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Compare internet in two to four places

Choose up to four areas, from the whole country to any state or city of 100,000 people or more, to compare what is available, how much choice there is and what households subscribe to.

Showing Texas and California. FCC availability as of June 30, 2026; shares of homes and businesses (locations).

What is available
MeasureTexasCalifornia
Fiber available74.4%47.8%
Cable available77.0%90.5%
DSL available26.7%43.7%
Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home)91.0%88.1%
Unlicensed fixed wireless30.0%35.3%
Locations (homes and businesses)10,399,22010,289,142
Speed tiers (advertised)
MeasureTexasCalifornia
Wired 100/20 Mbps90.4%93.1%
Any terrestrial 100/20 Mbps97.0%97.1%
Wired 100/100 Mbps78.3%65.5%
Gigabit (1,000/100)79.1%67.4%
1 Gbps download88.9%92.7%
Choice of providers
MeasureTexasCalifornia
Two or more wired choices at 100/2066.2%49.9%
Only one wired choice at 100/2024.2%43.2%
No wired choice at 100/209.6%6.9%
Two or more fiber networks18.2%5.8%
Wired providers reporting service13782
Gaps (BEAD definitions)
MeasureTexasCalifornia
Unserved2.1%1.6%
Underserved1.3%0.9%
100/20 only by fixed wireless6.6%4.0%
Satellite only0.5%0.7%
Change since June 2022
MeasureTexasCalifornia
Fiber (points)28.8 pts13.8 pts
Wired 100/20 (points)7.6 pts2.0 pts
Gigabit (points)33.4 pts34.0 pts
Unserved (points)−5.7 pts−2.0 pts
What households subscribe to (Census)
MeasureTexasCalifornia
Households with broadband of any type (2025)94.5%95.6%
Cable, fiber or DSL subscription (2025)76.8%78.8%
Cellular data plan only (2025)13.1%12.9%
No internet subscription (2025)5.4%4.4%

Reading the comparison

Availability figures are shares of homes and businesses (FCC broadband serviceable locations) as of June 30, 2026, so a large city and a small one compare fairly. Subscription figures are Census survey shares of households for 2025. City figures cover the city limits; for the surrounding county, see its row on the state page.