Colorado internet, Front Range fiber and mountain gaps
Fiber is available at 59.7% of the 1,999,907 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Colorado, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 89.4%. 57.0% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 32.4% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
West region, Mountain division
Colorado's households subscribe to broadband at one of the highest rates in the country, and along the Front Range most homes now have fiber and a second wired choice. Away from it the wires thin out: wired 100/20 Mbps service reaches a smaller share of locations than in most states, and the state's BEAD plan sends almost half of its locations to satellite.
Who reports home internet in Colorado
As of June 30, 2026 (FCC revision of November 10, 2026), 101 companies report terrestrial home internet somewhere in Colorado, across 2.0 million broadband serviceable locations; 791 of them run cable, fiber or copper. A listing means the company says it could connect that home or business within ten business days for a standard installation. It is a claim, and anyone can challenge it on the FCC map.
| Xfinity | Fiber Cable | 74.0% | 74.0% | 2 Gbps | 23.2% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 70.3% | 19.9% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 65.5% | 28.5% | 1 Gbps | – |
| CenturyLink | Fiber DSL | 57.3% | 5.4% | 8 Gbps | 0.1% |
| AT&T | Fiber Licensed wireless | 48.9% | 31.3% | 8 Gbps | 0.2% |
| Rise Broadband | Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 40.4% | 15.3% | 641 Mbps | – |
| Kellin Communications | Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 17.2% | 17.2% | 1 Gbps | – |
| LiveWireNet | Licensed wireless | 11.0% | 11.0% | 250 Mbps | – |
| Spectrum | Fiber Cable | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 Gbps | 3.3% |
| BAM Broadband | Fiber Fixed wireless | 7.0% | 7.0% | 8 Gbps | 0.0% |
| Vistabeam | Fiber Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 5.6% | 5.2% | 2 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 (HughesNet, Starlink, Viasat) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
One wired network leads the table, with two radio services close behind. Xfinity's cable is reported at 74.0% of locations, and at 23.2% it is the only wired provider offering 100/20 Mbps. T-Mobile's 5G home internet follows at 70.3% and Verizon's at 65.5%, but they offer 100/20 Mbps at far fewer: 19.9% and 28.5%. Spectrum holds a smaller cable territory (7.5%) and is the only wired 100/20 option at 3.3%1.
Regional wireless companies reach more of Colorado than of most states. Rise Broadband reports service at 40.4% of locations, Kellin Communications at 17.2%, LiveWireNet at 11.0% and Vistabeam at 5.6%. Unlicensed fixed wireless, run on shared spectrum by Rise Broadband and many smaller local companies, reaches 56.2% of the state's locations, the 8th highest1 share among the states.
The phone company's fiber now files as AT&T
In the first National Broadband Map, as of June 30, 2022, AT&T reported no service in Colorado. Four years later it reports service at 48.9% of locations and fiber at 28.0%, with advertised downloads of up to 8 Gbps1. Most of that fiber is not new to the map. In the FCC's Colorado location files, most of AT&T's fiber records carry the Quantum Fiber brand name, and in the December 31, 2025 files the same brand was filed by CenturyLink. Lumen, CenturyLink's parent, completed the sale of its consumer fiber-to-the-home business, including Quantum Fiber, to AT&T on February 2, 2026, and kept its copper-based consumer services, according to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The June 2026 files follow that split. CenturyLink still reports service at 57.3% of Colorado's locations, almost all of it DSL over copper, and offers 100/20 Mbps at only 5.4%. That leaves Colorado with one of the widest DSL footprints in the country by share: DSL is reported at 57.3% of locations, the 6th highest share, against 36.2%1 nationally. Anyone who saw Quantum Fiber or CenturyLink fiber listed at an address in an older version of the map should look it up again.
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 | 28.0% | 56.0% | 59.7% | 31.7 pts |
| Gigabit (1,000/100) | 12.2% | 77.8% | 79.4% | 67.1 pts |
| Wired 100/100 Mbps | 27.9% | 74.2% | 77.9% | 50.0 pts |
| DSL available | 64.9% | 59.1% | 57.3% | −7.5 pts |
| One wired choice | 54.4% | 35.4% | 32.4% | −22.0 pts |
Fiber doubled, led by a few Front Range cities
Fiber was reported at 28.0%2 of Colorado's locations in June 2022 and at 59.7% in June 2026, a rise of 31.7 percentage points, compared with 25.4 percentage points nationally. The state still sits below the national share of 62.6%; its fiber share ranks 18th lowest. 76 companies report fiber somewhere in Colorado, a count that ranks tied for 6th highest1 among the states.
In several of the state's large cities most locations now have fiber, each through a different network. In Longmont, NextLight reports fiber at 99.9% of locations, and the city's fiber share was already 99.8% in 2022. In Greeley, fiber went from 7.7%2 in 2022 to 97.6%, with ALLO Fiber reporting service at 97.6%. In Fort Collins, Fort Collins Connexion reports fiber at 82.7%. Boulder has the lowest fiber share of Colorado's cities of 100,000 or more, at 45.2%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 | Fiber available |
|---|---|
| Longmont | 99.9% |
| Greeley | 97.6% |
| Pueblo | 85.0% |
| Fort Collins | 83.5% |
| Denver | 76.9% |
| Colorado Springs | 74.0% |
| United States | 62.6% |
| Colorado | 59.7% |
| Boulder | 45.2% |
Advertised speeds rose with the fiber. Gigabit service with a 100 Mbps upload (1,000/100) is advertised at 79.4% of locations, up 67.1 percentage points since 2022, the 4th highest increase among the states. Symmetrical 100/100 Mbps wired service went from 27.9%2 to 77.9%1.
A second wire, mostly in the metros
More fiber has meant more choice where it overlaps with cable. The share of locations with two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps rose from 29.4% to 57.0% since 2022, the 9th highest gain of any state, and the share with three or more went from 1.5%2 to 15.2%. At 15.2%1 of locations, two separate fiber networks report service.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 10.6% | 32.4% | 41.8% | 15.2% |
| Denver | 0.3% | 20.8% | 78.8% | 0.1% |
| Colorado Springs | 0.3% | 23.0% | 30.0% | 46.7% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
That puts the state about level with the country as a whole (55.6% nationally), but the average hides a split. 14 of Colorado's 644 counties have two wired choices at half or more of their locations; in Baca County, on the southeastern plains, the share is 0.0%. At 10.6%1 of the state's locations, no wired provider offers 100/20 Mbps at all.
Where the mountains stop the wires
Wired 100/20 Mbps service reaches 89.4% of Colorado's locations, a share that ranks tied for 16th lowest among the states, against 92.3% nationally. The shortfall sits mostly in thinly settled mountain and high-valley counties. Park and Jackson counties, described below, have the highest unserved shares, followed by Teller County (36.3%), Las Animas County (36.2%) and Rio Blanco County (34.6%1).
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. Darker counties have larger gaps. Point at a county for its value; the county table has every figure. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
Park County, in the mountains southwest of Denver, has the highest unserved share in the state: 65.2% of its 14,865 locations. That is not the same as no service. Unlicensed fixed wireless is reported at 71.9% of Park County's locations, and the largest provider there, Highline Internet, reports service at 59.6%. But the BEAD definitions count only fiber, cable, DSL and licensed fixed wireless as reliable, and wired 100/20 Mbps service reaches just 14.1%1 of the county's locations. Cable is not reported there at all.
In Jackson County, in North Park on the Wyoming line, satellite is the only service reported at 26.7% of 1,278 locations, and 43.3%1 are unserved. Farther west and south, Garfield County, along the Interstate 70 corridor, and La Plata County, around Durango, have more locations and smaller gaps, but in both the share with wired 100/20 service is well below the state's.
| Area | Unserved | Wired 100/20 Mbps | Fixed wireless only at 100/20 | Satellite only |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park County, Colorado | 65.2% | 14.1% | 24.9% | 9.5% |
| Jackson County, Colorado | 43.3% | 36.5% | 5.4% | 26.7% |
| Teller County, Colorado | 36.3% | 44.9% | 17.2% | 7.3% |
| Las Animas County, Colorado | 36.2% | 52.5% | 20.0% | 18.6% |
| Garfield County, Colorado | 11.0% | 77.9% | 16.2% | 3.1% |
| La Plata County, Colorado | 7.8% | 57.9% | 22.9% | 2.4% |
| Colorado | 4.0% | 89.4% | 6.3% | 1.2% |
| United States | 2.4% | 92.3% | 3.6% | 0.8% |
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.
Statewide, fixed wireless is the only way to get 100/20 Mbps at 6.3% of locations, the 13th highest share, and that share has grown by 1.9 percentage points since 2022. Over the same period the unserved share fell from 8.2%2 to 4.0%1.
Fiber on the plains and the West Slope
The highest fiber shares in Colorado are not in Denver. Delta County, on the West Slope, has fiber at 97.6% of its locations, with Elevate Internet reporting service at 97.5%; it also has the state's highest share of locations with two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps, 87.0%. On the eastern plains, Lincoln County saw the largest change of any county, a rise of 88.8 percentage points to 96.0%1. The largest fiber providers there are rural companies, N.E. Colorado Cellular and the Eastern Slope Rural Telephone Association.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. Darker counties are higher. Point at a county for its value; the county table has every figure. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
In 10 counties fiber's share rose by 50 percentage points or more. Elsewhere it barely moved: Garfield County's rose by 0.8 percentage points to 17.1%, and in Rio Blanco County fiber is reported at 0.1% of locations. In Prowers County the share fell, by 4.7 percentage points1; the FCC files record what providers reported, not why.
| Adams County | 163,413 | 61.7% | 97.8% | 64.8% | 0.4% | Xfinity | 79.4% ±1.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamosa County | 7,159 | 51.1% | 83.5% | 24.0% | 2.4% | Jade Communications | 63.8% ±5.3 |
| Arapahoe County | 181,980 | 59.3% | 99.2% | 64.1% | 0.1% | Xfinity | 83.8% ±0.6 |
| Archuleta County | 10,100 | 18.2% | 53.5% | 2.8% | 12.5% | Visionary Broadband | 67.8% ±4.3 |
| Baca County | 2,589 | 48.4% | 48.4% | 0.0% | 16.8% | SECOM Inc | 52.0% ±5.6 |
| Bent County | 2,553 | 77.4% | 77.4% | 0.0% | 12.3% | SECOM Inc | 50.7% ±6.7 |
| Boulder County | 103,126 | 60.7% | 92.3% | 61.9% | 3.2% | Xfinity | 85.0% ±0.8 |
| Broomfield County | 22,651 | 41.6% | 98.9% | 44.5% | 0.1% | Xfinity | 87.9% ±1.2 |
| Chaffee County | 12,347 | 35.1% | 67.2% | 23.4% | 7.1% | Visionary Broadband | 63.6% ±4.0 |
| Cheyenne County | 1,310 | 36.6% | 36.6% | 13.1% | 13.7% | Rebeltec Communications LLC | 73.5% ±6.7 |
| Clear Creek County | 5,361 | 10.2% | 42.2% | 10.8% | 13.5% | CenturyLink | 68.6% ±5.4 |
| Conejos County | 4,919 | 71.8% | 71.8% | 9.0% | 8.3% | Jade Communications | 51.4% ±4.5 |
| Costilla County | 3,147 | 70.1% | 70.1% | 0.4% | 6.3% | Jade Communications | 44.3% ±6.1 |
| Crowley County | 1,786 | 73.2% | 73.2% | 0.0% | 10.0% | SECOM Inc | 51.3% ±6.8 |
| Custer County | 4,646 | 3.1% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 26.8% | Visionary Broadband | 44.0% ±6.3 |
| Delta County | 15,145 | 97.6% | 99.9% | 87.0% | 0.1% | Elevate Internet | 65.0% ±3.0 |
| Denver County | 182,856 | 76.9% | 99.7% | 78.9% | 0.0% | Xfinity | 82.3% ±0.6 |
| Dolores County | 1,685 | 59.9% | 59.9% | 0.0% | 28.0% | E Fiber | 53.5% ±10.2 |
| Douglas County | 124,974 | 48.1% | 93.7% | 49.4% | 2.2% | Xfinity | 89.3% ±0.6 |
| Eagle County | 19,890 | 12.9% | 90.0% | 12.0% | 4.8% | Xfinity | 77.4% ±2.8 |
| El Paso County | 241,741 | 74.0% | 96.5% | 72.9% | 1.6% | Xfinity | 82.6% ±0.6 |
| Elbert County | 11,699 | 37.3% | 50.9% | 11.5% | 7.7% | BAM Broadband | 62.8% ±2.9 |
| Fremont County | 20,057 | 24.6% | 71.7% | 23.9% | 13.5% | Spectrum | 66.7% ±2.6 |
| Garfield County | 21,685 | 17.1% | 77.9% | 17.0% | 11.0% | Xfinity | 74.2% ±2.1 |
| Gilpin County | 3,601 | 37.5% | 69.1% | 2.2% | 17.2% | CenturyLink | 64.0% ±8.6 |
| Grand County | 14,237 | 2.9% | 65.4% | 2.4% | 14.0% | CenturyLink | 70.9% ±3.8 |
| Gunnison County | 10,547 | 18.9% | 58.4% | 14.3% | 23.5% | Visionary Broadband | 71.8% ±4.9 |
| Hinsdale County | 1,522 | 46.9% | 46.6% | 0.0% | 28.8% | Visionary Broadband | 75.9% ±11.3 |
| Huerfano County | 5,376 | 37.8% | 66.2% | 1.6% | 21.4% | Jade Communications | 48.1% ±5.4 |
| Jackson County | 1,278 | 36.5% | 36.5% | 0.0% | 43.3% | CenturyLink | 44.7% ±11.6 |
| Jefferson County | 187,493 | 59.1% | 93.7% | 63.8% | 2.0% | Xfinity | 84.5% ±0.6 |
| Kiowa County | 1,038 | 73.5% | 73.5% | 18.5% | 9.4% | Eastern Slope Rural Telephone Association Inc | 57.8% ±8.0 |
| Kit Carson County | 4,223 | 71.5% | 79.2% | 31.0% | 9.9% | Plains Communication Services, LLC | 68.6% ±4.9 |
| La Plata County | 25,140 | 30.9% | 57.9% | 21.5% | 7.8% | Visionary Broadband | 63.7% ±2.5 |
| Lake County | 4,407 | 49.0% | 75.7% | 43.2% | 7.3% | Visionary Broadband | 63.2% ±7.1 |
| Larimer County | 134,589 | 71.8% | 89.0% | 72.0% | 4.1% | Xfinity | 82.1% ±0.7 |
| Las Animas County | 8,847 | 8.1% | 52.5% | 4.9% | 36.2% | SECOM Inc | 52.2% ±3.4 |
| Lincoln County | 2,756 | 96.0% | 96.0% | 4.5% | 2.2% | N.E. Colorado Cellular Inc. | 67.2% ±4.2 |
| Logan County | 8,838 | 37.9% | 75.7% | 28.0% | 5.2% | Magnifi Broadband | 62.1% ±3.6 |
| Mesa County | 64,284 | 59.0% | 88.6% | 54.9% | 3.3% | Spectrum | 77.6% ±1.3 |
| Mineral County | 1,460 | 92.4% | 92.4% | 0.0% | 6.8% | Ciello | 79.0% ±9.7 |
| Moffat County | 6,193 | 57.3% | 63.6% | 51.0% | 23.9% | CenturyLink | 69.2% ±4.1 |
| Montezuma County | 12,501 | 35.2% | 44.1% | 30.7% | 7.6% | CenturyLink | 55.7% ±3.6 |
| Montrose County | 19,985 | 94.4% | 97.0% | 62.0% | 1.3% | Elevate Internet | 65.8% ±2.5 |
| Morgan County | 11,914 | 75.0% | 81.4% | 51.2% | 1.7% | N.E. Colorado Cellular Inc. | 67.7% ±3.4 |
| Otero County | 8,951 | 36.9% | 79.8% | 30.6% | 5.2% | SECOM Inc | 67.8% ±4.1 |
| Ouray County | 3,581 | 74.6% | 75.2% | 26.7% | 15.7% | Clearnetworx | 59.5% ±5.6 |
| Park County | 14,865 | 14.3% | 14.1% | 0.2% | 65.2% | Highline Internet | 53.3% ±4.3 |
| Phillips County | 2,307 | 88.5% | 89.9% | 9.2% | 4.2% | PC Telcorp, Inc. | 64.3% ±4.9 |
| Pitkin County | 8,945 | 0.7% | 82.4% | 0.2% | 5.4% | Xfinity | 79.8% ±2.7 |
| Prowers County | 6,124 | 17.0% | 64.0% | 6.5% | 7.0% | SECOM Inc | 69.1% ±4.3 |
| Pueblo County | 67,550 | 72.1% | 95.9% | 64.1% | 1.6% | Xfinity | 71.2% ±1.1 |
| Rio Blanco County | 3,354 | 0.1% | 53.9% | 0.0% | 34.6% | CenturyLink | 72.1% ±5.1 |
| Rio Grande County | 7,298 | 81.3% | 81.5% | 26.7% | 3.3% | Ciello | 68.1% ±5.1 |
| Routt County | 12,066 | 46.1% | 75.3% | 26.5% | 10.5% | CenturyLink | 71.7% ±3.0 |
| Saguache County | 4,277 | 31.4% | 31.3% | 15.9% | 32.8% | Ciello | 62.0% ±5.8 |
| San Juan County | 807 | 82.7% | 82.7% | 0.4% | 15.2% | Vero Fiber | 61.4% ±12.0 |
| San Miguel County | 4,267 | 40.9% | 62.3% | 14.1% | 23.4% | CenturyLink | 59.3% ±6.6 |
| Sedgwick County | 1,578 | 81.5% | 90.0% | 0.0% | 3.9% | PC Telcorp, Inc. | 58.8% ±5.2 |
| Summit County | 16,713 | 9.9% | 94.2% | 8.4% | 4.4% | Xfinity | 82.4% ±3.1 |
| Teller County | 13,563 | 28.2% | 44.9% | 17.9% | 36.3% | CenturyLink | 62.7% ±3.6 |
| Washington County | 2,963 | 17.8% | 17.8% | 0.2% | 13.6% | N.E. Colorado Cellular Inc. | 38.8% ±4.3 |
| Weld County | 118,597 | 71.2% | 87.6% | 66.8% | 2.8% | Xfinity | 76.3% ±0.9 |
| Yuma County | 5,053 | 66.0% | 66.2% | 21.5% | 9.0% | N.E. Colorado Cellular Inc. | 48.0% ±5.2 |
| Colorado | 1,999,907 | 59.7% | 89.4% | 57.0% | 4.0% | 80.0% |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year detailed tables. Shares of broadband serviceable locations as of June 30, 2026 (FCC). 2+ wired choices: two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps. Unserved: BEAD definition. Largest wired provider: reports fiber, cable or DSL at the most locations. Wired subscription: households with a cable, fiber or DSL subscription, American Community Survey 2020–2024 (± 90% margin of error).
BEAD: half fiber, half satellite
Colorado's Final Proposal under the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program puts $420.6 million toward 96,065 locations, about $4,378 each, plus $217.1 million6 from the providers. That is roughly half of a $826.5 million7 allocation.
Source: NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Final Proposal Overview one-page PDFs. Locations in the state's approved BEAD Final Proposal by technology of the selected projects, as printed in NTIA's Final Proposal overview; subject to NTIA and NIST final review and award.
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| Technology | Share of BEAD locations |
|---|---|
| Fiber | 47.6% |
| Cable | 0.0% |
| Fixed wireless | 2.8% |
| Low-Earth-orbit satellite | 49.6% |
The split is what sets the plan apart. 47,652 locations (49.6%) are assigned to low-Earth-orbit satellite, the 2nd highest satellite share of any state plan, against 45,723 (47.6%) assigned to fiber and 2,690 (2.8%) to fixed wireless. $405.9 million6 of the allocation is not assigned to construction in the plan; how it may be used had not been settled as of November 2026. The Colorado Broadband Office publishes the plan documents.
Earlier federal programs also reach Colorado. The state received $170.8 million8 from the Treasury's Capital Projects Fund, and providers in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund have reported 10,6219 locations built.
| Program | Amount | As of |
|---|---|---|
| BEAD allocation (NTIA, announced June 26, 2023) | $826,522,650 | |
| BEAD Final Proposal: locations to be connected | 96,065 | |
| BEAD Final Proposal: deployment cost | $420,604,503 | |
| BEAD cost per location | $4,378 | |
| BEAD allocation not assigned to deployment | $405,918,147 | |
| Treasury Capital Projects Fund allocation | $170,751,674 | |
| RDOF: locations built with support (cumulative) | 10,621 | |
| USDA ReConnect grants reported to USAspending | $18,738,398 | |
| Lifeline subscribers claimed | 51,033 | |
| Lifeline participation rate | 15.5% | |
| Households in the Affordable Connectivity Program, February 2024 | 251,506 |
Source: NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Award Recipients pages; NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Final Proposal Overview one-page PDFs; Department of the Treasury, Capital Projects Fund Awards Made to States, Territories, and Freely Associated States, to date; USAC, CAF Disbursements and Locations Data; Department of the Treasury, spending_by_award API for Assistance Listings 10.752; Universal Service Administrative Co., Lifeline Disbursements; USAC, Lifeline participation rate; USAC, ACP Enrollments by County as of February 8, 2024. BEAD figures are as printed in NTIA's Final Proposal overview, subject to final review; "not assigned to deployment" is the allocation minus the deployment cost (NTIA calls it savings; how it may be used is not settled). The ACP stopped taking applications on February 8, 2024 and ended on June 1, 2024.
Nearly every household subscribes
Subscription figures look different from coverage. In the Census Bureau's 2025 survey, 95.6% of households had a broadband subscription of some kind (margin of error ±0.3 percentage points), tied for the highest among the states, up from 91.0%15 in 2019. The share with no internet subscription, 4.4%, is tied for the lowest. Fewer households than in most states rely on a phone plan alone (11.2%, 6th lowest), while 8.4%14 report a satellite subscription, alone or with another service.
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) | 89.4% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 79.0% | ±0.4 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 11.2% | ±0.5 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 4.4% | ±0.3 |
The survey counts households over a year and the FCC counts locations on one date, so the two measures do not line up exactly. Income still matters: 84.8% of households earning under $20,000 had broadband (margin of error ±1.9 percentage points), against 98.0%14 of those earning $75,000 or more.
The FCC map contains no prices. Lifeline, the standing federal discount on phone or internet service, had 51,03311 Colorado subscribers, an estimated 15.5%12 of those eligible. The Affordable Connectivity Program had 251,50613 Colorado households enrolled when it stopped taking applications in February 2024 and ended on June 1, 2024.
Colorado cities
Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora and the state's other cities of 100,000 or more have their own pages, listed here with every Colorado city and town of 25,000 or more.
| Denver | 740,613 | 76.9% | 96.0% | 78.9% | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs | 494,743 | 74.0% | 99.1% | 76.7% | 11 |
| Aurora | 410,053 | 52.2% | 85.3% | 59.5% | 4 |
| Fort Collins | 171,500 | 83.5% | 98.1% | 84.5% | 4 |
| Lakewood | 156,927 | 72.1% | 97.0% | 73.5% | 4 |
| Thornton | 147,766 | 55.0% | 94.9% | 61.1% | 5 |
| Arvada | 122,901 | 50.2% | 99.7% | 62.2% | 5 |
| Westminster | 116,182 | 74.8% | 96.7% | 77.7% | 7 |
| Greeley | 115,073 | 97.6% | 99.3% | 97.1% | 5 |
| Pueblo | 110,404 | 85.0% | 96.3% | 84.9% | 5 |
| Centennial | 108,658 | 86.8% | 99.5% | 89.1% | 4 |
| Boulder | 105,689 | 45.2% | 99.9% | 51.7% | 3 |
| Longmont | 100,109 | 99.9% | 99.9% | 98.6% | 5 |
| Castle Rock | 83,815 | 31.4% | 91.6% | 37.8% | 4 |
| Loveland | 81,387 | 98.4% | 99.9% | 98.1% | 3 |
| Broomfield | 79,174 | 41.6% | 90.7% | 44.5% | 5 |
| Commerce City | 72,345 | 37.8% | 78.2% | 48.3% | 2 |
| Grand Junction | 71,827 | 69.8% | 69.8% | 67.4% | 8 |
| Parker | 65,985 | 85.3% | 98.4% | 86.3% | 3 |
| Littleton | 46,246 | 69.1% | 92.0% | 72.1% | 3 |
| Brighton | 45,395 | 99.0% | 99.8% | 97.8% | 3 |
| Windsor | 43,840 | 38.3% | 55.8% | 39.0% | 6 |
| Erie | 40,904 | 82.2% | 95.1% | 84.3% | 3 |
| Northglenn | 38,893 | 99.2% | 99.8% | 99.1% | 4 |
| Englewood | 35,305 | 87.4% | 98.1% | 86.7% | 2 |
| Wheat Ridge | 32,081 | 75.3% | 99.8% | 76.2% | 2 |
| Lafayette | 30,116 | 52.6% | 99.0% | 58.8% | 3 |
| Fountain | 29,450 | 98.5% | 99.0% | 97.8% | 5 |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates; Census Bureau, 2020 Census Block Assignment Files. Shares of broadband serviceable locations inside city limits (2020 census blocks), as of June 30, 2026. Population: July 1, 2025 estimate. Gigabit: 1,000/100 Mbps.
Colorado internet questions
What internet providers serve Colorado?
Leaving out satellite, the providers with the widest reported reach as of June 30, 2026 are Xfinity (74.0% of locations, fiber and cable), T-Mobile (70.3%, licensed fixed wireless), Verizon (65.5%, licensed fixed wireless), CenturyLink (57.3%, mostly DSL) and AT&T (48.9%, fiber and licensed fixed wireless). In all, 1011 companies report terrestrial home internet somewhere in the state.
How much of Colorado has fiber internet?
At least one provider reports fiber at 59.7% of Colorado's homes and businesses as of June 30, 2026, against 62.6% nationally. AT&T, which now reports the Quantum Fiber network, reports fiber at 28.0% of locations; 761 companies report fiber somewhere in the state. Whether a specific address has it can only be checked on the FCC's National Broadband Map.
How many Colorado homes lack broadband?
Counted as homes and businesses, 80,260 Colorado locations (4.0%) had no reliable wired or licensed fixed wireless service of 25/3 Mbps as of June 30, 2026, half the 2022 share of 8.2%2. Most are in mountain counties such as Park, Jackson and Teller, where rooftop-antenna wireless often fills in. Another 55,8301 were underserved, below 100/20 Mbps.
Is there cheap or low-income internet in Colorado?
The FCC map contains no prices, so this page publishes none. The federal Lifeline discount continues; USAC counted 51,03311 Colorado subscribers. The Affordable Connectivity Program, which had 251,50613 Colorado households enrolled in February 2024, ended on June 1, 2024. Each provider's broadband facts label lists its current plans and prices.
How much BEAD money does Colorado get?
$826.5 million7. Colorado's approved plan reaches 96,065 locations for $420.6 million, and it gives low-Earth-orbit satellite 49.6% of them, the 2nd highest satellite share of any state; $405.9 million6 is not assigned to construction.
Checking one address in Colorado
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 and around Colorado
Large cities with their own page: Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Fort Collins, Lakewood, Thornton, Arvada, Westminster, Greeley, Pueblo, Centennial, Boulder and Longmont.
Neighboring states: Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming. Put Colorado side by side with any state or large city in the comparison tool.
| Ranking | Value | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber internet availability by state | 59.7% | 34th of 51 |
| Internet speed by state: where gigabit service is offered | 79.4% | 15th of 51 |
| Broadband coverage by state | 89.4% | 35th of 51 |
| Internet provider competition by state | 57.0% | 21st of 51 |
| Unserved and underserved broadband locations by state | 4.0% | 12th of 51 |
| Where fiber has grown since 2022 | 31.7% | 17th of 51 |
| 5G home internet and licensed fixed wireless by state | 91.4% | tied 8th of 51 |
| Households with an internet subscription by state | 95.6% | tied 1st of 51 |
| BEAD broadband funding by state | 4,378.0% | 31st of 50 |
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, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. www2.census.gov
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year detailed tables; 2020-2024; released January 29, 2026. api.census.gov
- NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Final Proposal Overview one-page PDFs. broadbandusa.ntia.gov
- NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Award Recipients pages; Allocations announced 2023-06-26; released June 26, 2023. broadbandusa.ntia.gov
- Department of the Treasury, Capital Projects Fund Awards Made to States, Territories, and Freely Associated States, to date; Allocations under ARPA sec. 604 (awards announced 2022-06 to 2023). home.treasury.gov
- USAC, CAF Disbursements and Locations Data. opendata.usac.org
- Department of the Treasury, spending_by_award API for Assistance Listings 10.752; Awards with action dates FY2008 to 2026-09-30. api.usaspending.gov
- Universal Service Administrative Co., Lifeline Disbursements; Support months 2018-01 to 2026-09. opendata.usac.org
- USAC, Lifeline participation rate; released August 17, 2026. www.usac.org
- USAC, ACP Enrollments by County as of February 8, 2024; Enrolled households as of 2024-02-08 (Data Month January 2024 file). www.usac.org
- 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
- Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates; July 1, 2025; released May 14, 2026. www.census.gov
- Census Bureau, 2020 Census Block Assignment Files; released December 11, 2020. www2.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.