Internet in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Fiber is available at 96.8% of the 26,700 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Bridgeport, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 97.6%. 89.7% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 7.9% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Bridgeport in Connecticut
Only one large American city has more overlapping fiber than Bridgeport. At least one provider reports fiber at 96.8% of its homes and businesses, and 89.5%1 have two or more fiber networks, up from 43.8%2 in 2022. Subscriptions tell a different story: in the 2025 Census survey, only 68.6%3 of households paid for a wired connection.
Who reports service in Bridgeport
4 companies report wired home internet in Bridgeport, and every one of them reports fiber. Optimum reports service at 92.8% of its 26,700 homes and businesses, with fiber and a cable network side by side and advertised downloads up to 10 Gbps. Frontier reports fiber at 86.3% of locations, up to 7 Gbps, and also reports DSL over copper phone lines at 10.3%, the only DSL in the city. Xfinity reports fiber at 55.7%, and GoNetspeed at 38.3%, with advertised downloads up to 6 Gbps1.
| Optimum | Fiber Cable | 92.8% | 92.8% | 10 Gbps | 4.0% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | Fiber DSL | 87.6% | 86.3% | 7 Gbps | 0.2% |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 83.7% | 10.1% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Xfinity | Fiber Cable | 56.3% | 56.3% | 2 Gbps | 2.9% |
| GoNetspeed | Fiber | 38.3% | 38.3% | 6 Gbps | 0.7% |
| AT&T | Licensed wireless | 33.5% | 2.8% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 9.0% | 6.7% | 300 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 (Starlink, HughesNet, Viasat) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
These are the providers' own filings to the FCC as of June 30, 2026 (revision of November 10, 2026), for locations inside the city limits as drawn for the 2020 Census. "Available" means a provider says it could install service within ten business days; filings can be challenged, and the FCC map shows the list for any single address.
Two or more fiber networks at most addresses
Fiber itself is widespread in Connecticut, which ranks 4th highest among the states with fiber at 82.1% of locations. Having several fiber networks at the same location is not. In Bridgeport, 89.5% of locations have two or more different fiber providers, a share that ranks 2nd highest among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more. Across Connecticut the figure is 40.2%, already the highest of any state; nationally it is 12.1%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 | Two or more fiber networks |
|---|---|
| Bridgeport | 89.5% |
| Stamford | 77.0% |
| New Haven | 46.2% |
| Waterbury | 41.0% |
| Connecticut | 40.2% |
| United States | 12.1% |
| Hartford | 6.2% |
Stamford also has two or more fiber networks at most locations (77.0%), and New Haven at 46.2%. Hartford, at 6.2%1, mostly has one.
The fastest advertised download is 2 Gbps or more at 96.7% of locations, and symmetrical service of at least 100/100 Mbps is reported at 96.7%1. These are advertised maximums, not measured speeds.
Since 2022: from a single fast wire to several
The overlap is recent. In the first National Broadband Map, as of June 30, 2022, fiber reached 69.2% of Bridgeport's locations and DSL 45.9%; 38.3%2 of locations had a single wired provider at 100/20 Mbps. Xfinity, GoNetspeed and AT&T reported no service in the city in that release. By June 30, 2026, three or more wired providers at 100/20 were reported at 68.6% of locations, up 45.5 percentage points, and the DSL share had fallen by 35.6 percentage points1.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two or more fiber networks | 43.8% | 89.1% | 89.5% | 45.7 pts |
| Three or more wired choices | 23.1% | 59.8% | 68.6% | 45.5 pts |
| One wired choice | 38.3% | 7.6% | 7.9% | −30.4 pts |
| DSL available | 45.9% | 10.7% | 10.3% | −35.6 pts |
Most of that change was in place by December 31, 2025. Over the last six months the share with three or more wired choices still rose 8.9 percentage points, even as the number of wired providers reporting service in the city fell from 54 to 41.
Where Optimum is still the only fast wire
Single-wire addresses have not disappeared. At 2,107 locations, 4.0% of the city, Optimum is the only wired provider reporting 100/20 Mbps. 635 locations have no wired provider at that speed; 901 of them reach it only by fixed wireless, and none depends on satellite alone.
Fixed wireless: wide footprint, slower tiers
The mobile carriers report home internet almost everywhere: licensed fixed wireless, which includes 5G home internet, is reported at 89.8% of locations. At 100/20 Mbps the picture shrinks to 18.4%, the 4th lowest share among large cities, down from 54.6%4 in the December 2025 data. T-Mobile (83.7% of locations) and AT&T (33.5%) report top advertised downloads of 100 Mbps and 100 Mbps; Verizon, at 9.0% of locations, reports up to 300 Mbps1. Fixed wireless capacity is shared within each cell, so carriers limit sign-ups by address.
Fiber nearly everywhere, wired subscriptions below the state
Network choice and household subscriptions are measured differently, and in Bridgeport they diverge. In the Census Bureau's 2025 American Community Survey, 68.6% of Bridgeport households subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL (margin of error ±5.1 percentage points), the 10th lowest estimate among large cities, against 80.3% (margin of error ±0.6 percentage points) statewide. Another 19.1% relied only on a cellular data plan (±3.7 percentage points), compared with 11.8% across Connecticut, and 7.7%3 had no internet subscription at all.
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) | 97.6% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 68.6% | ±5.1 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 19.1% | ±3.7 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 7.7% | ±2.4 |
Both gaps from the state are wider than the survey's margins of error, so they are not sampling noise. Hartford's wired-subscription estimate is close to Bridgeport's; Stamford's and New Haven's are higher.
| Area | Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL | Households relying only on a cellular data plan | Households without an internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport, Connecticut | 68.6% ±5.1 | 19.1% ±3.7 | 7.7% ±2.4 |
| Stamford, Connecticut | 84.0% ±3.0 | 8.9% ±2.5 | 3.5% ±1.7 |
| New Haven, Connecticut | 78.8% ±3.8 | 12.0% ±3.1 | 5.9% ±2.6 |
| Hartford, Connecticut | 68.8% ±7.1 | 21.2% ±4.5 | 7.1% ±2.7 |
| Waterbury, Connecticut | 74.4% ±3.0 | 14.0% ±4.3 | 7.8% ±3.0 |
| Connecticut | 80.3% ±0.6 | 11.8% ±0.6 | 5.7% ±0.4 |
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables. Period: 2025. ± is the 90% margin of error.
The survey counts households over a year and the FCC counts locations on one date, so the two sets of figures do not subtract into an exact number of homes without service. The Connecticut page covers the state's planning regions and its federal broadband programs.
Questions and answers
What internet providers are available in Bridgeport, CT?
4 wired providers report service, all of them with fiber: Optimum (92.8% of locations, fiber and cable), Frontier (87.6%, fiber and some DSL), Xfinity (56.3%) and GoNetspeed (38.3%1). T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon report fixed wireless home internet, and HughesNet, Starlink and Viasat report satellite everywhere. Figures are as of June 30, 2026.
Is fiber internet available in Bridgeport?
The FCC data show fiber at 96.8% of Bridgeport's locations as of June 30, 2026, compared with 82.1% across Connecticut and 62.6% nationally. At 89.5%1 of locations, two or more separate fiber networks are reported.
How many internet providers are there in Bridgeport?
4 wired providers and 7 terrestrial providers in all, counting fixed wireless, report service somewhere in the city. At a single address, 68.6% of locations have three or more wired providers offering 100/20 Mbps, and 7.9%1 have only one.
Is 5G home internet available in Bridgeport?
T-Mobile reports fixed wireless home internet at 83.7% of locations, AT&T at 33.5% and Verizon at 9.0%. Much less of it reaches 100/20 Mbps: fixed wireless at that speed is reported at 18.4%1 of locations. Carriers decide eligibility address by address.
Checking one address in Bridgeport
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 Connecticut
The state picture, county by county: internet in Connecticut. Other large cities in the state: Stamford, New Haven, Hartford and Waterbury. Compare Bridgeport 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
- 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 December 31, 2025; Availability as of December 31, 2025; released November 3, 2026. broadbandmap.fcc.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.