Internet in Palm Bay, Florida
Fiber is available at 62.6% of the 54,901 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Palm Bay, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 98.4%. 66.3% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 32.1% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Palm Bay in Florida
Spectrum's cable network reaches almost every home and business in Palm Bay, and until recently it was the only fast wire at most of them. Since June 2022, AT&T and a newer Florida fiber company named Wire 3 have built fiber across much of the city, lifting the fiber share from 18.0%2 to 62.6%. That is still below Florida's 68.4%, and Spectrum remains the only wired option at 100/20 Mbps for 30.0%1 of locations.
Spectrum at almost every address, two fiber networks beside it
Of Palm Bay's 54,901 homes and businesses, Spectrum reports service at 96.3%, as of June 30, 2026 (FCC revision of November 10, 2026). Its network here is cable, with fiber at only 2.5% of locations. AT&T reports service at 90.4%, but that figure mixes three technologies: fiber at 41.2% of locations, older DSL across much of the rest, and fixed wireless. AT&T offers 100/20 Mbps at 52.5%. Wire 3 reports fiber at 35.4%1 of the city and nothing else.
| Spectrum | Fiber Cable | 96.3% | 96.3% | 1 Gbps | 30.0% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 90.4% | 12.5% | 100 Mbps | – |
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 90.4% | 52.5% | 5 Gbps | 0.1% |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 87.9% | 27.7% | 300 Mbps | – |
| Wire 3 | Fiber | 35.4% | 35.4% | 10 Gbps | 0.3% |
| Hotwire Communications | Fiber | 2.1% | 2.1% | 8 Gbps | 1.4% |
| Blue Stream | Fiber | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2.5 Gbps | 0.3% |
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.
Further down the table, Hotwire Communications reports fiber at 2.1% of locations and Blue Stream at 1621 locations. The three satellite services report the entire city, as they do everywhere, and are left out of the coverage figures on this page. "Available" means the provider told the FCC it could connect a location within ten business days; the filings can be challenged on the FCC National Broadband Map.
Fiber went from a fifth of the city to most of it
In June 2022, fiber was reported at 18.0% of Palm Bay's locations, and 32 companies reported fiber anywhere in the city. By June 2026 the share was 62.6% and the count of fiber providers 5. The rise of 44.6 percentage points is the 46th highest among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more; Florida's fiber share rose by 30.2 percentage points1 over the same period.
Wire 3 is the largest addition. The company reported no locations in Palm Bay in the June 2022 data and 19,417 in June 2026. It reports fiber at 144,3411 locations in total, all of them in Florida (a change of +25,0783 since December 31, 2025).
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 | 18.0% | 56.5% | 62.6% | 44.6 pts |
| Two or more fiber networks | 0.4% | 14.3% | 18.9% | 18.4 pts |
| One wired choice | 60.6% | 35.6% | 32.1% | −28.5 pts |
| Three or more wired choices | 0.2% | 16.4% | 20.7% | 20.5 pts |
The two builders overlap only partly. AT&T's and Wire 3's fiber shares add up to more than the city's total, and 18.9% of locations have two or more fiber providers, up from 0.4%2 in 2022. More than a third of the city still has no fiber at all. The work has not paused: between December 31, 2025 and June 30, 2026 the fiber share rose by 6.1 percentage points, an increase that ranks 32nd highest among large cities for that half-year. Shares are compared rather than counts because the FCC's list of locations changes with every release; Palm Bay's grew by 9,2821 locations since June 2022.
Still behind Florida on fiber
Even after that growth, Palm Bay's fiber share is below the state's 68.4% and close to the national 62.6%. It is close to its county's: across Brevard County, fiber is reported at 61.3% of locations. Among the 343 large cities, Palm Bay's fiber share ranks tied for 131st lowest1. Deltona, Port St. Lucie and Cape Coral, Florida cities of similar size, are shown for comparison.
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 |
|---|---|
| Cape Coral | 94.0% |
| Port St. Lucie | 82.1% |
| Deltona | 76.4% |
| Florida | 68.4% |
| United States | 62.6% |
| Palm Bay | 62.6% |
Uploads follow the fiber line
Spectrum's cable network advertises downloads up to 1 Gbps, so a 1 Gbps download is advertised at 98.4% of locations. Its uploads are another matter. The FCC's gigabit tier with 100 Mbps uploads (1,000/100) is advertised at 62.6%, the same share as fiber, and symmetrical 100/100 Mbps service at 62.6%1. In Palm Bay, uploads of 100 Mbps or more are reported almost exactly where fiber is.
The top advertised tier rose with the fiber. In 2022, the fastest advertised download was 2 Gbps or more at 11.1%2 of locations; in 2026 it was at 55.1%. Wire 3 advertises up to 10 Gbps, Hotwire up to 8 Gbps and AT&T up to 5 Gbps1. All are the providers' advertised maximums, not measured speeds.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Bay | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 43.2% | 55.1% |
| Florida | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 25.3% | 70.8% |
| United States | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 31.0% | 61.0% |
Verizon's home internet arrived after 2022
The largest jump in any provider's footprint since 2022 was not fiber. Verizon reports fixed wireless home internet at 48,270 locations, 87.9% of the city, with advertised downloads up to 300 Mbps; in June 2022 it reported a small fraction of that. T-Mobile reports 90.4%, up to 100 Mbps. At 100/20 Mbps or more, licensed fixed wireless from any carrier is reported at 35.7%1 of locations, against 6.5%2 in 2022. Carriers share each tower sector among its users and cap sign-ups by address, so coverage in the FCC data is not a promise of service at a given home.
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 | Palm Bay | Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber | 62.6% | 68.4% |
| Cable | 93.9% | 87.4% |
| DSL (copper) | 72.5% | 43.5% |
| Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home) | 96.7% | 91.4% |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 0.0% | 1.8% |
Where Spectrum is the only fast wire
Competition at 100/20 Mbps changed with the fiber. In June 2022, 60.6% of locations had exactly one wired provider at that speed; by June 2026 the share was 32.1%, against 30.2% statewide. Two or more wired choices are now reported at 66.3% of locations, up from 37.6%, and three or more at 20.7%1, a level that barely existed four years earlier (0.2%2).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Bay | 1.6% | 32.1% | 45.6% | 20.7% |
| Florida | 3.8% | 30.2% | 54.2% | 11.8% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
Where one wire remains, it is nearly always Spectrum's: Spectrum is the only wired 100/20 provider at 30.0% of locations. At a few locations the single wire is someone else's. Hotwire Communications is the only one at 1.4% of locations and Blue Stream at 0.3%. On average, a Palm Bay location has 1.851 wired providers at 100/20 Mbps.
A few hundred locations without 100/20 Mbps
At 662 locations, 1.2% of the city, no wired or fixed wireless provider reports 100/20 Mbps. The share is small, and Palm Bay's ranks tied for 118th highest among the 343. Under the BEAD program's definition, 165 locations are unserved, without reliable wired or licensed fixed wireless service of even 25/3 Mbps; 30 have only satellite. Another 2181 reach 100/20 Mbps only through fixed wireless. Unlike the fiber figures, these gaps did not shrink: the share without 100/20 service was 1.8%2 in 2022.
Las Vegas, Nevada 0.0%Lafayette, Louisiana 6.3%
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Each dot is a city. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
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| Area | No terrestrial 100/20 |
|---|---|
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 6.3% |
| Macon, Georgia | 4.9% |
| Gainesville, Florida | 4.6% |
| San Bernardino, California | 4.4% |
| Beaumont, Texas | 4.3% |
| Pomona, California | 4.1% |
| Stamford, Connecticut | 4.1% |
| Ontario, California | 4.0% |
| Clearwater, Florida | 3.9% |
| Paterson, New Jersey | 3.9% |
| Lakeland, Florida | 3.9% |
| High Point, North Carolina | 3.8% |
| Columbia, South Carolina | 3.8% |
| Elizabeth, New Jersey | 3.6% |
| Tampa, Florida | 3.6% |
| Orlando, Florida | 3.5% |
| Suffolk, Virginia | 3.4% |
| Newark, New Jersey | 3.4% |
| Burbank, California | 3.4% |
| El Monte, California | 3.3% |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 3.3% |
| Oxnard, California | 3.3% |
| Escondido, California | 3.3% |
| Lewisville, Texas | 3.2% |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | 3.1% |
| Irving, Texas | 3.1% |
| Evansville, Indiana | 3.0% |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 3.0% |
| Corona, California | 2.9% |
| Glendale, California | 2.9% |
| Pasadena, California | 2.9% |
| Riverside, California | 2.9% |
| Temecula, California | 2.8% |
| Mesa, Arizona | 2.8% |
| El Cajon, California | 2.8% |
| Ventura, California | 2.8% |
| Santa Ana, California | 2.7% |
| Worcester, Massachusetts | 2.7% |
| Montgomery, Alabama | 2.7% |
| Hesperia, California | 2.6% |
| Garland, Texas | 2.6% |
| Rancho Cucamonga, California | 2.6% |
| Dayton, Ohio | 2.6% |
| Victorville, California | 2.6% |
| Murrieta, California | 2.6% |
| Tyler, Texas | 2.6% |
| Los Angeles, California | 2.5% |
| Columbus, Georgia | 2.5% |
| Costa Mesa, California | 2.5% |
| Long Beach, California | 2.5% |
| Peoria, Arizona | 2.5% |
| Goodyear, Arizona | 2.5% |
| St. Petersburg, Florida | 2.5% |
| Downey, California | 2.5% |
| Carrollton, Texas | 2.4% |
| Newport News, Virginia | 2.4% |
| Torrance, California | 2.3% |
| Athens, Georgia | 2.3% |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | 2.3% |
| Scottsdale, Arizona | 2.3% |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | 2.2% |
| Rialto, California | 2.2% |
| Irvine, California | 2.1% |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 2.1% |
| Durham, North Carolina | 2.1% |
| Thousand Oaks, California | 2.1% |
| Jurupa Valley, California | 2.1% |
| Rochester, New York | 2.1% |
| Laredo, Texas | 2.1% |
| Bridgeport, Connecticut | 2.0% |
| Albany, New York | 2.0% |
| Inglewood, California | 2.0% |
| Grand Prairie, Texas | 2.0% |
| Plano, Texas | 2.0% |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | 2.0% |
| Providence, Rhode Island | 2.0% |
| San Diego, California | 1.9% |
| Yonkers, New York | 1.9% |
| Santa Clarita, California | 1.9% |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 1.8% |
| Chula Vista, California | 1.8% |
| Buffalo, New York | 1.8% |
| Denton, Texas | 1.8% |
| Dallas, Texas | 1.8% |
| Topeka, Kansas | 1.8% |
| El Paso, Texas | 1.8% |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 1.8% |
| College Station, Texas | 1.8% |
| Carlsbad, California | 1.8% |
| Norman, Oklahoma | 1.8% |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 1.7% |
| McAllen, Texas | 1.7% |
| Fayetteville, Arkansas | 1.7% |
| Fontana, California | 1.7% |
| Oceanside, California | 1.7% |
| Palmdale, California | 1.6% |
| Hampton, Virginia | 1.6% |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan | 1.6% |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | 1.6% |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 1.6% |
| Akron, Ohio | 1.6% |
| Lancaster, California | 1.6% |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 1.5% |
| Moreno Valley, California | 1.4% |
| Round Rock, Texas | 1.4% |
| Richardson, Texas | 1.4% |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 1.4% |
| West Covina, California | 1.4% |
| Arlington, Texas | 1.4% |
| Fort Myers, Florida | 1.4% |
| Mesquite, Texas | 1.3% |
| Gilbert, Arizona | 1.3% |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 1.3% |
| Wichita, Kansas | 1.3% |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 1.3% |
| Brownsville, Texas | 1.3% |
| Syracuse, New York | 1.3% |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 1.2% |
| Menifee, California | 1.2% |
| Palm Bay, Florida | 1.2% |
| Cleveland, Ohio | 1.2% |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 1.2% |
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 1.2% |
| Glendale, Arizona | 1.2% |
| San Antonio, Texas | 1.1% |
| Port St. Lucie, Florida | 1.1% |
| New Braunfels, Texas | 1.1% |
| Austin, Texas | 1.1% |
| Omaha, Nebraska | 1.0% |
| Billings, Montana | 1.0% |
| Cary, North Carolina | 0.9% |
| Midland, Texas | 0.9% |
| Allen, Texas | 0.9% |
| Conroe, Texas | 0.8% |
| Concord, North Carolina | 0.8% |
| McKinney, Texas | 0.8% |
| Frisco, Texas | 0.8% |
| Columbus, Ohio | 0.8% |
| Lexington, Kentucky | 0.7% |
| New York, New York | 0.7% |
| Orange, California | 0.7% |
| Columbia, Missouri | 0.7% |
| Anaheim, California | 0.6% |
| Augusta, Georgia | 0.6% |
| Huntsville, Alabama | 0.6% |
| Kansas City, Kansas | 0.6% |
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | 0.6% |
| Kent, Washington | 0.6% |
| Georgetown, Texas | 0.6% |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 0.6% |
| Louisville, Kentucky | 0.6% |
| Mobile, Alabama | 0.6% |
| Santa Clara, California | 0.6% |
| Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | 0.6% |
| Houston, Texas | 0.5% |
| Garden Grove, California | 0.5% |
| Fort Worth, Texas | 0.5% |
| Sunnyvale, California | 0.5% |
| Buckeye, Arizona | 0.5% |
| Deltona, Florida | 0.5% |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 0.5% |
| Detroit, Michigan | 0.5% |
| Fullerton, California | 0.5% |
| North Charleston, South Carolina | 0.5% |
| Baltimore, Maryland | 0.5% |
| Nashville, Tennessee | 0.4% |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 0.4% |
| Savannah, Georgia | 0.4% |
| Vallejo, California | 0.4% |
| Renton, Washington | 0.4% |
| Salem, Oregon | 0.4% |
| Toledo, Ohio | 0.4% |
| Everett, Washington | 0.4% |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | 0.4% |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 0.3% |
| Pearland, Texas | 0.3% |
| Provo, Utah | 0.3% |
| South Fulton, Georgia | 0.3% |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 0.3% |
| Des Moines, Iowa | 0.3% |
| Santa Rosa, California | 0.3% |
| Boca Raton, Florida | 0.3% |
| Davie, Florida | 0.3% |
| Palm Coast, Florida | 0.3% |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 0.3% |
| Lubbock, Texas | 0.3% |
| Cape Coral, Florida | 0.3% |
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 0.3% |
| Hartford, Connecticut | 0.3% |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 0.3% |
| Tacoma, Washington | 0.3% |
| Chicago, Illinois | 0.3% |
| Springfield, Missouri | 0.3% |
| Lee's Summit, Missouri | 0.3% |
| Bellevue, Washington | 0.3% |
| Carmel, Indiana | 0.3% |
| Davenport, Iowa | 0.3% |
| Kansas City, Missouri | 0.3% |
| Abilene, Texas | 0.3% |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 0.2% |
| Avondale, Arizona | 0.2% |
| Portland, Oregon | 0.2% |
| Vancouver, Washington | 0.2% |
| Charleston, South Carolina | 0.2% |
| Warren, Michigan | 0.2% |
| Hillsboro, Oregon | 0.2% |
| Peoria, Illinois | 0.2% |
| Huntington Beach, California | 0.2% |
| Tempe, Arizona | 0.2% |
| Pasadena, Texas | 0.2% |
| League City, Texas | 0.2% |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin | 0.2% |
| Richmond, Virginia | 0.2% |
| Elgin, Illinois | 0.2% |
| Santa Maria, California | 0.2% |
| Aurora, Colorado | 0.2% |
| Hollywood, Florida | 0.2% |
| Madison, Wisconsin | 0.2% |
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 0.2% |
| Edinburg, Texas | 0.2% |
| San Jose, California | 0.2% |
| Aurora, Illinois | 0.2% |
| Nampa, Idaho | 0.2% |
| Lansing, Michigan | 0.2% |
| San Mateo, California | 0.2% |
| Edmond, Oklahoma | 0.2% |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | 0.1% |
| Rockford, Illinois | 0.1% |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 0.1% |
| Las Cruces, New Mexico | 0.1% |
| Gresham, Oregon | 0.1% |
| Dearborn, Michigan | 0.1% |
| Seattle, Washington | 0.1% |
| Jersey City, New Jersey | 0.1% |
| Overland Park, Kansas | 0.1% |
| Miramar, Florida | 0.1% |
| Sugar Land, Texas | 0.1% |
| Yuma, Arizona | 0.1% |
| Joliet, Illinois | 0.1% |
| West Jordan, Utah | 0.1% |
| Sacramento, California | 0.1% |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | 0.1% |
| Tallahassee, Florida | 0.1% |
| Waco, Texas | 0.1% |
| Sterling Heights, Michigan | 0.1% |
| Independence, Missouri | 0.1% |
| Waterbury, Connecticut | 0.1% |
| Fishers, Indiana | 0.1% |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 0.1% |
| Tucson, Arizona | 0.1% |
| St. Paul, Minnesota | 0.1% |
| Spokane, Washington | 0.1% |
| Lakewood, Colorado | 0.1% |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | 0.1% |
| New Haven, Connecticut | 0.1% |
| Springfield, Illinois | 0.1% |
| New Bedford, Massachusetts | 0.1% |
| Hialeah, Florida | 0.1% |
| Surprise, Arizona | 0.1% |
| Hayward, California | 0.1% |
| Meridian, Idaho | 0.1% |
| Allentown, Pennsylvania | 0.1% |
| Miami Gardens, Florida | 0.1% |
| Miami, Florida | 0.1% |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 0.1% |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | 0.1% |
| Amarillo, Texas | 0.1% |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 0.1% |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 0.1% |
| Naperville, Illinois | 0.1% |
| Olathe, Kansas | 0.1% |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | 0.1% |
| Chandler, Arizona | 0.1% |
| Alexandria, Virginia | 0.1% |
| Arvada, Colorado | 0.1% |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 0.1% |
| Pembroke Pines, Florida | 0.1% |
| Fort Collins, Colorado | 0.1% |
| Pompano Beach, Florida | 0.1% |
| Spokane Valley, Washington | 0.1% |
| Sandy Springs, Georgia | 0.1% |
| Longmont, Colorado | 0.1% |
| Fremont, California | 0.1% |
| Killeen, Texas | 0.1% |
| Simi Valley, California | 0.1% |
| Lowell, Massachusetts | 0.1% |
| Westminster, Colorado | 0.1% |
| Wichita Falls, Texas | 0.1% |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 0.0% |
| Denver, Colorado | 0.0% |
| Boise, Idaho | 0.0% |
| Roseville, California | 0.0% |
| Rochester, Minnesota | 0.0% |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Antioch, California | 0.0% |
| Manchester, New Hampshire | 0.0% |
| Greeley, Colorado | 0.0% |
| St. George, Utah | 0.0% |
| Centennial, Colorado | 0.0% |
| Quincy, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| San Francisco, California | 0.0% |
| North Las Vegas, Nevada | 0.0% |
| Knoxville, Tennessee | 0.0% |
| Eugene, Oregon | 0.0% |
| Thornton, Colorado | 0.0% |
| Richmond, California | 0.0% |
| Chico, California | 0.0% |
| Lynn, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Oakland, California | 0.0% |
| Henderson, Nevada | 0.0% |
| Stockton, California | 0.0% |
| Fairfield, California | 0.0% |
| Reno, Nevada | 0.0% |
| West Valley City, Utah | 0.0% |
| Sparks, Nevada | 0.0% |
| Pueblo, Colorado | 0.0% |
| Bend, Oregon | 0.0% |
| Brockton, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Daly City, California | 0.0% |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | 0.0% |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | 0.0% |
| Fresno, California | 0.0% |
| Bakersfield, California | 0.0% |
| Lincoln, Nebraska | 0.0% |
| Modesto, California | 0.0% |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 0.0% |
| Clarksville, Tennessee | 0.0% |
| Elk Grove, California | 0.0% |
| Salinas, California | 0.0% |
| Visalia, California | 0.0% |
| Jackson, Mississippi | 0.0% |
| Coral Springs, Florida | 0.0% |
| Fargo, North Dakota | 0.0% |
| Clovis, California | 0.0% |
| Concord, California | 0.0% |
| Odessa, Texas | 0.0% |
| Berkeley, California | 0.0% |
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico | 0.0% |
| Boulder, Colorado | 0.0% |
| Vacaville, California | 0.0% |
| South Bend, Indiana | 0.0% |
| Tracy, California | 0.0% |
| San Angelo, Texas | 0.0% |
Fewer households without a subscription than in 2019
The Census Bureau's surveys show fewer households going without internet. In 2019, 12.0% of Palm Bay households had no internet subscription (margin of error ±3.9 percentage points4); in 2025, 2.5% (margin ±1.5 percentage points), a drop larger than the two margins combined. Wired subscriptions to cable, fiber or DSL stood at 78.8% (margin ±4.5 percentage points), and 15.7% of households relied only on a cellular data plan (margin ±4.7 percentage points), against 13.0%5 statewide; that difference is within the survey's error. The survey counts households across a year and the FCC counts locations on one date, so the two are not directly comparable.
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) | 98.4% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 78.8% | ±4.5 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 15.7% | ±4.7 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 2.5% | ±1.5 |
| Measure | Palm Bay | Florida | United States | Rank among largest cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiber available | 62.6% | 68.4% | 62.6% | 213th of 343 |
| Two or more fiber networks | 18.9% | 10.4% | 12.1% | 95th of 343 |
| Two or more wired choices | 66.3% | 66.0% | 55.6% | 220th of 343 |
| Gigabit (1,000/100) | 62.6% | 76.9% | 72.3% | 293rd of 343 |
| No terrestrial 100/20 | 1.2% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 120th of 343 |
| Fiber networks | 5 | 61 | 1,485 | tied 103rd 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 Florida page maps every county, including Brevard. Port St. Lucie, farther south on the same coast, saw Wire 3 arrive over the same years.
Questions and answers
What internet providers are available in Palm Bay, Florida?
Spectrum reports service at 96.3% of locations, almost all of it cable. AT&T reports 90.4% (fiber, DSL and fixed wireless) and Wire 3 35.4% (fiber only). T-Mobile (90.4%) and Verizon (87.9%1) report fixed wireless home internet, and Hotwire Communications and Blue Stream report fiber in small parts of the city. Figures are as of June 30, 2026.
Is fiber internet available in Palm Bay?
At 62.6% of homes and businesses as of June 30, 2026, against 68.4% across Florida and 62.6% nationally. AT&T reports fiber at 41.2% of locations and Wire 3 at 35.4%; 18.9%1 have two or more fiber providers.
How many internet providers does Palm Bay have?
5 wired providers report service somewhere in the city, against 32 in June 2022. At one address the count is lower: 32.1% of locations have one wired provider at 100/20 Mbps, 45.6% have two and 20.7%1 have three or more.
Can I get 5G home internet in Palm Bay?
T-Mobile reports fixed wireless home internet at 90.4% of locations and Verizon at 87.9%. At 100/20 Mbps or faster the shares are 12.5% and 27.7%1. The carriers confirm eligibility address by address.
Checking one address in Palm Bay
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 Florida
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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 2019 1-year detailed tables; 2019. api.census.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.