Home internet in Atlanta, Georgia
Fiber is available at 78.1% of the 114,138 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Atlanta, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 99.6%. 78.9% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 20.7% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Atlanta in Georgia
Atlanta runs on two wires: Xfinity's network at 99.3% of homes and businesses and AT&T's fiber at 74.5%. Google Fiber adds a third network on 19.2%1 of locations, most of them already on AT&T's fiber, while about one location in five still has Xfinity as its only fast wire. Wired service is nearly universal, yet 7.1%2 of households have no internet subscription, more than in most large cities.
Providers on file with the FCC
The FCC counts 114,1381 homes and businesses inside Atlanta's city limits as drawn for the 2020 Census. The table lists every company that reports service to them as of June 30, 2026, in the file revision of November 10, 2026. A listing means the provider serves the location or says it could install a standard connection there within ten business days; anyone can challenge a listing on the FCC National Broadband Map.
| Xfinity | Fiber Cable | 99.3% | 99.3% | 2 Gbps | 20.4% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 92.4% | 77.5% | 5 Gbps | 0.3% |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 83.9% | 36.6% | 1 Gbps | – |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 82.6% | 37.6% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Google Fiber | Fiber Fixed wireless | 19.2% | 19.2% | 5 Gbps | 0.0% |
| Hotwire Communications | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 Gbps | – |
| Zentro | Fiber Licensed wireless | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 Gbps | – |
| REV | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 Gbps | – |
| Point Broadband Fiber Holding LLC | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 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, Viasat) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
Xfinity is the near-universal wire, listed at 99.3% of locations, almost entirely over cable; its fiber covers 0.3%. AT&T is listed at 92.4% with three technologies. Fiber is the largest part, at 74.5% of locations; the rest is copper DSL, advertised at up to 100 Mbps download, or AT&T's own fixed wireless. That is why AT&T offers 100/20 Mbps at 77.5% of the city rather than at its full footprint. Google Fiber reports fiber at 19.2%1.
The count of 7 fiber companies looks like abundant choice, and it ranks tied for 38th highest among large cities. Beyond AT&T, Google Fiber and Xfinity, though, each lists a few dozen locations at most: Hotwire Communications, for example, lists 161.
Google Fiber builds on AT&T's ground
Google Fiber's count of Atlanta locations has more than doubled since the first FCC map, with data as of June 30, 2022. Wherever it reports service, another wired provider also offers 100/20 Mbps: Google Fiber is the only one at 0.0%1 of the city's locations.
The overlap shows in the share of locations with two or more separate fiber networks: 15.8%, up from 5.4%3 in June 2022. Among the other fiber providers, Xfinity is the largest, at 0.3% of locations, and the rest list a few dozen locations each, so nearly all of that fiber-on-fiber overlap is Google Fiber beside AT&T. Atlanta's share ranks 106th highest among large cities, above Georgia's 9.9% and close to the national 12.1%1.
Where Google Fiber, AT&T fiber and Xfinity cable all reach, a home has three wired choices: 16.0%1 of Atlanta's locations can choose among three or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps, against 5.8%3 in June 2022.
One location in five has only Xfinity
Where AT&T has not built fiber, Atlanta is a cable town. Exactly one wired provider offers 100/20 Mbps at 20.7% of locations, and at 20.4% that provider is Xfinity. AT&T is the only fast wire at 0.3%. The single-wire share was 29.1% in June 2022; over the same period fiber's reach grew from 68.7%3 to 78.1%1.
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.
Show the numbers
| Area | None | One | Two | Three or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 0.4% | 20.7% | 62.9% | 16.0% |
| Georgia | 4.0% | 34.0% | 51.7% | 10.3% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
Two or more wired choices at 100/20 Mbps reach 78.9% of Atlanta's locations, compared with 62.0% statewide and 55.6%1 nationally.
True gaps are a matter of a few hundred addresses. 416 locations have no wired provider at 100/20 Mbps, 272 have no land-based option at that speed even counting fixed wireless, and 21 are reported reachable by satellite alone. Under the federal BEAD definitions, 851 locations are unserved, with no wired or licensed fixed wireless service at 25/3 Mbps.
Atlanta beside Georgia's other large cities
Atlanta is not the most fibered city in its own state. South Fulton reports fiber at 89.5% of locations, nearly all of it AT&T's. Columbus has the most choice: 89.2% of its locations have two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps. On overlapping fiber networks Atlanta (15.8%) is in a group with South Fulton (17.3%), Columbus (15.0%) and Savannah (14.8%1); in the other large cities a second fiber network is rare.
| South Fulton, Georgia | 89.5% | 17.3% | 10.9% | 88.6% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta, Georgia | 78.1% | 15.8% | 20.7% | 78.9% |
| Sandy Springs, Georgia | 73.7% | 0.3% | 22.0% | 77.9% |
| Georgia | 70.3% | 9.9% | 34.0% | 62.0% |
| United States | 62.6% | 12.1% | 36.6% | 55.6% |
| Savannah, Georgia | 62.2% | 14.8% | 37.7% | 61.8% |
| Columbus, Georgia | 61.3% | 15.0% | 7.9% | 89.2% |
| Athens, Georgia | 57.1% | 1.8% | 41.9% | 55.2% |
| Macon, Georgia | 49.3% | 3.8% | 48.3% | 45.7% |
| Augusta, Georgia | 34.0% | 0.0% | 30.7% | 68.4% |
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.
Sandy Springs has nearly the same fiber share (73.7%) but almost no overlap: two or more fiber networks reach 0.3% of its locations, and Google Fiber reports service at only 0.6%. At the other end, Augusta reports fiber at 34.0% and Macon at 49.3%, where a single wired choice at 100/20 Mbps covers 48.3%1 of locations.
What changed since 2022: top tiers and wireless
Fiber's reach in Atlanta grew from 68.7% in June 2022 to 78.1%, a rise of 9.4 percentage points. Faster tiers moved much more. The FCC's gigabit tier, 1,000 Mbps download with at least 100 Mbps upload, was advertised at 68.7% of locations in 2022, roughly the fiber footprint, and is now advertised at 96.9%. Wired 100/100 Mbps service shows the same jump, to 96.9%. With fiber at 78.1%, the difference is now reported on wires other than fiber, which in Atlanta means mostly Xfinity's cable. The fastest advertised download is 2 Gbps or more at 96.3%1 of locations, against 55.5%3 in 2022.
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.
Show the numbers
| Measure | June 30, 2022 | December 31, 2025 | June 30, 2026 | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiber available | 68.7% | 77.0% | 78.1% | 9.4 pts |
| Gigabit (1,000/100) | 68.7% | 96.4% | 96.9% | 28.2 pts |
| Two or more fiber networks | 5.4% | 15.7% | 15.8% | 10.4 pts |
| One wired choice | 29.1% | 21.8% | 20.7% | −8.4 pts |
| Fixed wireless 100/20 | 23.9% | 53.0% | 56.2% | 32.3 pts |
All of these are providers' advertised maximums, not measured speeds, and the FCC data contain no prices; each provider's broadband facts label lists its plans and prices.
The other change is wireless. Only 2 companies reported licensed fixed wireless in Atlanta in 2022; 4 do now. Verizon's location count has more than tripled and reaches 83.9% of the city, with a fastest advertised download of 1 Gbps. T-Mobile reports 82.6%, with a top tier of 100 Mbps. Licensed fixed wireless at 100/20 Mbps or faster now reaches 56.2%1 of locations, against 23.9%3 in 2022. A tower sector's capacity is shared, so a location the carriers list can still be refused at sign-up.
Wired almost everywhere, unsubscribed at many homes
Atlanta's networks reach almost every address; its households do not all subscribe. In the Census Bureau's 2025 American Community Survey, 7.1% of Atlanta households had no internet subscription (margin of error ±1.4 percentage points), a share that ranks tied for 62nd highest among large cities. In Sandy Springs the figure was 1.1% (±0.8 percentage points); for Georgia as a whole, 5.5% (±0.2 percentage points2), a difference from Atlanta that sits at the edge of the margins.
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.
Show the numbers
| Measure | Share | MOE |
|---|---|---|
| Wired 100/20 Mbps available (FCC, share of locations) | 99.6% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 79.0% | ±1.7 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 11.1% | ±1.5 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 7.1% | ±1.4 |
The gap has narrowed. In 2019 the share without a subscription was 12.0% (±1.2 percentage points5), and the two estimates' margins do not overlap. Today 79.0% of households subscribe to cable, fiber or DSL (±1.7 percentage points) and 11.1% rely on a cellular data plan alone (±1.5 percentage points2). The survey counts households over a year and the FCC counts locations on one date, so the two sources describe the same city from different angles.
The Georgia page maps every county and the state's BEAD plan; the South Fulton and Sandy Springs pages show those two cities in detail.
Atlanta internet questions
What internet providers are available in Atlanta?
As of June 30, 2026, Xfinity reports service at 99.3% of Atlanta's locations (cable, with fiber in a few places), AT&T at 92.4% (fiber at 74.5%, DSL or fixed wireless elsewhere) and Google Fiber at 19.2%. T-Mobile (82.6%) and Verizon (83.9%1) report fixed wireless home internet. Viasat, HughesNet and Starlink report satellite service everywhere.
Is fiber internet available in Atlanta?
At 78.1% of locations inside the city limits, against 70.3% for Georgia and 62.6%1 for the US, as of June 30, 2026. AT&T's network accounts for most of it. Whether one address has fiber is shown on the FCC map.
Is Google Fiber available in Atlanta?
In part of the city. Google Fiber reports fiber at 19.2% of Atlanta's locations, with a fastest advertised download of 5 Gbps. It is the only wired provider at 100/20 Mbps at 0.0%1 of locations: where it has built, another wire almost always offers that speed too.
How many internet providers does Atlanta have?
7 companies report wired service somewhere in the city, 7 of them fiber, which ranks tied for 38th highest among the 343 largest US cities. Most of them list a few dozen locations. At a typical location, 1.951 wired providers offer 100/20 Mbps, on average.
Can I get 5G home internet in Atlanta?
T-Mobile reports fixed wireless home internet at 82.6% of locations and Verizon at 83.9%. Each offers 100/20 Mbps at a smaller share: 37.6% and 36.6%1. The carriers decide eligibility address by address.
Checking one address in Atlanta
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 Georgia
The state picture, county by county: internet in Georgia. Other large cities in the state: Columbus, Augusta, Macon, Savannah, Athens, South Fulton and Sandy Springs. Compare Atlanta 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
- 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 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
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.