Internet in Richmond, California
Fiber is available at 78.2% of the 28,724 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Richmond, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 99.2%. 79.7% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 19.5% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Richmond in California
Richmond gained a third wired network after 2022. Sonic's fiber now reaches 52.6% of the city's homes and businesses, on top of AT&T's fiber and Xfinity's cable, so 48.9% of locations can choose among three or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps, up from 0.2%2 in June 2022. At 19.2%1 of locations, Xfinity is still the only wired provider at that speed.
Xfinity, AT&T and Sonic, plus fixed wireless
As of June 30, 2026 (FCC file revision of November 10, 2026), 9 companies report internet service other than satellite at some of Richmond's 28,724 homes and businesses. Three of them build the wired networks most of the city can use. Xfinity reports service at 98.9% of locations. AT&T reports service at 94.1%, fiber at 73.1% and its older DSL elsewhere. Sonic reports fiber at 52.6%1.
| Xfinity | Cable | 98.9% | 98.9% | 2 Gbps | 19.2% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 94.1% | 76.1% | 5 Gbps | 0.3% |
| Unwired Ltd | Licensed wireless | 88.9% | 88.9% | 250 Mbps | – |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 73.0% | 17.3% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 66.8% | 17.5% | 300 Mbps | – |
| Sonic Telecom, LLC | Fiber | 52.6% | 52.6% | 10 Gbps | – |
| Etheric Networks | Licensed wireless | 23.3% | 23.3% | 250 Mbps | – |
| Sail Internet | DSL Fixed wireless | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 Gbps | – |
| GeoLinks | Licensed wireless | 0.1% | 0.0% | 200 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, Starlink, Viasat) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
A share in this table is the part of the city's locations where a company says it serves customers or could install standard service within ten business days. The filings are the providers' own and can be challenged on the FCC National Broadband Map, which is also where a single address is checked. HughesNet, Starlink and Viasat report satellite service at every location; 21 locations have nothing else.
How Sonic changed the count of choices
In the first National Broadband Map, as of June 30, 2022, most Richmond addresses had two wired providers at 100/20 Mbps, and the two large wired networks were Xfinity's and AT&T's. Two such choices were reported at 69.2% of locations and three or more at only 0.2%2. No location had two different fiber providers.
Sonic Telecom, LLC reported no Richmond locations in that release and reports 15,117 now. Where its fiber overlaps AT&T's, a home has two fiber networks and a cable network at once. Two or more fiber providers are now reported at 47.5% of locations, the 30th highest share among the 343 US cities of 100,000 or more, and three or more wired choices at 100/20 Mbps at 48.9%. California's shares are 5.8% and 6.5%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 wired choices | 0.2% | 48.9% | 48.9% | 48.7 pts |
| Two or more fiber networks | 0.0% | 47.5% | 47.5% | 47.5 pts |
| Fiber available | 65.6% | 77.8% | 78.2% | 12.6 pts |
| 2 Gbps or more | 22.6% | 86.0% | 86.8% | 64.2 pts |
Most of that change was in place by December 31, 2025: three or more wired choices were reported at 48.9%3 of locations then, the same as in June 2026. Fiber of any provider rose by 12.6 percentage points over the four years, from 65.6%2 to 78.2%1, so Sonic's network adds mostly a second fiber option rather than a first one.
Of the Bay Area cities in the chart below, only Oakland has a larger share of locations with two or more fiber providers.
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 |
|---|---|
| Oakland | 58.6% |
| Richmond | 47.5% |
| Berkeley | 28.3% |
| San Francisco | 26.8% |
| Hayward | 22.1% |
| Concord | 14.8% |
| United States | 12.1% |
| Vallejo | 9.2% |
| California | 5.8% |
Against all 343 large cities, Richmond sits in the upper part of the range:
Stockton, California 0.0%Overland Park, Kansas 91.0%
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 or more fiber networks |
|---|---|
| Overland Park, Kansas | 91.0% |
| Bridgeport, Connecticut | 89.5% |
| Simi Valley, California | 89.2% |
| West Valley City, Utah | 86.4% |
| Amarillo, Texas | 84.1% |
| Cary, North Carolina | 82.2% |
| Olathe, Kansas | 82.1% |
| Clarksville, Tennessee | 77.9% |
| Stamford, Connecticut | 77.0% |
| Des Moines, Iowa | 74.0% |
| Newark, New Jersey | 73.5% |
| Elizabeth, New Jersey | 69.8% |
| Conroe, Texas | 69.4% |
| San Angelo, Texas | 69.3% |
| Kansas City, Missouri | 68.9% |
| Knoxville, Tennessee | 68.5% |
| Huntsville, Alabama | 67.6% |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | 67.5% |
| Yonkers, New York | 67.5% |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | 67.4% |
| Durham, North Carolina | 67.2% |
| Paterson, New Jersey | 64.5% |
| Columbia, Missouri | 63.4% |
| Independence, Missouri | 59.5% |
| Oakland, California | 58.6% |
| Lubbock, Texas | 58.0% |
| Wichita Falls, Texas | 57.8% |
| Killeen, Texas | 53.6% |
| Sugar Land, Texas | 51.9% |
| Richmond, California | 47.5% |
| Tyler, Texas | 47.3% |
| New Haven, Connecticut | 46.2% |
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | 45.9% |
| Round Rock, Texas | 45.3% |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | 44.9% |
| Palm Coast, Florida | 44.1% |
| Springfield, Missouri | 44.0% |
| Lansing, Michigan | 43.8% |
| Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | 43.6% |
| Kansas City, Kansas | 43.0% |
| Surprise, Arizona | 42.7% |
| Buckeye, Arizona | 41.8% |
| Waterbury, Connecticut | 41.0% |
| Abilene, Texas | 40.4% |
| Goodyear, Arizona | 39.8% |
| Centennial, Colorado | 36.6% |
| Omaha, Nebraska | 36.4% |
| Wichita, Kansas | 35.7% |
| Westminster, Colorado | 35.6% |
| Concord, North Carolina | 34.6% |
| Lakewood, Colorado | 34.5% |
| Gainesville, Florida | 34.2% |
| Fayetteville, Arkansas | 34.2% |
| Lancaster, California | 34.1% |
| Nashville, Tennessee | 33.5% |
| Elk Grove, California | 32.7% |
| Chula Vista, California | 32.1% |
| Pearland, Texas | 32.1% |
| Coral Springs, Florida | 32.0% |
| Pueblo, Colorado | 31.4% |
| Austin, Texas | 31.4% |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 29.8% |
| Port St. Lucie, Florida | 29.3% |
| Hillsboro, Oregon | 28.7% |
| San Mateo, California | 28.5% |
| Berkeley, California | 28.3% |
| Spokane, Washington | 28.2% |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | 28.0% |
| Lexington, Kentucky | 27.8% |
| St. George, Utah | 27.6% |
| San Francisco, California | 26.8% |
| Irvine, California | 26.7% |
| Fishers, Indiana | 26.7% |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 26.5% |
| Lee's Summit, Missouri | 26.0% |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin | 25.6% |
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico | 25.4% |
| New York, New York | 25.2% |
| Norman, Oklahoma | 25.2% |
| San Antonio, Texas | 24.8% |
| Fullerton, California | 23.7% |
| Carmel, Indiana | 23.1% |
| McKinney, Texas | 23.1% |
| Lincoln, Nebraska | 22.9% |
| Hayward, California | 22.1% |
| Alexandria, Virginia | 21.9% |
| Meridian, Idaho | 21.5% |
| Fort Collins, Colorado | 20.9% |
| Nampa, Idaho | 20.3% |
| Mesa, Arizona | 20.0% |
| Davenport, Iowa | 19.9% |
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 19.5% |
| Dayton, Ohio | 19.2% |
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 19.1% |
| Palm Bay, Florida | 18.9% |
| Allen, Texas | 18.1% |
| Topeka, Kansas | 18.1% |
| Eugene, Oregon | 18.0% |
| St. Petersburg, Florida | 17.9% |
| Sacramento, California | 17.7% |
| Columbia, South Carolina | 17.6% |
| Pembroke Pines, Florida | 17.3% |
| South Fulton, Georgia | 17.3% |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 16.8% |
| Fort Worth, Texas | 16.4% |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 15.8% |
| Thornton, Colorado | 15.2% |
| Columbus, Georgia | 15.0% |
| Deltona, Florida | 15.0% |
| Toledo, Ohio | 14.9% |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 14.8% |
| Savannah, Georgia | 14.8% |
| Concord, California | 14.8% |
| Frisco, Texas | 14.4% |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 13.7% |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 13.5% |
| Lakeland, Florida | 13.5% |
| Edinburg, Texas | 13.4% |
| Peoria, Arizona | 13.3% |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 13.1% |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 12.6% |
| Montgomery, Alabama | 12.5% |
| Plano, Texas | 12.5% |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 12.4% |
| Laredo, Texas | 12.1% |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | 12.0% |
| Rockford, Illinois | 11.9% |
| Ontario, California | 11.8% |
| Odessa, Texas | 11.5% |
| West Jordan, Utah | 11.1% |
| Louisville, Kentucky | 11.1% |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 11.0% |
| Santa Rosa, California | 11.0% |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 10.7% |
| Rochester, New York | 10.6% |
| Springfield, Illinois | 10.2% |
| Edmond, Oklahoma | 10.1% |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | 10.0% |
| Denton, Texas | 9.9% |
| Billings, Montana | 9.9% |
| Cape Coral, Florida | 9.3% |
| Vallejo, California | 9.2% |
| Salem, Oregon | 8.9% |
| Glendale, Arizona | 8.4% |
| New Braunfels, Texas | 8.4% |
| Henderson, Nevada | 8.2% |
| Palmdale, California | 8.1% |
| Arlington, Texas | 7.6% |
| Buffalo, New York | 7.6% |
| Charleston, South Carolina | 7.3% |
| Fort Myers, Florida | 7.3% |
| San Jose, California | 7.0% |
| Avondale, Arizona | 6.9% |
| Bend, Oregon | 6.8% |
| Dearborn, Michigan | 6.7% |
| Chicago, Illinois | 6.6% |
| Jackson, Mississippi | 6.4% |
| Hartford, Connecticut | 6.2% |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 6.2% |
| Chandler, Arizona | 6.2% |
| Arvada, Colorado | 6.1% |
| High Point, North Carolina | 6.1% |
| North Las Vegas, Nevada | 6.1% |
| Gilbert, Arizona | 5.9% |
| McAllen, Texas | 5.9% |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 5.6% |
| Longmont, Colorado | 5.4% |
| North Charleston, South Carolina | 5.3% |
| Scottsdale, Arizona | 5.3% |
| Orlando, Florida | 5.3% |
| Yuma, Arizona | 5.1% |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 5.1% |
| Brownsville, Texas | 5.1% |
| Houston, Texas | 5.0% |
| Chico, California | 4.7% |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | 4.3% |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | 4.3% |
| South Bend, Indiana | 4.1% |
| Peoria, Illinois | 4.0% |
| Menifee, California | 4.0% |
| Santa Maria, California | 4.0% |
| Torrance, California | 3.9% |
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 3.9% |
| Macon, Georgia | 3.8% |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | 3.5% |
| Aurora, Colorado | 3.5% |
| Tallahassee, Florida | 3.5% |
| Suffolk, Virginia | 3.5% |
| Sparks, Nevada | 3.4% |
| Georgetown, Texas | 3.4% |
| El Cajon, California | 3.4% |
| Midland, Texas | 3.3% |
| Temecula, California | 3.3% |
| Mesquite, Texas | 3.2% |
| Oceanside, California | 3.1% |
| Naperville, Illinois | 3.1% |
| Pompano Beach, Florida | 3.0% |
| Akron, Ohio | 2.8% |
| Clovis, California | 2.4% |
| Kent, Washington | 2.4% |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 2.2% |
| Escondido, California | 2.2% |
| El Paso, Texas | 2.2% |
| Seattle, Washington | 2.1% |
| Boca Raton, Florida | 2.1% |
| Bakersfield, California | 2.1% |
| Davie, Florida | 2.1% |
| Fontana, California | 1.9% |
| Columbus, Ohio | 1.9% |
| Reno, Nevada | 1.9% |
| Daly City, California | 1.9% |
| Greeley, Colorado | 1.8% |
| Athens, Georgia | 1.8% |
| Dallas, Texas | 1.7% |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 1.6% |
| El Monte, California | 1.5% |
| Allentown, Pennsylvania | 1.4% |
| Boise, Idaho | 1.4% |
| Rochester, Minnesota | 1.4% |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 1.3% |
| Fargo, North Dakota | 1.3% |
| Waco, Texas | 1.3% |
| Sterling Heights, Michigan | 1.3% |
| Irving, Texas | 1.2% |
| San Diego, California | 1.2% |
| Rialto, California | 1.2% |
| Aurora, Illinois | 1.1% |
| Spokane Valley, Washington | 1.1% |
| Joliet, Illinois | 1.1% |
| Jurupa Valley, California | 1.1% |
| Hollywood, Florida | 0.9% |
| Carlsbad, California | 0.9% |
| Santa Clara, California | 0.9% |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 0.9% |
| Baltimore, Maryland | 0.8% |
| Moreno Valley, California | 0.8% |
| Grand Prairie, Texas | 0.8% |
| Tempe, Arizona | 0.8% |
| Murrieta, California | 0.7% |
| Madison, Wisconsin | 0.7% |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 0.7% |
| Provo, Utah | 0.7% |
| Sunnyvale, California | 0.7% |
| Rancho Cucamonga, California | 0.6% |
| Tucson, Arizona | 0.6% |
| Newport News, Virginia | 0.6% |
| Roseville, California | 0.5% |
| League City, Texas | 0.5% |
| Denver, Colorado | 0.5% |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 0.5% |
| Everett, Washington | 0.5% |
| Costa Mesa, California | 0.5% |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 0.5% |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 0.5% |
| Visalia, California | 0.5% |
| Lewisville, Texas | 0.5% |
| College Station, Texas | 0.5% |
| Richardson, Texas | 0.5% |
| Long Beach, California | 0.5% |
| Ventura, California | 0.4% |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan | 0.4% |
| Bellevue, Washington | 0.4% |
| Evansville, Indiana | 0.4% |
| Los Angeles, California | 0.4% |
| Fremont, California | 0.3% |
| Orange, California | 0.3% |
| Carrollton, Texas | 0.3% |
| Portland, Oregon | 0.3% |
| Sandy Springs, Georgia | 0.3% |
| Tampa, Florida | 0.3% |
| Santa Clarita, California | 0.3% |
| Garland, Texas | 0.3% |
| Vancouver, Washington | 0.3% |
| Downey, California | 0.3% |
| Providence, Rhode Island | 0.3% |
| Pomona, California | 0.3% |
| Jersey City, New Jersey | 0.3% |
| Hampton, Virginia | 0.3% |
| Las Cruces, New Mexico | 0.3% |
| Fresno, California | 0.2% |
| Riverside, California | 0.2% |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | 0.2% |
| Syracuse, New York | 0.2% |
| Anaheim, California | 0.2% |
| Santa Ana, California | 0.2% |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 0.2% |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 0.2% |
| Mobile, Alabama | 0.2% |
| Oxnard, California | 0.2% |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | 0.2% |
| Hesperia, California | 0.2% |
| Miami, Florida | 0.2% |
| Gresham, Oregon | 0.2% |
| West Covina, California | 0.2% |
| San Bernardino, California | 0.1% |
| Cleveland, Ohio | 0.1% |
| Pasadena, California | 0.1% |
| Boulder, Colorado | 0.1% |
| Inglewood, California | 0.1% |
| Hialeah, Florida | 0.1% |
| Huntington Beach, California | 0.1% |
| Miramar, Florida | 0.1% |
| Burbank, California | 0.1% |
| Glendale, California | 0.1% |
| Clearwater, Florida | 0.1% |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | 0.1% |
| Corona, California | 0.1% |
| Pasadena, Texas | 0.1% |
| Lowell, Massachusetts | 0.1% |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 0.1% |
| Garden Grove, California | 0.1% |
| Victorville, California | 0.1% |
| Quincy, Massachusetts | 0.1% |
| Tacoma, Washington | 0.0% |
| Worcester, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Salinas, California | 0.0% |
| Thousand Oaks, California | 0.0% |
| Beaumont, Texas | 0.0% |
| Albany, New York | 0.0% |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 0.0% |
| Detroit, Michigan | 0.0% |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | 0.0% |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 0.0% |
| Richmond, Virginia | 0.0% |
| Augusta, Georgia | 0.0% |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Miami Gardens, Florida | 0.0% |
| St. Paul, Minnesota | 0.0% |
| Fairfield, California | 0.0% |
| Antioch, California | 0.0% |
| Renton, Washington | 0.0% |
| Lynn, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Tracy, California | 0.0% |
| Stockton, California | 0.0% |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 0.0% |
| Modesto, California | 0.0% |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 0.0% |
| Warren, Michigan | 0.0% |
| Manchester, New Hampshire | 0.0% |
| Elgin, Illinois | 0.0% |
| Brockton, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Vacaville, California | 0.0% |
| New Bedford, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
Where Xfinity is still the only fast wire
Wired service of 100/20 Mbps or more is reported at 99.2% of locations, but the number of providers behind it differs from one location to the next. At 19.5% of locations only one wired provider offers that speed, down from 28.3%2 in 2022, and in almost all of them that provider is Xfinity: it is the sole wired option at 100/20 Mbps at 19.2% of the city's locations, AT&T at 0.3%. Across California, one wire is the situation at 43.2%1 of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 0.8% | 19.5% | 30.9% | 48.9% |
| Oakland | 0.6% | 7.8% | 29.5% | 62.2% |
| California | 6.9% | 43.2% | 43.4% | 6.5% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
A small remainder has no wired service at 100/20 Mbps: 228 locations, or 0.8%. At 219 of them fixed wireless is the only service at that speed; as a share of all locations, 0.8%, that ranks tied for 102nd highest among large cities. Locations unserved under the BEAD program's definition, without 25/3 Mbps over wires or licensed fixed wireless, fell from 1.5%2 in 2022 to 61 locations in June 2026.
Multi-gigabit is now the common top tier
The fastest advertised download at 86.8% of locations is 2 Gbps or more, up from 22.6%2 in June 2022; across California it is 62.5%. Sonic advertises up to 10 Gbps and AT&T up to 5 Gbps over fiber. Xfinity advertises up to 2 Gbps1.
Uploads tell the fiber story more plainly than downloads. A 1 Gbps download is advertised at 99.2% of locations, cable included. Gigabit with uploads of 100 Mbps or more, the FCC's 1,000/100 tier, is advertised at 88.8%, a rise of 23.2 percentage points since 2022, and symmetrical 100/100 Mbps service at 88.6%1. All of these are advertised maximums reported to the FCC, not measured speeds.
Fixed wireless covers almost every address
Licensed fixed wireless, which includes 5G home internet, is reported at 98.9% of Richmond's locations, a share that ranks tied for 24th highest among large cities, by 6 providers. The widest is not a mobile carrier. Unwired, a licensed fixed wireless provider, reports 100/20 Mbps service at 88.9% of locations, and Etheric Networks at 23.3%. The mobile carriers report service at fewer locations and 100/20 Mbps at far fewer: T-Mobile reports home internet at 73.0% of locations and 100/20 Mbps at 17.3%; Verizon 66.8% and 17.5%1.
| Measure | Richmond | California | United States | Rank among largest cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed fixed wireless | 98.9% | 88.1% | 87.3% | tied 24th of 343 |
| Fixed wireless 100/20 | 91.6% | 56.1% | 47.9% | 28th of 343 |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 0.6% | 35.3% | 19.7% | tied 179th of 343 |
| Fixed wireless only at 100/20 | 0.8% | 4.0% | 3.6% | tied 113th of 343 |
| Licensed fixed wireless providers | 6 | 34 | 377 | tied 8th 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 categories moved between filings. In June 2022, unlicensed fixed wireless was reported at 88.8% of locations and licensed fixed wireless at 100/20 Mbps at 3.3%; in June 2026 the figures are 0.6% and 91.6%. Fixed wireless of any kind went from 99.8%2 to 98.9%1 of locations, so coverage barely moved; the split between licensed and unlicensed service in the filings did. Wireless capacity is shared by everyone on a tower or rooftop sector, so a reported area is not a promise that every address can sign up.
The copper network shrank
DSL, nearly all of it AT&T's service over telephone lines, was reported at 43.0% of Richmond's locations in June 2022 and at 32.2% in June 2026, a drop of 10.9 percentage points. California's DSL share fell from 58.9%2 to 43.7%1 over the same period. The filings show where DSL is no longer reported; they do not say whether a line was replaced by fiber or withdrawn.
What Richmond households subscribe to
The Census Bureau's 2025 survey counts households, not locations. It estimates that 94.1% of Richmond households had a broadband subscription of some kind (margin of error ±3.2 percentage points), 79.3% subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL (±5.6 percentage points) and 13.9% relied on a cellular data plan alone (±4.0 percentage points), against 12.9% statewide. The share with no internet subscription was 5.9% (±3.2 percentage points4), compared with 9.7% (±3.1 percentage points5) in 2019. The ranges of those two estimates overlap, so the survey alone does not establish a decline.
Richmond beside cities of its size
The table puts Richmond beside the cities closest to it in size, from the same FCC release.
| Area | Fiber available | Gigabit (1,000/100) | Two or more wired choices | Fiber networks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greeley, Colorado | 97.6% | 99.3% | 97.1% | 5 |
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico | 97.0% | 96.9% | 96.2% | 4 |
| Temecula, California | 92.6% | 92.6% | 92.0% | 2 |
| Concord, North Carolina | 88.7% | 88.7% | 87.0% | 5 |
| Provo, Utah | 87.6% | 99.2% | 86.4% | 8 |
| Richmond, California | 78.2% | 88.8% | 79.7% | 2 |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 75.8% | 87.6% | 76.1% | 3 |
| Clearwater, Florida | 57.0% | 57.0% | 91.7% | 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.
This page covers Richmond in Contra Costa County, California, within its 2020 Census limits; Richmond, Virginia has its own page. The California page maps every county, including Contra Costa, where fiber reaches 45.2%1 of locations.
Richmond, California internet questions
What internet providers are available in Richmond, California?
Three companies run wired networks across most of the city: Xfinity (cable, 98.9% of locations), AT&T (fiber and DSL, 94.1%) and Sonic (fiber, 52.6%). Unwired (88.9%), T-Mobile (73.0%), Verizon (66.8%) and Etheric Networks (23.3%1) report fixed wireless. Figures are as of June 30, 2026; check one address on the FCC map.
Is fiber internet available in Richmond, California?
At 78.2% of locations, as of June 30, 2026: AT&T reports fiber at 73.1% and Sonic at 52.6%. California's share is 47.8% and the national share 62.6%1.
How many internet providers does Richmond have?
9 companies report service other than satellite somewhere in the city, 4 of them over wires. At a single address the useful count is smaller: 48.9% of locations have three or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps, 30.9% have two and 19.5%1 have one.
Checking one address in Richmond
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 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.