Idaho internet, where the fast option is often a radio link
Fiber is available at 46.5% of the 773,481 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Idaho, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 77.6%. 38.5% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 39.1% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
West region, Mountain division
Idaho leans on fixed wireless more than almost any other state: at 13.2% of its homes and businesses, a radio link is the only way to get 100/20 Mbps, the 2nd highest1 share in the country. Fiber is dense in the southern and eastern farm counties and growing fast around Boise, while in the mountain counties of the center and north many locations still have only satellite or a slow radio link.
Who reports home internet in Idaho
As of June 30, 2026 (FCC revision of November 10, 2026), 56 companies report terrestrial home internet somewhere in Idaho, across 773,0001 broadband serviceable locations: houses, apartment buildings and small businesses. A listing means the provider says it could connect that location within ten business days for a standard installation; it is a claim, and it can be challenged on the FCC map.
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 61.3% | 24.8% | 1 Gbps | – |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Fiber Cable | 56.3% | 56.3% | 2 Gbps | 26.4% |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 55.1% | 10.2% | 100 Mbps | – |
| CenturyLink | Fiber DSL | 49.4% | 4.1% | 3 Gbps | 0.1% |
| Anthem Broadband | Fiber Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 39.1% | 35.5% | 10 Gbps | 0.1% |
| AT&T | Fiber Licensed wireless | 36.1% | 12.5% | 8 Gbps | 0.0% |
| Rise Broadband | Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 34.6% | 18.0% | 641 Mbps | – |
| White Cloud Communications | Fiber Licensed wireless | 30.4% | 30.4% | 1 Gbps | 0.0% |
| Fybercom LLC | Fiber Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 18.4% | 17.7% | 10 Gbps | 0.7% |
| TDS | Fiber DSL | 14.7% | 14.6% | 8 Gbps | 0.2% |
| Intermax Networks | Fiber Cable Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 10.8% | 8.2% | 1 Gbps | 0.5% |
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.
The top of the list mixes radio and wire. Verizon reports 5G home internet at 61.3% of locations but offers 100/20 Mbps at 24.8%; T-Mobile reports 55.1%, with 100/20 at 10.2%. Between them sits the widest wired network, Sparklight, whose cable and fiber reach 56.3% of locations, all of them at 100/20 Mbps or more. At 26.4% of Idaho's locations it is the only wired provider offering 100/20 Mbps. CenturyLink still reports service at 49.4%, almost all of it DSL, and offers 100/20 at only 4.1%1.
AT&T did not appear in Idaho in the first National Broadband Map, as of June 30, 2022. It now reports service at 36.1% of locations, mostly licensed fixed wireless, and fiber at 8.4%1. Much of that fiber was on the map before under another name: in the FCC's Idaho fiber files for June 2026, most of AT&T's fiber records carry the Quantum Fiber brand, which CenturyLink filed in the December 31, 2025 release. Lumen, CenturyLink's parent, completed the sale of its consumer fiber business, including Quantum Fiber, to AT&T on February 2, 2026, according to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Fixed wireless as the only fast option
101,772 Idaho locations (13.2%) can get 100/20 Mbps only from a fixed wireless provider, with no wire at that speed. Nationally the share is 3.6%. The companies behind it are mostly regional: Anthem Broadband reports service at 39.1% of the state's locations and offers 100/20 at 35.5%; White Cloud Communications offers it at 30.4%; Rise Broadband at 18.0%. Fybercom runs both radio and fiber and offers 100/20 at 17.7%1.
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 | Idaho | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber | 46.5% | 62.6% |
| Cable | 64.8% | 80.3% |
| DSL (copper) | 51.8% | 36.2% |
| Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home) | 86.7% | 87.3% |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 68.4% | 19.7% |
Two kinds of fixed wireless count differently. Licensed fixed wireless, which includes 5G home internet, reaches 86.7% of locations and counts as reliable service under the BEAD rules. Unlicensed fixed wireless, which runs on shared spectrum and carries much of Anthem's and Rise's network, reaches 68.4%1 but does not; a location served only that way stays unserved for BEAD purposes, however fast its advertised plan.
By county, the share is highest in the far north and in the south-central counties. 62.1% of Boundary County's locations, in the far north on the Canadian border, have 100/20 Mbps only by fixed wireless, the highest share of any Idaho county. There, E.L. Internet Northwest reports service at 95.6% of locations and offers 100/20 at 95.5%. Boundary's unserved share changed by −40.6 percentage points between June 2022 and June 2026, the largest drop in the state, to 4.5%. In Lincoln County the fixed-wireless-only share is 52.6%, in Gooding County 48.3%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 | Fixed wireless only at 100/20 |
|---|---|
| Boundary County | 62.1% |
| Lincoln County | 52.6% |
| Gooding County | 48.3% |
| Owyhee County | 42.6% |
| Bingham County | 36.9% |
| Idaho County | 34.5% |
| Bonner County | 34.4% |
| Idaho | 13.2% |
| United States | 3.6% |
The statewide share has not moved in one direction. It rose by 7.0 percentage points between June 2022 and June 2026, but fell by 3.6 percentage points1 in the six months after December 31, 2025.
Fiber: thickest in the farm counties, rising around Boise
Fiber is reported at 46.5% of Idaho's locations, the 8th lowest share among the states, up from 29.2%2 in June 2022. 441 providers report it somewhere in the state. The statewide figure hides a wide spread: most locations in the farm counties of the south and east have fiber, while the central mountains and the Lewiston area have little. Syringa Networks, which files fiber across southern Idaho, files it for business customers only, so it is not counted here.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. Darker counties are higher. Point at a county for its value; the county table has every figure. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
Oneida County, on the Utah line south of Pocatello, leads at 90.3%, followed by Minidoka County, on the Snake River, at 89.1% and Madison County, around Rexburg, at 88.3%. The upper Snake River plain is not uniform: next door to Madison, Bonneville County, around Idaho Falls, is at 49.0%, and Bannock County, around Pocatello, at 59.7%. In the north, fiber reaches 69.1% of locations in Kootenai County, around Coeur d'Alene, which also has the highest share of any Idaho county with two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps, 61.5%1.
The fastest change since 2022 came in the south. Fiber's share in Canyon County, west of Boise, rose by 40.7 percentage points; in Cassia County, on the Utah border, by +55.1 percentage points. Inside the Boise area the result differs by city: fiber reaches 75.1% of locations in Meridian and 74.0% in Nampa, but 36.1%1 in Boise itself.
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 |
|---|---|
| Madison County | 88.3% |
| Meridian | 75.1% |
| Nampa | 74.0% |
| United States | 62.6% |
| Bannock County | 59.7% |
| Bonneville County | 49.0% |
| Idaho | 46.5% |
| Boise | 36.1% |
| Nez Perce County | 3.5% |
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 | 29.2% | 44.0% | 46.5% | 17.3 pts |
| Gigabit (1,000/100) | 23.6% | 45.7% | 50.0% | 26.5 pts |
| Two or more wired choices | 26.2% | 37.0% | 38.5% | 12.3 pts |
| DSL available | 69.4% | 54.0% | 51.8% | −17.5 pts |
| Fixed wireless only at 100/20 | 6.2% | 16.7% | 13.2% | 7.0 pts |
Gigabit service with 100 Mbps upload, the FCC's 1,000/100 tier, reaches 50.0% of locations, the 4th lowest share among the states, even after a rise of 26.5 percentage points since 2022. At the top end, at 38.3%1 of locations the fastest advertised download is 2 Gbps or more.
Lewiston's single wire
Nez Perce County, around Lewiston, shows that wired coverage and choice are different things. Wired 100/20 Mbps reaches 80.0% of its 17,635 locations, but fiber reaches only 3.5%, the 4th lowest share in Idaho, after a rise of just 1.0 percentage points since 2022. The wire at most locations is Sparklight's cable, reported at 72.9% of locations. At 77.9% of the county's locations exactly one wired provider offers 100/20 Mbps, one of the highest shares among Idaho's counties; at 2.2%1 there are two or more.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 22.4% | 39.1% | 28.3% | 10.2% |
| Nez Perce County | 20.0% | 77.9% | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Bonneville County | 11.4% | 43.4% | 38.7% | 6.5% |
| Ada County | 3.1% | 50.1% | 41.1% | 5.7% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
Statewide, 38.5% of locations have two or more wired choices at 100/20 Mbps, up 12.3 percentage points since 2022, and 39.1% have exactly one. Another 22.4%1 have none, and can reach 100/20 Mbps, if at all, only by fixed wireless.
The mountain counties left to satellite
The unserved map is a band across the center and north. Boise County, the mountain county northeast of the city of Boise and not to be confused with it, has the highest unserved share in the state: 3,388 of its 6,175 locations, or 54.9%. At 33.9% of them no wired or fixed wireless provider reports any service, so satellite is the only option, a share that rose by 27.9 percentage points since June 2022. The county's most widespread terrestrial provider, CenturyLink, reports service at 32.9% of locations but offers 100/20 Mbps at 0.6%1.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. Darker counties have larger gaps. Point at a county for its value; the county table has every figure. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
Farther north the gap is wider still in wired terms. Lewis County has the lowest fiber share in Idaho, 0.0%, and is unserved at 52.5%. Idaho County, to its south, has wired 100/20 Mbps at only 4.1% of its locations and is unserved at 46.4%. Bonner County, around Sandpoint, has a lower unserved share, 39.0%, but far more locations, so its 10,938 unserved locations are the largest number of any Idaho county. Its most widespread provider, Wired or Wireless, reports service at 81.0% of locations and offers 100/20 at 1.0%1.
| Area | Locations (BSLs) | Unserved | Satellite only | Fixed wireless only at 100/20 | Wired 100/20 Mbps | Fiber available |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise County, Idaho | 6,175 | 54.9% | 33.9% | 4.1% | 16.3% | 11.5% |
| Lewis County, Idaho | 2,367 | 52.5% | 6.0% | 29.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Idaho County, Idaho | 11,103 | 46.4% | 12.8% | 34.5% | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| Camas County, Idaho | 934 | 45.3% | 18.4% | 41.4% | 32.4% | 32.4% |
| Bonner County, Idaho | 28,081 | 39.0% | 7.1% | 34.4% | 34.4% | 27.6% |
| Valley County, Idaho | 13,163 | 31.2% | 24.0% | 1.8% | 55.2% | 14.4% |
| Idaho | 773,481 | 7.7% | 2.4% | 13.2% | 77.6% | 46.5% |
| United States | 115,784,915 | 2.4% | 0.8% | 3.6% | 92.3% | 62.6% |
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.
Statewide, 2.4% of locations are satellite-only; among the states, that share ranks tied for 5th highest1. The full county list:
| Ada County | 192,512 | 45.0% | 96.9% | 46.8% | 0.3% | Sparklight | 83.0% ±0.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 3,107 | 53.8% | 55.2% | 7.3% | 21.2% | CambridgeTelephoneCompany | 59.9% ±7.5 |
| Bannock County | 32,669 | 59.7% | 84.8% | 59.3% | 2.5% | White Cloud Communications | 72.0% ±1.6 |
| Bear Lake County | 5,127 | 34.4% | 34.2% | 0.0% | 16.1% | Direct Communications Rockland | 69.6% ±4.7 |
| Benewah County | 5,553 | 29.4% | 29.4% | 0.0% | 38.7% | Red Spectrum Communications LLC | 37.6% ±4.0 |
| Bingham County | 18,665 | 43.4% | 62.1% | 34.8% | 1.9% | Fybercom LLC | 61.3% ±2.4 |
| Blaine County | 13,025 | 6.4% | 80.1% | 0.5% | 4.8% | CenturyLink | 82.9% ±3.4 |
| Boise County | 6,175 | 11.5% | 16.3% | 2.3% | 54.9% | CenturyLink | 58.8% ±5.7 |
| Bonner County | 28,081 | 27.6% | 34.4% | 19.0% | 39.0% | Wired or Wireless Inc | 49.5% ±3.0 |
| Bonneville County | 45,374 | 49.0% | 88.6% | 45.2% | 1.6% | Fybercom LLC | 78.0% ±1.7 |
| Boundary County | 6,517 | 33.4% | 33.4% | 15.1% | 4.5% | E.L. INTERNET NORTHWEST | 59.7% ±5.0 |
| Butte County | 1,552 | 56.6% | 56.6% | 0.0% | 18.9% | ATC Communications | 73.2% ±6.4 |
| Camas County | 934 | 32.4% | 32.4% | 0.0% | 45.3% | ETS Telco | 51.1% ±14.2 |
| Canyon County | 89,183 | 53.6% | 85.6% | 53.1% | 3.1% | Sparklight | 72.4% ±1.3 |
| Caribou County | 4,057 | 6.9% | 40.6% | 0.0% | 23.3% | CenturyLink | 65.4% ±5.3 |
| Cassia County | 9,977 | 70.6% | 71.5% | 44.9% | 2.2% | Anthem Broadband | 67.6% ±3.5 |
| Clark County | 542 | 66.6% | 66.6% | 0.0% | 27.3% | Mud Lake Telephone Cooperative Assn Inc | 72.4% ±11.0 |
| Clearwater County | 5,445 | 35.3% | 35.3% | 0.0% | 31.1% | First Step Internet LLC | 51.1% ±3.8 |
| Custer County | 3,636 | 66.9% | 66.9% | 0.0% | 15.9% | CusterTel | 67.8% ±7.5 |
| Elmore County | 11,068 | 22.8% | 77.5% | 1.9% | 8.6% | CenturyLink | 71.1% ±3.3 |
| Franklin County | 6,193 | 62.9% | 70.6% | 27.1% | 18.8% | Xfinity | 60.7% ±5.5 |
| Fremont County | 10,315 | 59.9% | 60.6% | 21.3% | 3.3% | Fybercom LLC | 60.8% ±3.6 |
| Gem County | 8,606 | 2.1% | 66.6% | 1.2% | 16.0% | CenturyLink | 65.2% ±3.7 |
| Gooding County | 6,675 | 0.3% | 50.8% | 0.2% | 0.8% | White Cloud Communications | 61.3% ±4.5 |
| Idaho County | 11,103 | 4.1% | 4.1% | 0.0% | 46.4% | CenturyLink | 52.7% ±3.9 |
| Jefferson County | 11,314 | 47.8% | 63.3% | 30.8% | 1.0% | Fybercom LLC | 72.6% ±3.2 |
| Jerome County | 9,138 | 54.1% | 67.7% | 45.3% | 0.6% | White Cloud Communications | 62.3% ±3.8 |
| Kootenai County | 75,515 | 69.1% | 83.1% | 61.5% | 7.1% | Intermax Networks | 73.6% ±1.5 |
| Latah County | 13,831 | 53.4% | 65.2% | 42.4% | 16.6% | First Step Internet LLC | 69.3% ±2.2 |
| Lemhi County | 5,416 | 21.3% | 46.5% | 0.0% | 22.5% | CenturyLink | 65.6% ±5.4 |
| Lewis County | 2,367 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 52.5% | CenturyLink | 51.4% ±3.9 |
| Lincoln County | 2,208 | 17.1% | 44.9% | 0.4% | 17.7% | ETS Telco | 55.2% ±5.2 |
| Madison County | 10,245 | 88.3% | 93.2% | 55.0% | 1.1% | Fybercom LLC | 58.2% ±4.6 |
| Minidoka County | 9,113 | 89.1% | 89.3% | 54.7% | 0.6% | Fybercom LLC | 56.8% ±4.5 |
| Nez Perce County | 17,635 | 3.5% | 80.0% | 2.2% | 10.0% | First Step Internet LLC | 72.4% ±2.4 |
| Oneida County | 2,632 | 90.3% | 90.3% | 0.0% | 6.8% | ATC Communications | 62.8% ±6.2 |
| Owyhee County | 5,333 | 14.6% | 31.8% | 14.3% | 40.9% | Sparklight | 49.0% ±4.8 |
| Payette County | 10,585 | 41.7% | 79.2% | 30.0% | 3.2% | Sparklight | 66.5% ±4.4 |
| Power County | 3,393 | 61.7% | 62.1% | 44.9% | 4.5% | Direct Communications Rockland | 62.1% ±5.8 |
| Shoshone County | 7,943 | 59.0% | 71.0% | 48.9% | 23.1% | Optimum | 63.1% ±4.0 |
| Teton County | 7,037 | 74.9% | 75.4% | 0.0% | 5.9% | Silver Star Communications | 75.7% ±5.8 |
| Twin Falls County | 35,376 | 56.8% | 83.9% | 50.5% | 0.5% | White Cloud Communications | 69.9% ±1.8 |
| Valley County | 13,163 | 14.4% | 55.2% | 1.8% | 31.2% | Sparklight | 69.4% ±5.9 |
| Washington County | 5,146 | 23.1% | 62.4% | 7.5% | 8.0% | MTE Communications | 56.7% ±5.4 |
| Idaho | 773,481 | 46.5% | 77.6% | 38.5% | 7.7% | 72.6% |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year detailed tables. Shares of broadband serviceable locations as of June 30, 2026 (FCC). 2+ wired choices: two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps. Unserved: BEAD definition. Largest wired provider: reports fiber, cable or DSL at the most locations. Wired subscription: households with a cable, fiber or DSL subscription, American Community Survey 2020–2024 (± 90% margin of error).
BEAD in Idaho: fiber for half, satellite and radio for the rest
Idaho's plan under the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program commits most of its $583.3 million6 allocation, more than most states. The approved Final Proposal covers 91,341 locations, the 18th highest count among state plans, at a BEAD cost of $426.2 million, or $4,666 per location. Providers committed $201.9 million7 of their own.
Source: NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Final Proposal Overview one-page PDFs. Locations in the state's approved BEAD Final Proposal by technology of the selected projects, as printed in NTIA's Final Proposal overview; subject to NTIA and NIST final review and award.
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| Technology | Share of BEAD locations |
|---|---|
| Fiber | 48.8% |
| Cable | 0.0% |
| Fixed wireless | 24.8% |
| Low-Earth-orbit satellite | 26.4% |
48.8% of those locations are assigned to fiber, 26.4% to low-Earth-orbit satellite and 24.8% to fixed wireless; none to cable. The plan leaves $157.0 million7 of the allocation without a construction assignment, and as of November 2026 its use had not been decided. Link Up Idaho, the state broadband office, publishes the plan, the challenge results and the subgrantee list. Other federal programs are listed below, including $128.5 million8 from the Treasury's Capital Projects Fund.
| Program | Amount | As of |
|---|---|---|
| BEAD allocation (NTIA, announced June 26, 2023) | $583,256,250 | |
| BEAD Final Proposal: locations to be connected | 91,341 | |
| BEAD Final Proposal: deployment cost | $426,238,563 | |
| BEAD cost per location | $4,666 | |
| BEAD allocation not assigned to deployment | $157,017,687 | |
| Treasury Capital Projects Fund allocation | $128,518,323 | |
| RDOF: locations built with support (cumulative) | 2,724 | |
| USDA ReConnect grants reported to USAspending | $0 | |
| Lifeline subscribers claimed | 8,566 | |
| Lifeline participation rate | 7.8% | |
| Households in the Affordable Connectivity Program, February 2024 | 53,962 |
Source: NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Award Recipients pages; NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Final Proposal Overview one-page PDFs; Department of the Treasury, Capital Projects Fund Awards Made to States, Territories, and Freely Associated States, to date; USAC, CAF Disbursements and Locations Data; Department of the Treasury, spending_by_award API for Assistance Listings 10.752; Universal Service Administrative Co., Lifeline Disbursements; USAC, Lifeline participation rate; USAC, ACP Enrollments by County as of February 8, 2024. BEAD figures are as printed in NTIA's Final Proposal overview, subject to final review; "not assigned to deployment" is the allocation minus the deployment cost (NTIA calls it savings; how it may be used is not settled). The ACP stopped taking applications on February 8, 2024 and ended on June 1, 2024.
Satellite dishes in the subscription survey
The Census Bureau's 2025 American Community Survey asks households what they subscribe to, a different question from what providers report. 12.6% of Idaho households said they had a satellite internet subscription (margin of error ±0.6 percentage points), the 3rd highest share among the states by point estimate. 70.1% subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL (±0.8 percentage points), the 8th lowest share, and 13.4%14 relied 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) | 77.6% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 70.1% | ±0.8 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 13.4% | ±0.8 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 6.4% | ±0.6 |
Lifeline, the federal low-income discount, had 8,56611 Idaho subscribers, and USAC estimates that 7.8% of eligible households take part, the 7th lowest12 rate among the states. The Affordable Connectivity Program had 53,96213 Idaho households enrolled when sign-ups stopped in February 2024; it ended on June 1, 2024.
Idaho cities and towns
| Boise | 238,429 | 36.1% | 37.2% | 41.3% | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian | 142,988 | 75.1% | 72.0% | 74.2% | 5 |
| Nampa | 120,384 | 74.0% | 75.8% | 74.7% | 3 |
| Caldwell | 76,629 | 69.1% | 76.2% | 69.6% | 3 |
| Idaho Falls | 71,785 | 45.9% | 48.1% | 47.8% | 4 |
| Pocatello | 58,771 | 72.3% | 72.3% | 73.1% | 4 |
| Coeur d'Alene | 58,179 | 95.7% | 95.7% | 94.2% | 4 |
| Twin Falls | 56,216 | 79.1% | 77.8% | 76.9% | 5 |
| Post Falls | 46,715 | 89.7% | 89.7% | 87.4% | 4 |
| Rexburg | 40,334 | 92.9% | 93.7% | 90.2% | 7 |
| Lewiston | 34,717 | 0.7% | 7.1% | 2.9% | 3 |
| Eagle | 34,658 | 26.6% | 25.4% | 28.3% | 3 |
| Kuna | 31,525 | 39.9% | 61.8% | 41.8% | 4 |
| Moscow | 26,721 | 83.0% | 83.3% | 80.0% | 4 |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates; Census Bureau, 2020 Census Block Assignment Files. Shares of broadband serviceable locations inside city limits (2020 census blocks), as of June 30, 2026. Population: July 1, 2025 estimate. Gigabit: 1,000/100 Mbps.
Questions and answers
What internet providers serve Idaho?
Leaving out satellite, the widest reach belongs to Verizon's 5G home internet (61.3% of locations). The largest wired network is Sparklight, mostly cable, at 56.3%; T-Mobile's 5G service reports 55.1% and CenturyLink 49.4%, mostly DSL. Regional fixed wireless companies report wide coverage too: Anthem Broadband at 39.1%, Rise Broadband at 34.6% and White Cloud Communications at 30.4%. Fiber comes from 441 providers; TDS and AT&T have the widest fiber reach.
How many places in Idaho lack broadband?
7.7% of Idaho's homes and businesses, the 5th highest share among the states: 59,7591 locations had no reliable service of 25/3 Mbps as of June 30, 2026. Many of them do have unlicensed fixed wireless, which the BEAD rules do not count as reliable. The shares are highest in Boise, Lewis and Idaho counties, and Bonner County has the most unserved locations.
How much BEAD money does Idaho get?
Idaho was allocated $583.3 million6 and has committed most of it: the approved Final Proposal covers 91,341 locations at a BEAD cost of $426.2 million, with fixed wireless at 24.8% of them. $157.0 million7 is left over.
Where is the cheapest internet in Idaho?
No official source compares internet prices by place, in Idaho or elsewhere, and the FCC map lists none. Each provider's broadband facts label shows its plans, prices and fees. Lifeline, a $9.25 monthly federal discount for low-income households, had 8,56611 Idaho subscribers, an estimated 7.8%12 of those eligible.
Checking one address in Idaho
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 and around Idaho
Large cities with their own page: Boise, Meridian and Nampa.
Neighboring states: Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Put Idaho side by side with any state or large city in the comparison tool.
| Ranking | Value | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber internet availability by state | 46.5% | 44th of 51 |
| Internet speed by state: where gigabit service is offered | 50.0% | 48th of 51 |
| Broadband coverage by state | 77.6% | 48th of 51 |
| Internet provider competition by state | 38.5% | 45th of 51 |
| Unserved and underserved broadband locations by state | 7.7% | 5th of 51 |
| Where fiber has grown since 2022 | 17.3% | 41st of 51 |
| 5G home internet and licensed fixed wireless by state | 86.7% | 26th of 51 |
| Households with an internet subscription by state | 93.5% | tied 24th of 51 |
| BEAD broadband funding by state | 4,666.0% | 26th of 50 |
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
- Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. www2.census.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 2020-2024 5-year detailed tables; 2020-2024; released January 29, 2026. api.census.gov
- NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Award Recipients pages; Allocations announced 2023-06-26; released June 26, 2023. broadbandusa.ntia.gov
- NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Final Proposal Overview one-page PDFs. broadbandusa.ntia.gov
- Department of the Treasury, Capital Projects Fund Awards Made to States, Territories, and Freely Associated States, to date; Allocations under ARPA sec. 604 (awards announced 2022-06 to 2023). home.treasury.gov
- USAC, CAF Disbursements and Locations Data. opendata.usac.org
- Department of the Treasury, spending_by_award API for Assistance Listings 10.752; Awards with action dates FY2008 to 2026-09-30. api.usaspending.gov
- Universal Service Administrative Co., Lifeline Disbursements; Support months 2018-01 to 2026-09. opendata.usac.org
- USAC, Lifeline participation rate; released August 17, 2026. www.usac.org
- USAC, ACP Enrollments by County as of February 8, 2024; Enrolled households as of 2024-02-08 (Data Month January 2024 file). www.usac.org
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables; 2025 (calendar-year sample); released October 29, 2026. api.census.gov
- Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates; July 1, 2025; released May 14, 2026. www.census.gov
- Census Bureau, 2020 Census Block Assignment Files; released December 11, 2020. www2.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.