state its count of locations changed by −97,0332 over the same six months. It advertises 100/20 Mbps or more at 61.1%1 of Anaheim's locations.
One fast wire at most homes
Wired service of at least 100/20 Mbps is reported at 95.8% of locations, so speed is rarely the constraint. Choice is. At 54.7% of locations only one wired provider offers 100/20 Mbps, the 55th highest share among large cities, and that provider is Spectrum. Statewide the figure is 43.2%. Two wired choices at that speed, mostly Spectrum's cable and AT&T's fiber, are reported at 41.1%1, and three or more at almost no locations.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim | 4.2% | 54.7% | 41.1% | 0.0% |
| Santa Ana | 4.9% | 39.4% | 55.7% | 0.0% |
| California | 6.9% | 43.2% | 43.4% | 6.5% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
Gigabit downloads everywhere, fast uploads at two in five
A 1 Gbps download is advertised at 96.2% of locations, mostly over Spectrum's cable. Gigabit service with uploads of 100 Mbps or more, the FCC's 1,000/100 tier, is advertised at 37.9%, the 19th lowest share among large cities, against 67.4% across California. At 33.4%1 of locations the fastest advertised download is 2 Gbps or more, in Anaheim mostly AT&T fiber. All of these are maximum advertised speeds, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 62.9% | 33.4% |
| California | 1.7% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 30.7% | 62.5% |
| United States | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 31.0% | 61.0% |
The upload measures fell in the latest filing. The 1,000/100 share was 41.9% in December 2025 and is 37.9% now, a change of −4.0 percentage points and the 19th lowest change among large cities. Wired 100/100 Mbps service went from 39.5%2 to 36.0%1 over the same six months. The filings record what providers advertise at each location; they do not give reasons for a change.
Since 2022: less copper, a little more fiber
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 | 27.3% | 35.3% | 36.0% | 8.7 pts |
| DSL available | 65.6% | 62.4% | 62.4% | −3.2 pts |
| One wired choice | 60.7% | 55.1% | 54.7% | −5.9 pts |
| Two or more wired choices | 35.2% | 40.6% | 41.1% | 5.9 pts |
Between June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2026, fiber rose from 27.3% to 36.0% of locations and DSL fell from 65.6% to 62.4%. The fiber gain, +8.7 percentage points, ranks tied for 98th lowest among large cities. Choice moved less: locations with two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps went from 35.2%3 to 41.1%. Since December 31, 2025, fiber has changed by +0.7 percentage points1.
One household in six on a phone plan alone
The Census Bureau's 2025 survey counts households, not locations, and measures subscriptions rather than availability. In Anaheim, 16.2% of households relied only on a cellular data plan for internet (margin of error ±2.6 percentage points), compared with 12.9% across California and 11.2% in Anaheim in 2019 (margin of error ±1.7 percentage points5). The gaps are wider than the margins. Subscriptions to cable, fiber or DSL stood at 76.4% (margin of error ±2.0 percentage points), and 4.6%4 of households had no internet subscription.
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) | 95.8% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 76.4% | ±2.0 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 16.2% | ±2.6 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 4.6% | ±1.4 |
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Questions and answers
What internet providers are available in Anaheim?
Spectrum reports service, almost all of it cable, at 94.7% of locations and AT&T reports service at 92.8%, by fiber, DSL or fixed wireless. T-Mobile (76.0%) and Verizon (75.1%) report fixed wireless home internet, and Cosmo Network Solutions reports unlicensed fixed wireless at 66.5%1. These are FCC figures as of June 30, 2026.
Is fiber internet available in Anaheim?
At 36.0% of locations, against 47.8% across California and 62.6% nationally. AT&T reports fiber at 34.8% of Anaheim's locations and Spectrum at 1.4%; only 0.2%1 have two or more fiber providers.
How many internet providers does Anaheim have?
8 providers report land-based service somewhere in the city, 4 of them over wires. At most addresses the choice is narrower: 54.7% of locations have exactly one wired provider at 100/20 Mbps and 41.1%1 have two or more.
Is 5G home internet available in Anaheim?
T-Mobile reports fixed wireless at 76.0% of locations and Verizon at 75.1%. Verizon advertises 100/20 Mbps or more at 46.1% of locations, T-Mobile at 12.3%1. Carriers limit sign-ups by address, so eligibility is confirmed with the carrier.
Checking one address in Anaheim
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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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 December 31, 2025; Availability as of December 31, 2025; released November 3, 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
- 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.