Internet providers in St. Petersburg, Florida

Who reports service in St. Petersburg

Four companies run wired networks across large parts of the city. Spectrum reports service at 97.2% of St. Petersburg's 86,486 homes and businesses and WOW! at 92.0%, both over cable. Frontier reports 50.8%, nearly all of it fiber, and Tillman Fiber 30.9%¹. The rest of the table is fixed wireless, satellite, or fiber at a small number of buildings.

The shares come from what each provider reported to the FCC as of June 30, 2026, in the file revision of November 10, 2026, for locations inside the city limits as drawn for the 2020 Census. A location counts as served when the provider says it could install service there within ten business days; the claim can be challenged on the FCC map. The figures describe the city as a whole, not a particular address.

Two cable companies at almost every location

Spectrum and WOW! overlap almost completely in St. Petersburg: Spectrum is the only wired provider at 100/20 Mbps at just 4.4% of locations, and WOW! is the only one at 0.0%. Cable as a technology reaches 97.1% of locations; among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more, that share ranks tied for 151st highest¹.

That second cable network is why choice here was already high before any fiber build. Two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps were reported at 92.0%² of locations in June 2022 and at 92.8% now, the 42nd highest share among large cities, against 66.0% across Florida and 55.6% nationally. Pinellas County as a whole has the highest such share of Florida's 67³ counties, at 86.2%¹.

The gaps are small. A group of 2,389 locations has no wired provider at 100/20 Mbps, and 92¹ of them are reported with satellite service only.

Fiber went from under a third of locations to most

As of June 30, 2022, fiber was reported at 27.1%² of the city's locations. By December 31, 2025 it was 59.1%⁴, and in the latest release it is 69.9%. The six-month gain of 10.8 percentage points is the 18th highest increase among large cities over that period; over the full four years the rise is 42.8 percentage points¹.

June 30, 2022December 31, 2025June 30, 2026

Fiber available69.9% +42.8 pts

Two or more fiber networks17.9% +17.9 pts

Three or more wired choices68.5% +42.0 pts

DSL available0.1% −63.2 pts

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	27.1%	59.1%	69.9%	42.8 pts
Two or more fiber networks	0.0%	7.5%	17.9%	17.9 pts
Three or more wired choices	26.4%	57.6%	68.5%	42.0 pts
DSL available	63.2%	0.1%	0.1%	−63.2 pts

Frontier holds the larger fiber footprint, 50.7% of locations, with a fastest advertised download of 7 Gbps. The newcomer is Tillman Fiber, which reported no service in the city in 2022 and now reports fiber at 30.9%, advertising up to 2 Gbps. Tillman reports service only in Florida, at 163,883 locations, and its statewide count changed by +78,093⁴ in the six months to June 2026. T-Mobile reports fiber at 5.5% of St. Petersburg's locations and Spectrum at 0.7%. In all, 5¹ companies report fiber somewhere in the city, against 2² in 2022.

Where the fiber builders meet, a location has two or more fiber networks: 17.9% of locations now, up from 0.0%² in 2022 and 7.5%⁴ in December 2025. Across Florida the share is 10.4%¹.

Three wired choices are now typical

With two cable networks almost everywhere, each fiber build adds a third wired option rather than a second. The share of locations with three or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps grew from 26.4%² in June 2022 to 68.5%, the 17th highest share among large cities. Statewide it is 11.8%, and nationally 11.1%¹.

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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
St. Petersburg	2.8%	4.5%	24.3%	68.5%
Tampa	4.5%	8.8%	86.8%	0.0%
Florida	3.8%	30.2%	54.2%	11.8%
United States	7.8%	36.6%	44.6%	11.1%

Across the bay, Tampa has Spectrum and Frontier but no second cable network, and 0.0% of its locations have three or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps, even though its fiber share, 87.9%¹, is higher than St. Petersburg's.

Gigabit downloads everywhere, gigabit uploads with fiber

Both cable networks advertise gigabit downloads, Spectrum up to 1 Gbps and WOW! up to 1.2 Gbps, so a 1 Gbps download is advertised at 97.2% of locations. Their uploads are another matter. The FCC's 1,000/100 tier, gigabit download with at least 100 Mbps upload, is advertised at 69.9%, the same share as fiber, and symmetrical 100/100 Mbps service at 69.9%. At 69.3%¹ of locations the fastest advertised download is 2 Gbps or more, up from 26.7%² in 2022. All of these are maximums providers report to the FCC, not measured speeds.

Copper gone, wireless widespread

DSL over telephone copper was reported at 63.2%² of St. Petersburg's locations in June 2022. It now appears at 47 locations, 0.1%, while across Florida DSL is still reported at 43.5%¹. The FCC data show what providers report, not why a technology left a filing.

Licensed fixed wireless, which includes 5G home internet, is reported at 96.0% of locations, by 4¹ providers with very different reach and speed:

• T-Mobile reports home internet at 88.3% of locations and 100/20 Mbps at 41.1%.
• AT&T has no wired service in the city and reported almost no locations here in 2022; its fixed wireless now covers 79.4%, with a fastest advertised download of 100 Mbps and 100/20 at 5.2%.
• Rapid Systems reports 55.1%, advertising up to 50 Mbps.
• Verizon reports 35.2% and 100/20 at 13.6%, with up to 1 Gbps¹ advertised.

Fixed wireless capacity is shared by everyone on a tower sector, and carriers decide eligibility address by address. The share of locations with licensed fixed wireless at 100/20 Mbps has moved between filings, from 24.4%² in 2022 to 51.2%⁴ in December 2025 and 45.2%¹ now.

Fewer households without a subscription

The Census Bureau's American Community Survey counts households, not locations. In 2025, 4.8% of St. Petersburg households had no internet subscription (margin of error ±1.4 percentage points), against 10.3% (±1.8 percentage points⁶) in 2019; the ranges do not overlap. 81.2% subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL (±2.3 percentage points) and 11.3% relied on a cellular data plan alone (±1.9 percentage points⁵).

Wired 100/20 Mbps available (FCC, share of locations)97.2%

Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census)81.2% ±2.3

Households relying only on a cellular data plan11.3% ±1.9

Households with no internet subscription4.8% ±1.4

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)	97.2%
Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census)	81.2%	±2.3
Households relying only on a cellular data plan	11.3%	±1.9
Households with no internet subscription	4.8%	±1.4

St. Petersburg beside its neighbors

Clearwater, the other large city in Pinellas County, shares the two-cable pattern: WOW! reports service at 91.4% of its locations, and 54.9% have three or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps. Its fiber share is lower, 57.0%, and two or more fiber networks overlap at only 0.1%¹ of locations.

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