Home Internet in Aurora, Colorado
Fiber is available at 52.2% of the 102,472 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Aurora, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 99.7%. 59.5% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 40.2% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Aurora in Colorado
Two wired networks carry most of Aurora's internet service. Xfinity's cable reaches nearly every home and business and Quantum Fiber about half of them, so at 40.2%1 of locations Xfinity is still the only wired provider offering 100/20 Mbps, about twice Denver's share. Xfinity's faster cable uploads, already on most of Denver's cable records, have reached only part of Aurora.
Who reports service in Aurora
Xfinity is the only wired company present almost everywhere in Aurora. As of June 30, 2026 (FCC revision of November 10, 2026), it reports service at 99.6% of the city's 102,472 homes and businesses. AT&T follows among wired providers, with fiber at 50.6%1 of locations. Two mobile carriers report fixed wireless home internet across most of the city, and CenturyLink's copper lines still reach almost half of it.
| Xfinity | Fiber Cable | 99.6% | 99.6% | 2 Gbps | 40.1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 77.7% | 18.3% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 71.2% | 22.4% | 1 Gbps | – |
| AT&T | Fiber Licensed wireless | 64.9% | 52.7% | 8 Gbps | 0.0% |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 47.7% | 8.3% | 140 Mbps | 0.0% |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 32.0% | 0.1% | 200 Mbps | – |
| AERUX BROADBAND | Fixed wireless | 14.7% | 14.7% | 100 Mbps | – |
| BAM Broadband | Fiber Fixed wireless | 14.0% | 14.0% | 8 Gbps | – |
| Kellin Communications | Licensed wireless | 9.7% | 9.7% | 550 Mbps | – |
| LiveWireNet | Licensed wireless | 5.4% | 5.4% | 250 Mbps | – |
| Metronet | Fiber | 3.2% | 3.2% | 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 (HughesNet, Starlink, Viasat) 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 tells the FCC it could install service within ten business days. The claim is the provider's own, can be challenged on the FCC map, and describes the city as a whole rather than one street. The FCC collects no prices. Satellite companies report service at every location and are left out of the counts that follow.
Quantum Fiber reaches about half the city
Fiber from at least one provider is reported at 52.2% of Aurora's locations. Among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more, that share ranks 92nd lowest; the median large city is at 74.0%. Several of Aurora's neighbors are much higher, Centennial at 86.8% and Denver at 76.9%. Thornton (55.0%) and Arvada (50.2%1) look most like Aurora, with fiber at about half of locations and a large share where one wire is the only choice. The table uses the same FCC release for every city.
| Aurora, Colorado | 52.2% | 40.2% | 59.5% | 85.3% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver, Colorado | 76.9% | 20.8% | 78.9% | 96.0% |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | 74.0% | 23.0% | 76.7% | 99.1% |
| Lakewood, Colorado | 72.1% | 26.4% | 73.5% | 97.0% |
| Centennial, Colorado | 86.8% | 10.8% | 89.1% | 99.5% |
| Thornton, Colorado | 55.0% | 38.6% | 61.1% | 94.9% |
| Arvada, Colorado | 50.2% | 37.6% | 62.2% | 99.7% |
| Colorado | 59.7% | 32.4% | 57.0% | 79.4% |
| United States | 62.6% | 36.6% | 55.6% | 72.3% |
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.
Nearly all of this fiber is one network under a changing filer name. In the FCC's Colorado location files, most of the fiber in Aurora in June 2022 was filed by CenturyLink under its own name. By December 31, 2025, CenturyLink's Aurora fiber records were mostly branded Quantum Fiber, and in the June 30, 2026 files every AT&T fiber record in the city carries the Quantum Fiber brand. That is why AT&T, which reported no service in Aurora in 2022, now appears as the city's main fiber provider, and why CenturyLink appears only as a DSL provider.
The network grew while its filer changed. Fiber reached 18.6% of locations in June 2022, 48.2%3 in December 2025 and 52.2% in June 2026, a rise of 4.0 percentage points in the latest six months alone. Copper shrank over the same period: DSL went from 74.0%2 of locations to 47.7%, and CenturyLink now offers 100/20 Mbps at only 8.3%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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiber available | 18.6% | 48.2% | 52.2% | 33.6 pts |
| DSL available | 74.0% | 49.4% | 47.7% | −26.3 pts |
The other fiber names are small. Metronet reports fiber at 3.2% of locations and Xfinity at 1.6%. Two or more fiber networks are reported at only 3.5%1 of locations.
One wired choice at four in ten locations
Wired service of 100/20 Mbps or faster is reported at 99.7% of Aurora's locations, so the question here is choice rather than coverage. Where Quantum Fiber runs, a home or business can usually choose between it and Xfinity: 56.5% of locations have exactly two wired providers at that speed. Where it does not, Xfinity is alone. It is the only wired 100/20 provider at 40.1% of locations, against 20.7% in Denver and 22.8% in Colorado Springs, and against a statewide single-wire share of 32.4%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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 0.3% | 40.2% | 56.5% | 3.0% |
| Denver | 0.3% | 20.8% | 78.8% | 0.1% |
| Colorado | 10.6% | 32.4% | 41.8% | 15.2% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
That single-wire share has been falling. It was 66.3%2 in June 2022 and 43.5%3 in December 2025, and the share with two or more wired choices rose by 28.3 percentage points over the four years. Three or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps remain unusual, at 3.0%1 of locations.
| Measure | Aurora | Colorado | United States | Rank among largest cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One wired choice | 40.2% | 32.4% | 36.6% | 93rd of 343 |
| Two wired choices | 56.5% | 41.8% | 44.6% | 150th of 343 |
| Three or more wired choices | 3.0% | 15.2% | 11.1% | 191st of 343 |
| Wired providers at 100/20 Mbps | 5 | 78 | 1,510 | tied 146th 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.
Locations with no fast ground-based service are close to zero: 179 have no terrestrial provider at 100/20 Mbps, 156 reach that speed only by fixed wireless, and 211 depend on satellite alone.
Xfinity's faster uploads cover part of the city
The largest change in Aurora's speed figures since 2022 is in uploads. In June 2022, Xfinity's cable records for Aurora in the FCC's Colorado file listed 1.2 Gbps down and 35 Mbps up almost without exception. By June 2026 most list 2 Gbps down with 250 Mbps up, and a smaller group 2 Gbps in both directions, but a large block of records still lists 1.2 Gbps and 35 Mbps. In December 2025 the older profile was still the most common one.
The fastest advertised download is 2 Gbps or more at 79.6% of locations, up from 0.0%2 in 2022; Quantum Fiber is advertised at up to 8 Gbps and Xfinity at up to 2 Gbps1. All of these are maximum speeds that providers advertise in their FCC filings, not speed tests.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 20.1% | 79.6% |
| Denver | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 3.7% | 96.0% |
| Colorado | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 18.7% | 71.2% |
The FCC's gigabit tier, 1,000/100 Mbps, needs an upload of at least 100 Mbps, so it follows that upgrade and the fiber network. It was advertised at 0.0% of locations in June 2022, 79.1%3 in December 2025 and 85.3% in June 2026. The four-year rise of 85.3 percentage points ranks 48th highest among large cities. The level is above Colorado's statewide 79.4%, which includes rural areas, but below each of the other Colorado cities in the table above; Thornton, at 94.9%, is the closest. Wired service of at least 100/100 Mbps followed the same path, from 18.6%2 to 82.8%1.
Fixed wireless from carriers and local operators
Licensed fixed wireless, the category that includes 5G home internet, is reported at 93.6% of Aurora's locations, and at 100/20 Mbps or faster at 45.4%, up from 22.6%2 in 2022. T-Mobile reports the widest coverage, 77.7% of locations, with an advertised maximum of 100 Mbps; Verizon reports 71.2%, with 100/20 Mbps at 22.4%1. AT&T also reports fixed wireless service in parts of the city.
Smaller operators report service at smaller shares of the city. BAM Broadband, absent from the 2022 data, reports service at 14.0% of locations, mostly by unlicensed fixed wireless and all of it at 100/20 Mbps or faster. AERUX Broadband reports 14.7% and Kellin Communications 9.7%, with downloads advertised up to 550 Mbps. Rise Broadband reaches 32.0%, but offers 100/20 Mbps at only 0.1%1. Wireless capacity is shared by everyone on a tower sector, so these shares show where service is reported, not where every household could sign up at once. The fixed wireless page explains the categories.
Few households offline, more on phone plans
The Census Bureau's 2025 American Community Survey counts households rather than locations and is a sample with a margin of error. It found 2.4% of Aurora households without any internet subscription (±0.9 percentage points), a share that ranks tied for 29th lowest among large cities; in 2019 the estimate was 6.4% (±1.2 percentage points5). A cellular data plan was the only connection for 15.0% of households (±2.3 percentage points), above the Colorado estimate of 11.2% (±0.5 percentage points). Cable, fiber or DSL subscriptions stood at 80.8% (±1.9 percentage points4).
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) | 99.7% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 80.8% | ±1.9 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 15.0% | ±2.3 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 2.4% | ±0.9 |
Aurora's 2020 city limits lie mostly in Arapahoe County, with parts in Adams and Douglas counties, according to the Census Bureau's 2020 block assignment files. The Colorado page maps every county, and the Denver page covers the neighboring city where Quantum Fiber reaches most locations.
Aurora internet questions
What internet providers are available in Aurora, Colorado?
Xfinity reports service at 99.6% of Aurora's locations, almost all of it cable. AT&T reports service at 64.9%: fiber under the Quantum Fiber brand at 50.6%, and fixed wireless elsewhere. T-Mobile (77.7%) and Verizon (71.2%) report fixed wireless home internet, CenturyLink reports DSL at 47.7%1, and smaller wireless companies cover parts of the city. Figures are as of June 30, 2026.
Does Aurora have fiber internet?
At 52.2% of homes and businesses as of June 30, 2026, up from 18.6%2 in June 2022. Nearly all of it is Quantum Fiber. The share is below Colorado's 59.7% and the national 62.6%1.
How many internet providers are there in Aurora?
13 ground-based providers report service somewhere in the city, 5 of them by wire and 4 with fiber, most of them across small parts of the city. At a typical address the count of wired providers offering 100/20 Mbps is one or two: one at 40.2% of locations, two at 56.5%1.
Is 5G home internet available in Aurora?
T-Mobile reports fixed wireless home internet at 77.7% of locations and Verizon at 71.2%, with 100/20 Mbps at 18.3% and 22.4%1 respectively. The carriers limit sign-ups by address according to network capacity, so they decide whether a particular home is eligible.
Checking one address in Aurora
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 Colorado
The state picture, county by county: internet in Colorado. Other large cities in the state: Denver, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Lakewood, Thornton, Arvada, Westminster, Greeley, Pueblo, Centennial, Boulder and Longmont. Compare Aurora 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.