Internet Providers in Elgin, Illinois

Three wired networks, two of them cable

Elgin's wired service comes from three companies. Xfinity's network reaches 99.6% of the city's 31,511 homes and businesses and Astound's reaches 89.6%; both offer 100/20 Mbps wherever they report service. AT&T reports 91.8%, but only 39.4% at 100/20 Mbps or faster, because most of its lines in Elgin are copper DSL: DSL is reported at 59.3%¹ of locations. The other wired filers, including Metronet's fiber, report a few dozen locations at most.

These are the services providers reported to the FCC as of June 30, 2026 (file revision of November 10, 2026), for the locations inside Elgin's 2020 Census limits. "Available" means a provider says it could install service within ten business days; the reports can be challenged.

Two wired choices at most addresses

Because the two cable footprints overlap, competition in Elgin is wider than in most of Illinois. 93.5% of locations have two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps (tied for 34th highest among large US cities), against 56.4% statewide and 55.6% nationally. Xfinity is the only such provider at 6.2%¹ of locations, where neither Astound nor AT&T offers that speed. The share with a single wired choice was 9.1%² in June 2022.

NoneOneTwoThree or more

Elgin

Illinois

United States

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
Elgin	0.3%	6.2%	60.2%	33.3%
Illinois	8.5%	35.2%	42.6%	13.8%
United States	7.8%	36.6%	44.6%	11.1%

New Bedford, Massachusetts 0.0%Simi Valley, California 99.0%

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	Two or more wired choices
Simi Valley, California	99.0%
Knoxville, Tennessee	98.9%
Longmont, Colorado	98.6%
Chattanooga, Tennessee	98.4%
Clarksville, Tennessee	98.3%
Lincoln, Nebraska	98.3%
Olathe, Kansas	97.9%
Allentown, Pennsylvania	97.6%
Greeley, Colorado	97.1%
Sugar Land, Texas	96.9%
Overland Park, Kansas	96.8%
Concord, California	96.6%
Warren, Michigan	96.5%
Amarillo, Texas	96.5%
Rio Rancho, New Mexico	96.2%
Dearborn, Michigan	96.2%
Independence, Missouri	95.9%
San Mateo, California	95.7%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	95.6%
Naperville, Illinois	95.5%
Miami Gardens, Florida	95.5%
Huntsville, Alabama	95.3%
Sterling Heights, Michigan	95.1%
Lynn, Massachusetts	94.9%
Lee's Summit, Missouri	94.9%
Kansas City, Missouri	94.7%
Cary, North Carolina	94.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	94.5%
Conroe, Texas	94.5%
Washington, District of Columbia	94.3%
Wichita Falls, Texas	94.1%
Fargo, North Dakota	93.8%
Pearland, Texas	93.8%
Palm Coast, Florida	93.5%
Davenport, Iowa	93.5%
Elgin, Illinois	93.5%
Columbus, Ohio	93.3%
West Valley City, Utah	93.2%
Des Moines, Iowa	93.2%
Allen, Texas	93.1%
Fishers, Indiana	92.9%
St. Petersburg, Florida	92.8%
Springfield, Missouri	92.6%
Round Rock, Texas	92.3%
Montgomery, Alabama	92.2%
Columbia, Missouri	92.1%
Berkeley, California	92.0%
Menifee, California	92.0%
Temecula, California	92.0%
Minneapolis, Minnesota	92.0%
Odessa, Texas	91.9%
Waco, Texas	91.8%
Kansas City, Kansas	91.7%
St. Paul, Minnesota	91.7%
Clearwater, Florida	91.7%
Oakland, California	91.6%
Lexington, Kentucky	91.5%
Boston, Massachusetts	91.5%
Frisco, Texas	91.3%
Cape Coral, Florida	91.2%
Tacoma, Washington	91.2%
Mesquite, Texas	91.0%
Murrieta, California	90.8%
Raleigh, North Carolina	90.8%
Jersey City, New Jersey	90.7%
Abilene, Texas	90.6%
Hillsboro, Oregon	90.5%
Killeen, Texas	90.4%
West Jordan, Utah	90.4%
Corpus Christi, Texas	90.3%
Richmond, Virginia	90.2%
Carmel, Indiana	90.2%
Brockton, Massachusetts	90.1%
High Point, North Carolina	90.1%
Newport News, Virginia	89.8%
Salt Lake City, Utah	89.8%
Daly City, California	89.8%
Garland, Texas	89.7%
Lafayette, Louisiana	89.7%
Bridgeport, Connecticut	89.7%
League City, Texas	89.2%
Columbus, Georgia	89.2%
Plano, Texas	89.1%
Centennial, Colorado	89.1%
Carrollton, Texas	88.9%
Lubbock, Texas	88.7%
South Fulton, Georgia	88.6%
Lansing, Michigan	88.3%
Fort Wayne, Indiana	88.1%
Arlington, Texas	88.1%
Richardson, Texas	88.1%
Coral Springs, Florida	88.0%
San Angelo, Texas	87.8%
Cincinnati, Ohio	87.7%
McKinney, Texas	87.7%
Rochester, Minnesota	87.6%
Wichita, Kansas	87.3%
San Antonio, Texas	87.1%
Louisville, Kentucky	87.1%
Durham, North Carolina	87.1%
New Haven, Connecticut	87.1%
Concord, North Carolina	87.0%
Midland, Texas	87.0%
Murfreesboro, Tennessee	86.9%
Miramar, Florida	86.8%
Tampa, Florida	86.8%
Nashville, Tennessee	86.7%
Providence, Rhode Island	86.5%
Pembroke Pines, Florida	86.4%
Provo, Utah	86.4%
Hesperia, California	86.4%
Grand Prairie, Texas	86.1%
Manchester, New Hampshire	86.1%
New York, New York	86.0%
Omaha, Nebraska	86.0%
Honolulu, Hawaii	85.7%
Yuma, Arizona	85.6%
Pasadena, Texas	85.5%
Fayetteville, North Carolina	85.4%
Downey, California	85.0%
Norfolk, Virginia	85.0%
Pueblo, Colorado	84.9%
Grand Rapids, Michigan	84.8%
Fort Collins, Colorado	84.5%
Tyler, Texas	84.4%
Waterbury, Connecticut	84.3%
Chesapeake, Virginia	84.1%
North Charleston, South Carolina	83.7%
Virginia Beach, Virginia	83.4%
Long Beach, California	83.2%
Houston, Texas	83.1%
Dallas, Texas	83.0%
Fayetteville, Arkansas	82.9%
Seattle, Washington	82.8%
Thousand Oaks, California	82.8%
Charlotte, North Carolina	82.7%
Everett, Washington	82.5%
Topeka, Kansas	82.5%
Alexandria, Virginia	82.5%
Irving, Texas	82.4%
Fort Worth, Texas	82.2%
Austin, Texas	81.9%
Port St. Lucie, Florida	81.8%
Victorville, California	81.6%
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma	81.2%
Surprise, Arizona	80.7%
Lancaster, California	80.7%
Mobile, Alabama	80.6%
Gresham, Oregon	80.5%
Greensboro, North Carolina	80.5%
Pomona, California	80.5%
Lowell, Massachusetts	80.2%
Portland, Oregon	80.1%
West Covina, California	79.9%
Richmond, California	79.7%
Hialeah, Florida	79.3%
Atlanta, Georgia	78.9%
Stamford, Connecticut	78.9%
Denver, Colorado	78.9%
Miami, Florida	78.5%
Spokane, Washington	78.4%
Ontario, California	78.2%
Tallahassee, Florida	78.0%
Sandy Springs, Georgia	77.9%
Hollywood, Florida	77.8%
Westminster, Colorado	77.7%
Fullerton, California	77.6%
Peoria, Illinois	77.6%
Cedar Rapids, Iowa	77.5%
Indianapolis, Indiana	77.4%
Norman, Oklahoma	77.2%
Chicago, Illinois	76.8%
Colorado Springs, Colorado	76.7%
Deltona, Florida	76.4%
Charleston, South Carolina	76.1%
Tuscaloosa, Alabama	76.1%
Green Bay, Wisconsin	76.0%
Little Rock, Arkansas	75.9%
Newark, New Jersey	75.4%
Baton Rouge, Louisiana	75.2%
Hartford, Connecticut	74.8%
Nampa, Idaho	74.7%
Meridian, Idaho	74.2%
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	74.1%
Milwaukee, Wisconsin	74.0%
Jacksonville, Florida	73.8%
Lewisville, Texas	73.6%
Lakewood, Colorado	73.5%
Madison, Wisconsin	72.9%
South Bend, Indiana	72.8%
Denton, Texas	72.2%
New Braunfels, Texas	72.0%
Elizabeth, New Jersey	71.8%
San Francisco, California	71.1%
Fort Lauderdale, Florida	70.9%
Yonkers, New York	70.7%
Elk Grove, California	70.6%
Tulsa, Oklahoma	70.5%
Columbia, South Carolina	70.2%
Chula Vista, California	69.9%
Buckeye, Arizona	69.8%
Torrance, California	69.4%
Garden Grove, California	69.4%
Moreno Valley, California	69.4%
West Palm Beach, Florida	69.4%
St. Louis, Missouri	69.1%
Huntington Beach, California	69.0%
San Bernardino, California	68.6%
Augusta, Georgia	68.4%
Edmond, Oklahoma	67.9%
Hampton, Virginia	67.8%
Syracuse, New York	67.7%
Hayward, California	67.4%
Winston-Salem, North Carolina	67.4%
Brownsville, Texas	67.1%
Sioux Falls, South Dakota	67.1%
Wilmington, North Carolina	67.0%
Santa Maria, California	66.9%
Suffolk, Virginia	66.8%
Palm Bay, Florida	66.3%
Boca Raton, Florida	66.2%
Pompano Beach, Florida	65.8%
Sacramento, California	65.3%
Sparks, Nevada	65.1%
Davie, Florida	65.0%
Paterson, New Jersey	64.7%
Springfield, Illinois	64.6%
Memphis, Tennessee	64.5%
Goodyear, Arizona	63.7%
Beaumont, Texas	63.4%
Orlando, Florida	63.2%
Shreveport, Louisiana	62.7%
Laredo, Texas	62.6%
Evansville, Indiana	62.6%
Arvada, Colorado	62.2%
Roseville, California	62.1%
Lakeland, Florida	61.9%
Savannah, Georgia	61.8%
Dayton, Ohio	61.7%
El Paso, Texas	61.2%
Thornton, Colorado	61.1%
Gainesville, Florida	60.9%
Burbank, California	60.4%
Oxnard, California	59.9%
Aurora, Colorado	59.5%
Ann Arbor, Michigan	58.8%
Rockford, Illinois	58.6%
Buffalo, New York	58.4%
St. George, Utah	57.9%
Cleveland, Ohio	57.8%
Akron, Ohio	57.3%
Santa Clara, California	56.6%
Edinburg, Texas	55.8%
Santa Ana, California	55.7%
Reno, Nevada	55.7%
Mesa, Arizona	55.7%
Inglewood, California	55.4%
Sunnyvale, California	55.2%
Athens, Georgia	55.2%
Birmingham, Alabama	54.6%
New Orleans, Louisiana	54.6%
Los Angeles, California	54.3%
College Station, Texas	54.1%
Jackson, Mississippi	53.4%
Eugene, Oregon	52.4%
Costa Mesa, California	52.2%
Rochester, New York	52.0%
Vallejo, California	51.9%
Irvine, California	51.9%
Boulder, Colorado	51.7%
San Diego, California	51.7%
Vancouver, Washington	51.3%
San Jose, California	51.3%
Pasadena, California	49.1%
Glendale, California	47.8%
Aurora, Illinois	47.0%
El Cajon, California	46.8%
Fremont, California	45.8%
Glendale, Arizona	45.7%
Macon, Georgia	45.7%
Toledo, Ohio	45.6%
Fort Myers, Florida	44.4%
Fresno, California	44.3%
Antioch, California	44.1%
Carlsbad, California	44.0%
Peoria, Arizona	43.7%
Riverside, California	43.4%
Stockton, California	43.3%
Palmdale, California	42.9%
Billings, Montana	42.6%
Santa Rosa, California	42.3%
McAllen, Texas	42.0%
Boise, Idaho	41.3%
Anaheim, California	41.1%
Springfield, Massachusetts	40.9%
Bakersfield, California	40.7%
Las Cruces, New Mexico	39.7%
Clovis, California	39.4%
Modesto, California	38.8%
Salinas, California	38.6%
Albuquerque, New Mexico	38.3%
Orange, California	37.1%
Georgetown, Texas	37.1%
Gilbert, Arizona	36.9%
Joliet, Illinois	36.6%
Las Vegas, Nevada	36.5%
Chandler, Arizona	36.3%
Bellevue, Washington	35.7%
Detroit, Michigan	35.3%
Fontana, California	35.2%
El Monte, California	34.5%
Salem, Oregon	34.4%
Worcester, Massachusetts	34.3%
Visalia, California	34.1%
Tucson, Arizona	34.1%
Jurupa Valley, California	31.7%
Fairfield, California	31.7%
Santa Clarita, California	30.9%
Tracy, California	30.8%
Chico, California	30.3%
Vacaville, California	29.6%
Scottsdale, Arizona	28.7%
Oceanside, California	28.5%
Bend, Oregon	28.0%
Spokane Valley, Washington	27.7%
Henderson, Nevada	27.3%
North Las Vegas, Nevada	25.7%
Rialto, California	25.2%
Avondale, Arizona	24.5%
Ventura, California	24.1%
Escondido, California	23.0%
Phoenix, Arizona	22.5%
Kent, Washington	20.8%
Rancho Cucamonga, California	20.1%
Corona, California	18.0%
Baltimore, Maryland	16.6%
Renton, Washington	16.6%
Quincy, Massachusetts	9.8%
Anchorage, Alaska	8.3%
Tempe, Arizona	7.5%
Cambridge, Massachusetts	6.3%
Albany, New York	0.4%
New Bedford, Massachusetts	0.0%

Only 90 locations have no wired provider at 100/20 Mbps, and 1¹ depends on satellite alone.

Fiber stood still while the state moved

Fiber from any provider reached 26.7%² of Elgin's locations in June 2022, 24.7%³ in December 2025 and 27.3% in June 2026. The change over four years, +0.6 percentage points, ranks tied for 22nd lowest among large US cities. Across Illinois the fiber share rose +23.9 percentage points over the same period, and in nearby Aurora +19.1 percentage points¹.

Other large Illinois cities moved differently. Aurora, Joliet and Rockford added fiber since 2022 but have fewer locations with two or more wired choices; Naperville, like Elgin, has two cable networks and little fiber. The table uses the same FCC release for each city.

AT&T accounts for nearly all of Elgin's fiber. Xfinity, Astound and Metronet each report fiber at a fraction of one percent of locations, so almost no location has two or more fiber networks: 0 locations, a share of 0.0%, tied for the lowest¹ among large cities. Where AT&T has not built fiber, the fastest wired service is cable.

Upload speeds changed on the cable lines

The largest change in Elgin's figures since 2022 is in upload speeds, not in new wires. Gigabit service with uploads of 100 Mbps or more (the FCC's 1,000/100 tier) was advertised at 26.7% of locations in June 2022 and at 89.8% in June 2026. With fiber flat over the period, that growth sits on the cable networks. The fastest advertised download moved up too: 2 Gbps or more is now the top tier at 86.0%¹ of locations, against 6.4%² in 2022.

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

Gigabit (1,000/100)89.8% +63.1 pts

Fiber available27.3% +0.6 pts

DSL available59.3% −7.5 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)
Gigabit (1,000/100)	26.7%	83.5%	89.8%	63.1 pts
Fiber available	26.7%	24.7%	27.3%	0.6 pts
DSL available	66.8%	59.7%	59.3%	−7.5 pts

These are maximum speeds as advertised by providers, not measured speeds.

A local wireless operator on a third of the city

Fixed wireless is reported almost everywhere in Elgin. Verizon's home internet covers 94.6% of locations, with 100/20 Mbps at 23.5%; T-Mobile reports 82.6%, with 100/20 at 24.8%¹.

The newer name is Fox Valley Internet, which files with Opiquad LLC and Getgoing Infrastructure Group. It reported nothing in Elgin in June 2022 and now reports service at 31.3% of locations, mainly over unlicensed radio spectrum, with advertised downloads up to 300 Mbps. It files in 1 state, and Elgin holds 9,874 of the 41,128 locations it reports. Unlicensed fixed wireless went from 0.2%² of Elgin's locations to 30.1%, against 15.3%¹ for Illinois. Wireless capacity is shared by everyone on a tower sector, so a provider can turn down an order at a location it reports as served.

Households on phone data plans

The wires reach almost every address, yet a sizable share of Elgin households subscribe only through a phone carrier. In the Census Bureau's 2025 American Community Survey, 16.7% of households relied only on a cellular data plan (margin of error ±4.8 percentage points), the 44th highest point estimate among large cities, against 14.9% for Illinois (±0.3 percentage points⁴). The margin is wide enough that Elgin cannot be said to differ clearly from the state or from its neighbors. In 2019 the figure was 11.7% (±2.7 percentage points⁵).

Elgin16.7% ±4.8

Illinois14.9% ±0.3

Chicago14.8% ±0.8

Rockford14.6% ±2.9

Aurora11.8% ±2.5

Joliet11.7% ±2.5

Naperville10.0% ±2.7

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables. Whiskers show the 90% margin of error. Period: 2025.

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Area	Households relying only on a cellular data plan	MOE
Elgin	16.7%	±4.8
Illinois	14.9%	±0.3
Chicago	14.8%	±0.8
Rockford	14.6%	±2.9
Aurora	11.8%	±2.5
Joliet	11.7%	±2.5
Naperville	10.0%	±2.7

74.5% of households subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL (±3.4 percentage points) and 4.5% had no internet subscription (±2.2 percentage points⁴). The survey counts households over a year and the FCC counts locations on one date, so the two sets of figures do not line up exactly.

Wired 100/20 Mbps available (FCC, share of locations)99.7%

Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census)74.5% ±3.4

Households relying only on a cellular data plan16.7% ±4.8

Households with no internet subscription4.5% ±2.2

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)	99.7%
Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census)	74.5%	±3.4
Households relying only on a cellular data plan	16.7%	±4.8
Households with no internet subscription	4.5%	±2.2

Pages for Naperville, Aurora, Joliet, Rockford and Chicago cover each city in detail. The Illinois page maps every county, including Kane and Cook, which Elgin spans.