Internet in Indianapolis, Indiana
Fiber is available at 74.8% of the 291,997 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Indianapolis, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 99.2%. 77.4% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 21.9% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Indianapolis in Indiana
Most of Indianapolis has the same two wires: AT&T fiber, which reaches 68.8% of the city's homes and businesses, and a cable network that is Xfinity's or Spectrum's depending on the address. 101 companies report fiber somewhere in the city, yet the capital trails its northern suburbs on fiber and on choice.
AT&T fiber plus one cable network
The FCC National Broadband Map counts 291,997 homes and businesses inside Indianapolis as of June 30, 2026 (revision of November 10, 2026). AT&T reports service at 95.5% of them, and fiber at 68.8%; where it has no fiber, its service is DSL over copper phone lines or fixed wireless. Cable reaches 98.7% of locations, split between two companies. Metronet is the third wired network of any size, with fiber at 16.1%1.
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 95.5% | 73.0% | 5 Gbps | 0.3% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 86.2% | 40.6% | 1 Gbps | – |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 79.5% | 27.5% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Xfinity | Fiber Cable | 63.0% | 63.0% | 2 Gbps | 15.0% |
| Spectrum | Fiber Cable | 39.9% | 39.9% | 1 Gbps | 6.5% |
| Metronet | Fiber | 16.1% | 16.1% | 5 Gbps | 0.0% |
| Xiber LLC | Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 9.1% | 9.1% | 10 Gbps | – |
| On-Ramp Indiana Inc | Fiber Fixed wireless | 3.3% | 1.5% | 1 Gbps | – |
| Haywire | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 940 Mbps | – |
| PDS Connect | Fiber Licensed wireless | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 Gbps | – |
| JCFiber | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 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, Viasat, Starlink) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
"Available" here means a provider tells the FCC it can install service at a location within ten business days. Speeds are the maximum each provider advertises, not measurements. Satellite companies report service at every location and are left out of the counts below.
Xfinity or Spectrum, by address
Xfinity reports service at 63.0% of locations and Spectrum at 39.9%1. Between them they reach almost the whole city, but rarely the same location, so a move across town can change the cable provider.
Which one it is matters most where AT&T has no fiber. At 21.9% of locations only one wired provider offers 100/20 Mbps. That single wire is nearly always cable: Xfinity is the only fast wired option at 15.0% of locations and Spectrum at 6.5%. Two or more wired providers at that speed are reported at 77.4%, above Indiana (60.0%) and the US (55.6%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.
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| Area | None | One | Two | Three or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis | 0.8% | 21.9% | 63.9% | 13.5% |
| Indiana | 7.6% | 32.4% | 46.0% | 14.0% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
The gaps are small. 2,206 locations have no wired provider at 100/20 Mbps, and 431 have only satellite.
Many fiber companies, one large network
10 different providers report fiber in Indianapolis, a count that ranks tied for 8th highest among large US cities, up from 82 in June 2022. Apart from AT&T and Metronet, each reports fiber at a small fraction of locations. Fiber at home means AT&T for most of the city, with Metronet the main second network: Metronet reports fiber at 16.1% of locations but is the only wired option at 100/20 Mbps at 0.0%1: wherever it builds, another fast wire is already there.
Two fiber networks at one address are still uncommon. The share of locations with two or more fiber providers rose from 0.9%2 in June 2022 to 10.7%. It remains below the state's 15.3%1.
The capital beside its suburbs
Indianapolis has more fiber than Indiana as a whole, and less than the cities on its northern edge. Carmel and Fishers have fiber at about nine in ten locations, a single fast wire at far fewer, and two fiber networks more often. Fort Wayne also has a higher fiber share; Evansville has a lower one.
| Area | Fiber available | Two or more fiber networks | One wired choice | Fiber networks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 74.8% | 10.7% | 21.9% | 10 |
| Carmel, Indiana | 89.3% | 23.1% | 9.4% | 5 |
| Fishers, Indiana | 92.5% | 26.7% | 7.0% | 8 |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | 88.8% | 0.2% | 11.6% | 6 |
| Evansville, Indiana | 63.6% | 0.4% | 33.1% | 4 |
| Indiana | 70.6% | 15.3% | 32.4% | 68 |
| United States | 62.6% | 12.1% | 36.6% | 1,485 |
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.
Fast uploads went from half the city to most of it
The largest change since the first map is in upload speeds. In June 2022, gigabit service with uploads of 100 Mbps or more (the FCC's 1,000/100 tier) was advertised at 54.6%2 of locations; by June 2026 it was 86.4%. Symmetrical wired service of 100/100 Mbps or more rose by 29.3 percentage points to 83.9%. Fiber grew by 20.1 percentage points over the same four years, while the share of locations with DSL fell by 9.4 percentage points to 49.3%1.
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) | 54.6% | 84.8% | 86.4% | 31.8 pts |
| Wired 100/100 Mbps | 54.6% | 82.3% | 83.9% | 29.3 pts |
| Fiber available | 54.7% | 72.4% | 74.8% | 20.0 pts |
| DSL available | 58.6% | 49.7% | 49.3% | −9.4 pts |
At the top end, the fastest advertised download is 2 Gbps or more at 82.0%1 of locations, against 43.3%2 in 2022. Those figures compare shares, not counts, because the FCC's list of locations changes with each release.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Maximum advertised download speed (Mbps) of any wired or fixed wireless offer at the location, as reported by providers to the FCC; satellite excluded. Advertised, not measured.
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| Area | Under 25 Mbps or none | 25–99 | 100–249 | 250–499 | 500–939 | 940–1,999 | 2,000 or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 17.2% | 82.0% |
| Indiana | 1.5% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 0.7% | 30.4% | 62.1% |
| United States | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 31.0% | 61.0% |
Wireless: two carriers and Xiber
Two mobile carriers report 5G or LTE home internet across most of the city. Verizon reports it at 86.2% of locations, with 100/20 Mbps at 40.6%; T-Mobile at 79.5%, with 100/20 at 27.5%. AT&T also reports fixed wireless in parts of the city. Licensed fixed wireless at 100/20 Mbps or more is reported at 56.4%1 of locations, up from 35.4%2 in 2022. Carriers share tower capacity among customers and accept sign-ups address by address, so a reported location is not a guaranteed connection.
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 | Indianapolis | Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber | 74.8% | 70.6% |
| Cable | 98.7% | 78.0% |
| DSL (copper) | 49.3% | 36.1% |
| Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home) | 97.0% | 90.8% |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 10.5% | 27.6% |
The unusual entry is Xiber. It reports service at 9.1% of locations, almost all of it unlicensed fixed wireless, and advertises up to 10 Gbps. Unlicensed fixed wireless as a whole went from 0.7%2 of locations in June 2022 to 10.5%1.
Far fewer homes without internet than in 2019
Subscription data come from households, not locations. In the Census Bureau's 2019 survey, 17.5% of Indianapolis households had no internet subscription (margin of error ±1.5 percentage points). In the 2025 survey the share was 6.4% (±0.8 percentage points), a difference far larger than either margin. Wired subscriptions (cable, fiber or DSL) rose from 65.8% to 75.9% (±1.4 percentage points). The share relying only on a cellular data plan barely moved: 14.3%4 in 2019 and 14.4%5 in 2025.
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) | 99.2% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 75.9% | ±1.4 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 14.4% | ±1.3 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 6.4% | ±0.8 |
City limits and Marion County
The FCC figures on this page follow the Census Bureau's "Indianapolis city (balance)". Indianapolis is a consolidated city, and the balance is the part of it outside the separately incorporated places within it, as the Census Bureau's geography glossary defines. Marion County, which contains the city, has 322,093 locations, with fiber at 75.5%1. The Indiana page maps every county.
Indianapolis internet questions
What internet providers are available in Indianapolis?
AT&T reports service at 95.5% of locations (fiber, DSL and fixed wireless), Xfinity at 63.0% and Spectrum at 39.9% (both mostly cable), and Metronet's fiber at 16.1%. Verizon (86.2%) and T-Mobile (79.5%1) report 5G or LTE home internet. These are FCC figures as of June 30, 2026; the FCC map shows what is reported at one address.
Is fiber internet available in Indianapolis?
At 74.8% of homes and businesses, up from 54.7%2 in June 2022. That is above Indiana (70.6%) and the US (62.6%), but below Carmel (89.3%) and Fishers (92.5%1). AT&T is the largest fiber provider by far; Metronet is second.
Which cable company serves my part of Indianapolis, Xfinity or Spectrum?
It depends on the address. Xfinity reports service at 63.0% of locations and Spectrum at 39.9%1, and their areas rarely overlap. The FCC map lists the providers reported at a specific address.
How many internet providers are there in Indianapolis?
11 wired providers report service somewhere in the city, a count that ranks tied for 9th highest among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more. At a single address the number is smaller: 63.9% of locations have exactly two wired providers offering 100/20 Mbps, and 13.5%1 have three or more.
Checking one address in Indianapolis
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 Indiana
The state picture, county by county: internet in Indiana. Other large cities in the state: Fort Wayne, Evansville, Carmel, Fishers and South Bend. Compare Indianapolis 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 2019 1-year detailed tables; 2019. api.census.gov
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables; 2025 (calendar-year sample); released October 29, 2026. 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.