Internet providers in Fort Myers, Florida
Fiber is available at 55.0% of the 26,455 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Fort Myers, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 98.1%. 44.4% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 53.8% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Fort Myers in Florida
Fort Myers is a one-wire city that is turning into a two-wire one. Fiber reached 55.0% of its homes and businesses by June 30, 2026, up from 21.9%2 four years earlier, yet Xfinity is still the only wired provider at 100/20 Mbps for 46.3%1 of them. The share of addresses whose fastest service is at least 25/3 Mbps but below 100/20 is the highest of any large US city.
Xfinity, AT&T and the wireless carriers
The FCC data list 8 wired providers in Fort Myers, but two carry most of the city's wired service. Xfinity reports service at 88.5% of the city's 26,455 homes and businesses, mostly over cable, with fiber at 6.7%. AT&T reports service at 69.3%: fiber at 35.3%1 and fixed wireless elsewhere. AT&T reported no service in the city on the first National Broadband Map, as of June 30, 2022, but part of its fiber is not new: in the FCC's location files, CenturyLink filed fiber in Fort Myers in 2022, under its own name and the Quantum Fiber brand, and that business passed to AT&T in February 2026, as the Cape Coral page explains. Verizon, reported at more locations than any other provider, and T-Mobile offer fixed wireless home internet, not wires.
| Xfinity | Fiber Cable | 88.5% | 88.5% | 2 Gbps | 46.3% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 84.6% | 56.6% | 300 Mbps | – |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 81.2% | 20.4% | 100 Mbps | – |
| AT&T | Fiber Licensed wireless | 69.3% | 40.0% | 8 Gbps | 0.7% |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 43.7% | 0.3% | 140 Mbps | – |
| Ethx | Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 42.8% | 42.8% | 250 Mbps | – |
| Hotwire Communications | Fiber | 14.4% | 14.4% | 8 Gbps | 6.6% |
| Summit Broadband Inc. | Fiber | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2 Gbps | 0.2% |
| Tillman Fiber | Fiber | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2 Gbps | – |
| Blue Stream | Fiber | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2.5 Gbps | 0.0% |
| AccessParks | Fiber | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 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) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
Each row is what a provider filed as of June 30, 2026, in the FCC revision of November 10, 2026, for the city limits drawn for the 2020 Census. A location counts as served when the provider says it could connect it within ten business days for a standard installation; the claims can be challenged. Satellite service from HughesNet, Viasat and Starlink is reported at every location, as it is nationwide.
Fiber since 2022: up sharply, still behind the county
Fiber was reported at 21.9%2 of Fort Myers locations in June 2022 and at 55.0% in June 2026, a rise of 33.1 percentage points that ranks 84th highest among the 343 US cities of 100,000 or more. The share still ranks tied for 103rd lowest among those cities. It trails Lee County as a whole, where fiber reaches 69.9% of locations, and Florida, at 68.4%1.
| Area | Fiber available | Two or more fiber networks | Gigabit (1,000/100) | Wired 100/100 Mbps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Myers, Florida | 55.0% | 7.3% | 83.0% | 84.8% |
| Cape Coral, Florida | 94.0% | 9.3% | 96.4% | 97.4% |
| Tampa, Florida | 87.9% | 0.3% | 87.8% | 87.9% |
| Orlando, Florida | 69.7% | 5.3% | 69.5% | 69.5% |
| Miami, Florida | 76.8% | 0.2% | 99.1% | 99.1% |
| Lee County, Florida | 69.9% | 11.7% | 83.4% | 84.4% |
| Florida | 68.4% | 10.4% | 76.9% | 77.1% |
| United States | 62.6% | 12.1% | 72.3% | 73.7% |
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.
7 companies report fiber somewhere in the city, most of them at small shares of the city. Hotwire Communications reports fiber at 14.4% of locations, advertising up to 8 Gbps, and at 6.6% it is the only wired provider offering 100/20 Mbps. Summit Broadband (2.0%), Tillman Fiber (2.0%) and Blue Stream (1.8%) each report fiber in small parts of the city. Two or more fiber networks reach only 7.3%1 of the city.
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 | 21.9% | 52.5% | 55.0% | 33.1 pts |
| Wired 100/100 Mbps | 21.9% | 83.1% | 84.8% | 62.9 pts |
| Fixed wireless 100/20 | 14.7% | 56.0% | 80.9% | 66.3 pts |
| DSL available | 62.6% | 46.7% | 43.7% | −18.8 pts |
Speed tiers moved faster than fiber coverage. Gigabit service with uploads of at least 100 Mbps, the FCC's 1,000/100 tier, was advertised at 12.2% of locations in 2022 and at 83.0% in 2026; a fastest advertised download of 2 Gbps or more went from 0.0%2 to 75.6%1. These are the providers' advertised maximums, not measured speeds.
One fast wire at half the addresses
Coverage is not the same as choice. Wired service of 100/20 Mbps is reported at 98.1% of Fort Myers locations, but at 53.8% exactly one wired provider offers it, a share that ranks tied for 58th highest among large cities and well above Florida's 30.2%. At 46.3% of locations that single wire is Xfinity's; at 0.7%1 it is AT&T's.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Myers | 1.9% | 53.8% | 42.3% | 2.0% |
| Cape Coral | 0.3% | 8.4% | 89.8% | 1.4% |
| Lee County | 1.9% | 36.1% | 56.4% | 5.6% |
| Florida | 3.8% | 30.2% | 54.2% | 11.8% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
The two-wire share has grown, from 20.5% of locations in 2022 to 44.4% in 2026, and it rose 2.9 percentage points in the last six months alone. More addresses already have a second wire in neighboring Cape Coral (91.2%) and across Lee County (62.0%). Cable also reaches less of Fort Myers than of most large cities: Xfinity's cable network covers 81.7% of Fort Myers locations, the 23rd lowest1 share among large cities, down from 90.4%2 in 2022.
Fixed wireless fills the choice gap
Radio service changes the count of options more here than in most of Florida. Licensed fixed wireless at 100/20 Mbps or faster is reported at 80.9% of locations, against 42.1% statewide; in 2022 it was 14.7%2. Counting wired and fixed wireless providers together, 57.0% of locations have three or more offering 100/20 Mbps, compared with 39.2%1 across Florida.
Verizon reports home internet at 84.6% of locations, with 100/20 Mbps at 56.6% and advertised downloads up to 300 Mbps. T-Mobile reports 81.2%, with 100/20 at 20.4%. Ethx, a smaller wireless company that was not on the 2022 map, reports 42.8% of locations, all at 100/20 Mbps or more, up to 250 Mbps1. A tower sector's capacity is shared, so carriers limit sign-ups by address; the map shows where they report service, not where every home could join at once.
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 | Fort Myers | Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber | 55.0% | 68.4% |
| Cable | 81.7% | 87.4% |
| DSL (copper) | 43.7% | 43.5% |
| Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home) | 98.8% | 91.4% |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 0.0% | 1.8% |
Households on cellular plans only
The Census Bureau's 2025 American Community Survey found 73.2% of Fort Myers households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (margin of error ±4.3 percentage points). 17.3% relied only on a cellular data plan (margin ±4.5 percentage points), tied for 33rd highest among large cities by point estimate; the Florida figure is 13.0%, inside the city's margin. 7.5% had no internet subscription (margin ±3.2 percentage points4). The survey counts households over a year, the FCC counts locations on one date, so the two sets of figures describe different things.
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) | 98.1% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 73.2% | ±4.3 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 17.3% | ±4.5 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 7.5% | ±3.2 |
The few hundred addresses below 100/20
At 357 homes and businesses, 1.4% of the city, no wired or fixed wireless provider reports 100/20 Mbps. That is a share that ranks tied for 104th highest among the 343 large cities, against 2.8% for Florida. Almost all of them are underserved in the terms of the federal BEAD program: service of at least 25/3 Mbps but not 100/20. The underserved share, 1.2%1, is the highest of any large city.
| Measure | Fort Myers | Florida | United States | Rank among largest cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No terrestrial 100/20 | 1.4% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 110th of 343 |
| Underserved | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 1st of 343 |
| Unserved | 0.1% | 0.9% | 2.4% | tied 98th of 343 |
| Fixed wireless only at 100/20 | 0.5% | 0.9% | 3.6% | tied 163rd of 343 |
| Satellite only | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.8% | tied 33rd 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.
The gap used to be wider and deeper. In June 2022, 4.2%2 of locations were unserved, with no wired or licensed fixed wireless service even at 25/3 Mbps; by June 2026 the figure was 0.1% (30 locations), one of the three largest declines among large cities. Between December 2025 and June 2026, unserved fell from 0.9% to that level while underserved rose from 0.6%3, a pattern of locations moving up a tier without reaching 100/20. CenturyLink still reports DSL over copper at 43.7% of locations, with 100/20 Mbps at only 0.3% and advertised downloads up to 140 Mbps. 291 locations are reported with satellite service only.
The Florida page maps every county, including Lee County, which contains Fort Myers.
Fort Myers internet questions
What internet providers are available in Fort Myers?
As of June 30, 2026, Verizon (84.6% of locations, fixed wireless), Xfinity (88.5%, cable and some fiber), T-Mobile (81.2%, fixed wireless) and AT&T (69.3%, fiber and fixed wireless) report the widest service. CenturyLink reports DSL at 43.7%, Ethx fixed wireless at 42.8% and Hotwire Communications fiber at 14.4%1. HughesNet, Viasat and Starlink report satellite everywhere. One address can be checked on the FCC map.
Is fiber internet available in Fort Myers?
At 55.0% of homes and businesses, against 69.9% across Lee County and 68.4% across Florida. AT&T reports fiber at 35.3% of the city's locations, Hotwire at 14.4% and Xfinity at 6.7%; two or more fiber networks overlap at 7.3%1.
How many internet providers does Fort Myers have?
8 wired providers and 11 wired or fixed wireless providers report service somewhere in the city. At a single address the number is smaller: on average 1.45 wired providers offer 100/20 Mbps, and 53.8%1 of locations have exactly one.
Is 5G home internet available in Fort Myers?
Licensed fixed wireless, which includes 5G home internet, is reported at 98.8% of locations, and at 100/20 Mbps or faster at 80.9%. Verizon offers 100/20 at 56.6% of locations and T-Mobile at 20.4%1. Carriers decide eligibility address by address.
Checking one address in Fort Myers
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
- 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
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.