Internet providers in Macon, Georgia
Fiber is available at 49.3% of the 59,490 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Macon, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 93.9%. 45.7% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 48.3% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Macon in Georgia
Macon is a city split down the middle. Fiber now reaches 49.3%1 of its homes and businesses, twice the share of June 2022, almost all of them also on Cox's cable network. At most of the other half, Cox is the only wired provider offering 100/20 Mbps, which leaves Macon with a larger single-wire share than any other Georgia city of 100,000 or more.
Macon's providers, as filed with the FCC
The Census Bureau's place for Macon is named Macon-Bibb County, and in the FCC data it matches the county exactly: 59,490 homes and businesses in the city, 59,4901 in the county. Below is every company that reported service to those locations as of June 30, 2026 (file revision of November 10, 2026). Being listed means a provider already serves a location or says it could connect it with a standard installation within ten business days. Listings can be challenged, and individual addresses looked up, on the FCC National Broadband Map.
| Cox | Fiber Cable | 89.8% | 89.8% | 2 Gbps | 45.1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 74.0% | 23.7% | 300 Mbps | – |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 73.5% | 15.6% | 100 Mbps | – |
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 71.8% | 39.2% | 5 Gbps | 1.9% |
| Public Service Wireless | Fiber Cable DSL | 7.8% | 7.8% | 10 Gbps | 0.6% |
| Conexon Connect LLC | Fiber | 5.5% | 5.5% | 2 Gbps | 0.5% |
| Point Broadband Fiber Holding LLC | Fiber | 0.4% | 0.4% | 7 Gbps | 0.2% |
| Zito Media | Cable | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 Gbps | 0.0% |
| Tri-CoGo | Fiber | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 Gbps | 0.0% |
| Velofi | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 Gbps | 0.0% |
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, Viasat, Starlink) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
Two companies account for most of the wired coverage. Cox is listed at 89.8% of locations and offers 100/20 Mbps or more at all of them; 1.5% are on Cox fiber and the remainder on its cable plant. AT&T appears at 71.8%, a figure that mixes fiber (38.0%) with older copper DSL and AT&T's fixed wireless service, which is why its 100/20 Mbps footprint shrinks to 39.2%1.
Smaller fiber builders report smaller footprints. Public Service Wireless, despite its name, files almost entirely fiber, covering 7.8% of the county, and advertises up to 10 Gbps. Conexon Connect files fiber for 5.5%, Point Broadband for 207 locations and Tri-CoGo for 331.
Fiber has doubled since 2022, to half the city
When the first National Broadband Map was drawn, with data as of June 30, 2022, 25.0%2 of Macon's locations had fiber. The share was 44.5%3 on December 31, 2025 and is 49.3% today, up 24.3 percentage points in four years. The latest six months contributed 4.8 percentage points of that, an increase that ranks tied for 50th highest1 among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more. The FCC revises its list of locations each release, so the comparison uses shares rather than counts.
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 | 25.0% | 44.5% | 49.3% | 24.3 pts |
| One wired choice | 73.6% | 53.5% | 48.3% | −25.3 pts |
| Two or more wired choices | 24.6% | 40.3% | 45.7% | 21.1 pts |
| Two or more fiber networks | 0.0% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 3.8 pts |
New fiber has mostly given locations a second wire, because Cox's cable was already there. Locations with a choice of two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps went from 24.6%2 to 45.7%, close to the gain in fiber itself. Fiber competing with fiber is still rare: two or more separate fiber networks overlap at 3.8%1 of locations.
Even after doubling, Macon trails Georgia (70.3%) and the country (62.6%), and its fiber share ranks 83rd lowest1 among large cities.
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 | Macon | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber | 49.3% | 70.3% |
| Cable | 88.3% | 81.4% |
| DSL (copper) | 36.3% | 46.4% |
| Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home) | 89.0% | 84.6% |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 0.0% | 0.5% |
The other half: Cox as the only fast wire
At 45.1% of Macon's locations, no wired company but Cox sells 100/20 Mbps. Across all providers, single-wire locations make up 48.3% of the city. That is down from 73.6%2 in June 2022 but still ranks 69th highest among large cities; Georgia's share is 34.0% and the national one 36.6%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 | One wired choice |
|---|---|
| Macon | 48.3% |
| Athens | 41.9% |
| Savannah | 37.7% |
| United States | 36.6% |
| Georgia | 34.0% |
| Augusta | 30.7% |
| Sandy Springs | 22.0% |
| Atlanta | 20.7% |
| South Fulton | 10.9% |
| Columbus | 7.9% |
Among Georgia's eight cities of 100,000 or more, Macon has the largest single-wire share. Athens comes next at 41.9%, while Columbus, where several cable companies overlap, is down to 7.9%1.
Where AT&T has no fiber in Macon, it reports copper DSL, present at 36.3%1 of the city, or its fixed wireless service. Neither is wired service at 100/20 Mbps, so neither adds a choice at that speed.
Multi-gigabit downloads, now over cable too
Top advertised speeds moved further than coverage. In June 2022 most locations (84.4%2) had a fastest advertised download of at least 940 Mbps but under 2 Gbps. Today 2 Gbps or faster is advertised at 93.7%: Cox's top tier is 2 Gbps, AT&T fiber's 5 Gbps1.
Upload speeds followed. Gigabit service as the FCC defines it, 1,000 Mbps down and 100 Mbps or more up, covered 24.9%2 of Macon in 2022, about the same share as fiber, and covers 85.9% now, above Georgia's 81.0%. Fiber alone cannot account for that, since it reaches 49.3%1; the rest of the gigabit area is cable. All of these are maximum speeds providers advertise to the FCC, not test results. Prices are not in the FCC filings; each provider publishes them on its broadband facts labels.
5G and LTE home internet
Verizon lists fixed wireless home internet at 74.0% of Macon's locations, up from a small fraction of the city in June 2022. Its top advertised download is 300 Mbps, and 100/20 Mbps is offered at 23.7%. T-Mobile lists 73.5%, advertises up to 100 Mbps, and offers 100/20 Mbps at 15.6%. Taken together, licensed fixed wireless of 100/20 Mbps or more covers 33.5%1 of the city, compared with 12.9%2 in 2022. Each tower sector has finite capacity, and the carriers approve sign-ups one address at a time.
Where no fast service is reported
Macon's gaps are small in number but large for a big city. 2,930 locations (4.9%) have no 100/20 Mbps service from any wired or fixed wireless company, which ranks 2nd highest among large cities. Another 694 get that speed from fixed wireless alone, and for 121 the FCC data show only satellite. By the federal BEAD program's definition, 291 locations are unserved, lacking even 25/3 Mbps by wire or licensed fixed wireless. The unserved share was 1.2%2 in 2022 and is 0.5%1 now.
Subscriptions in the Census survey
The Census Bureau's 2025 American Community Survey puts the share of Macon households with any broadband subscription at 92.6% (margin of error ±1.7 percentage points); Georgia's is 94.4%. Cable, fiber or DSL subscriptions account for 74.3% (±4.1 percentage points), and 14.9%4 of households depend only on a cellular data plan.
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) | 93.9% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 74.3% | ±4.1 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 14.9% | ±3.1 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 7.4% | ±1.7 |
Two figures stand out. Households with no internet access of any kind are 6.4% (±1.6 percentage points), which ranks tied for 12th highest among large cities; the Georgia figure is 3.8%. And 17.9% (±3.8 percentage points) have a smartphone as their only computer, compared with 10.4% statewide. Going without a subscription has become less common: 18.0% of households in 2019 (±2.8 percentage points5), 7.4% in 2025 (±1.7 percentage points4), a gap wider than both margins. The survey counts households over a year and the FCC counts locations on one day, so the two sets of figures cannot be subtracted from each other.
Bibb County appears on the Georgia page with every other county in the state, alongside Georgia's BEAD plan. Augusta and Columbus have pages in the same format.
Macon internet questions
What internet providers are available in Macon, Georgia?
As of June 30, 2026, Cox reports service at 89.8% of Macon's locations, almost entirely over cable. AT&T is listed at 71.8%, with fiber at 38.0% and DSL or fixed wireless elsewhere. Public Service Wireless (7.8%) and Conexon Connect (5.5%) report fiber in smaller areas. T-Mobile (73.5%) and Verizon (74.0%1) report fixed wireless home internet, and HughesNet, Starlink and Viasat report satellite service everywhere.
Is fiber internet available in Macon?
At 49.3% of locations, up from 25.0%2 in June 2022. Georgia is at 70.3% and the US at 62.6%1. Most of Macon's fiber is AT&T's. Whether one address has fiber is shown on the FCC National Broadband Map.
How many internet providers are there in Macon?
8 companies report wired service somewhere in Macon-Bibb County, 7 of them fiber, and 10 report any land-based service. At one location the choice is narrower: on average 1.42 wired providers offer 100/20 Mbps, and 48.3%1 of locations have exactly one.
Does Cox offer fiber in Macon?
Cox reports fiber at 1.5% of Macon's locations. Elsewhere it reports cable, with a fastest advertised download of 2 Gbps1.
Checking one address in Macon
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: Atlanta, Columbus, Augusta, Savannah, Athens, South Fulton and Sandy Springs. Compare Macon 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
- 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
- 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.