Internet in San Jose, California
Fiber is available at 43.9% of the 222,542 homes and businesses the FCC counts in San Jose, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 98.9%. 51.3% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 47.6% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
San Jose in California
San Jose has one of the longest lists of fixed internet providers among large US cities, yet fiber reaches only 43.9% of its homes and businesses, below California and the national share. Gigabit service is advertised almost everywhere, largely over Xfinity's cable network, and for 47.4%1 of locations that cable line is the only wired option at 100/20 Mbps.
Who reports service in San Jose
The FCC counts 222,542 broadband serviceable locations inside San Jose's 2020 city limits, as of June 30, 2026 (file revision of November 10, 2026). A location is a house, an apartment building or a business site, which is why the count is far below the city's 336,3872 households in the Census survey. Two companies report service at nearly all of them: Xfinity at 98.7% and AT&T at 92.2%1. Behind them is a long list of wireless companies, several of them regional rather than national.
| Xfinity | Fiber Cable | 98.7% | 98.7% | 2 Gbps | 47.4% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 92.2% | 53.2% | 5 Gbps | 0.2% |
| Etheric Networks | Fiber Licensed wireless | 89.1% | 89.1% | 250 Mbps | – |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 78.2% | 35.5% | 1 Gbps | – |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 67.0% | 25.5% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Ridge Wireless Inc | Fixed wireless | 62.8% | 35.0% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Sail Internet | Fiber DSL Fixed wireless | 56.5% | 56.5% | 1 Gbps | – |
| Cruzio | Fixed wireless | 11.2% | 11.2% | 500 Mbps | – |
| Sonic Telecom, LLC | Fiber | 8.3% | 8.3% | 10 Gbps | – |
| Tekify Fiber & Wireless | Fixed wireless | 2.3% | 0.9% | 5 Gbps | – |
| Frontier | Fiber DSL | 0.5% | 0.5% | 7 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 (Starlink, Viasat, HughesNet) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
Each share is the part of the city's locations where the company reports that it provides service, or could within ten business days of a request. Providers file these claims themselves and the public can challenge them.
Fiber trails the state and the country
Fiber reaches 43.9% of San Jose's locations, meaning at least one provider reports fiber to the premises there. That is the 73rd lowest share among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more, and below both California (47.8%) and the US (62.6%1).
Most of it is AT&T's, which reports fiber at 41.9% of locations; elsewhere in the city it mostly reports DSL over copper telephone lines or fixed wireless. Sonic reports fiber at 8.3% and advertises up to 10 Gbps; it reported no service in the city in June 2022. Altogether 8 providers report fiber somewhere in San Jose, up from 53 in 2022, but their networks rarely overlap: only 7.0%1 of locations have two or more fiber providers.
Fiber grew by 13.1 percentage points since June 30, 2022, from 30.7%. Over the same period DSL fell from 62.1%3 to 58.1%1 of locations.
Gigabit everywhere, mostly over cable
The speed figures moved far more than the fiber figures. In June 2022, gigabit service with uploads of at least 100 Mbps (the FCC's 1,000/100 tier) was advertised at 30.7% of locations, the same share that had fiber. By June 2026 it was advertised at 96.2%, and wired service of at least 100/100 Mbps at 96.1%1, up from 30.9%3.
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 | 30.7% | 42.7% | 43.9% | 13.1 pts |
| Gigabit (1,000/100) | 30.7% | 95.6% | 96.2% | 65.5 pts |
| Wired 100/100 Mbps | 30.9% | 95.4% | 96.1% | 65.2 pts |
| DSL available | 62.1% | 58.1% | 58.1% | −4.0 pts |
| Two or more wired choices | 39.8% | 50.3% | 51.3% | 11.5 pts |
Fiber cannot account for the wired 100/100 figure, since it reaches fewer than half of locations. The only wired network that reaches nearly the whole city is Xfinity's, which reports cable at almost every location and fiber at 0.1%. The fastest advertised download is 2 Gbps or more at 95.6%1 of locations, against 15.3%3 in 2022. These are maximum advertised speeds reported to the FCC, not measurements.
One wire or two at a San Jose address
Fast wired service is close to universal: 98.9% of locations have at least one wired provider at 100/20 Mbps. Competition at that speed is thinner. Exactly one wired provider is available at 47.6% of locations, the 71st highest share among large cities, against 43.2% statewide and 36.6% nationally. Almost all of those single-wire locations are on Xfinity, which is the only wired 100/20 option at 47.4%; AT&T is the only one at 0.2%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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 1.1% | 47.6% | 43.7% | 7.6% |
| California | 6.9% | 43.2% | 43.4% | 6.5% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
Choice has widened since 2022 as fiber spread. The share with two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps rose from 39.8%3 to 51.3%, and 7.6%1 now have three or more.
A crowded field of wireless providers
San Jose's wireless market is what sets it apart from most large cities. Unlicensed fixed wireless, service over shared radio bands from rooftop antennas, is reported at 80.4% of locations, against 35.3% in California and 19.7% nationally. Licensed fixed wireless at 100/20 Mbps or more, which includes 5G home internet, is reported at 94.0%, the 20th highest1 share among large cities.
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 | San Jose | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber | 43.9% | 62.6% |
| Cable | 98.6% | 80.3% |
| DSL (copper) | 58.1% | 36.2% |
| Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home) | 98.4% | 87.3% |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 80.4% | 19.7% |
The providers behind those shares are a mix of national carriers and regional companies:
- Etheric Networks reports licensed fixed wireless at 89.1% of locations, advertising up to 250 Mbps.
- Verizon reports 78.2% and T-Mobile 67.0%; both offer 100/20 Mbps at a smaller share of their footprint.
- Ridge Wireless (62.8%), Sail Internet (56.5%) and Cruzio (11.2%1) report mostly unlicensed fixed wireless. Cruzio reported no service in the city in June 2022.
Wireless capacity is shared on each antenna, so these reports show where a company says it can connect a location, not that every location can sign up at once. At 2,091 locations (0.9%), fixed wireless is the only way to reach 100/20 Mbps because no wired provider offers it there. Only 581 locations count as unserved under the BEAD program's definition, which does not treat satellite or unlicensed fixed wireless as reliable service.
Beside Santa Clara, Sunnyvale and San Francisco
San Jose's neighbors show the same pattern with variations: cable nearly everywhere, fiber on roughly half the locations or less, and one wired choice for a large share. San Francisco is the exception, with fiber at 60.8% and two or more fiber providers at 26.8%1 of locations.
| Area | Fiber available | One wired choice | Two or more fiber networks | Fiber networks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, California | 43.9% | 47.6% | 7.0% | 8 |
| Santa Clara, California | 51.7% | 41.8% | 0.9% | 4 |
| Sunnyvale, California | 49.7% | 43.3% | 0.7% | 4 |
| Fremont, California | 38.2% | 53.5% | 0.3% | 3 |
| San Francisco, California | 60.8% | 27.9% | 26.8% | 9 |
| California | 47.8% | 43.2% | 5.8% | 73 |
| United States | 62.6% | 36.6% | 12.1% | 1,485 |
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.
Santa Clara (51.7%) and Sunnyvale (49.7%) have somewhat more fiber than San Jose; Fremont has less (38.2%1).
What San Jose households subscribe to
The Census Bureau's American Community Survey measures subscriptions, not availability, and counts households. In 2025, 97.0% of San Jose households had a broadband subscription of any type (margin of error ±0.6 percentage points), up from 93.0% in 2019. The share with no internet subscription fell from 6.9%5 to 2.9% (±0.6 percentage points2).
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) | 98.9% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 83.2% | ±1.4 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 11.3% | ±1.1 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 2.9% | ±0.6 |
The growth came from cellular plans, not wires. Households relying only on a cellular data plan rose from 7.7% to 11.3% (±1.1 percentage points), while the share subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL was 83.2% (±1.4 percentage points2), statistically indistinguishable from 83.4%5 in 2019.
San Jose is in Santa Clara County; the California page maps every county in the state.
Questions and answers
What internet providers serve San Jose?
Xfinity reports service at 98.7% of locations, almost all by cable, and AT&T at 92.2% by fiber, DSL and fixed wireless. Etheric Networks (89.1%), Verizon (78.2%), T-Mobile (67.0%), Ridge Wireless (62.8%) and Sail Internet (56.5%) report fixed wireless; Sonic reports fiber at 8.3%1. Figures are as of June 30, 2026.
Is fiber internet available in San Jose?
At 43.9% of locations, the 73rd lowest share among the 343 largest US cities, against 47.8% for California and 62.6% for the US. AT&T accounts for most of it (41.9%1 of locations). Whether one address has fiber is a question for the FCC map.
How many internet providers are there in San Jose?
17 providers, counted by FCC provider ID, report fixed (non-satellite) service somewhere in the city, a count tied for 10th highest among large cities, and 8 of them report fiber. At a single address the wired choice is narrower: 47.6%1 of locations have exactly one wired provider at 100/20 Mbps.
Is 5G home internet available in San Jose?
Verizon reports fixed wireless home internet at 78.2% of locations and T-Mobile at 67.0%, but each offers 100/20 Mbps at a smaller share (35.5% and 25.5%1). The carriers decide eligibility address by address.
Checking one address in San Jose
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
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables; 2025 (calendar-year sample); released October 29, 2026. api.census.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 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.