Internet in Kansas City, Kansas

Google Fiber beside Spectrum

Two providers report almost the same reach in Kansas City, Kansas. Google Fiber reports fiber service at 87.9% of the city's 53,333 homes and businesses on the FCC National Broadband Map as of June 30, 2026 (revision November 10, 2026), and Spectrum's cable network reports 88.6%¹. The city was named in Google's March 2011 announcement, "Ultra high-speed broadband is coming to Kansas City, Kansas".

Among the other wired providers, AT&T reports service at 87.8% of locations, mostly over DSL; it reports fiber at 8.8%. Everfast Fiber reports 45.6%. Midco reports 8.9%¹, mostly cable. In these filings, a provider that lists a location is saying it could connect standard service there within ten business days. Anyone can dispute a listing on the FCC map, and that map is the place to look up a single address. The shares cover the city limits as drawn for the 2020 Census.

A second fiber network, mostly in the last six months

Fiber of any kind was already common here in June 2022, at 84.3% of locations. It now reaches 94.2%, the 29th highest share among the 343 US cities of 100,000 or more, against 81.3% across Kansas and 62.6% nationally. The larger change is overlap. The share of locations where two or more different companies report fiber was 4.0%³ in June 2022 and 16.4%² in December 2025; by June 2026 it was 43.0%, a rise of 26.6 percentage points¹ in six months.

The newest of these networks is Everfast Fiber. The June 2022 data have no Everfast entry for the city; the company now reports fiber at 45.6% of locations, or 24,339 homes and businesses, with advertised downloads up to 2 Gbps. Over those four years, 4³ fiber companies with a presence somewhere in the city became 5¹.

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

Two or more fiber networks43.0% +39.0 pts

Three or more wired choices46.0% +34.0 pts

Two wired choices45.7% −26.6 pts

One wired choice7.1% −4.2 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)
Two or more fiber networks	4.0%	16.4%	43.0%	39.0 pts
Three or more wired choices	12.0%	21.3%	46.0%	34.0 pts
Two wired choices	72.3%	67.7%	45.7%	−26.6 pts
One wired choice	11.3%	7.7%	7.1%	−4.2 pts

Three wired choices now at about half of addresses

Nearly every location (98.8%) has at least one wired 100/20 Mbps offer; Everfast's arrival changed how many. The second fiber network shifted the number of choices at that speed. Locations with three or more wired providers went from 21.3% in December 2025 to 46.0%, while those with exactly two fell from 67.7%² to 45.7%. Across Kansas, 64.0% of locations have two or more wired choices at 100/20; in Kansas City, Kansas, 91.7%¹ do.

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%

A single wired option remains at 7.1% of locations, down from 11.3%³ in June 2022. Where it remains it is most often Spectrum, the only wired 100/20 provider at 4.1% of locations. The FCC data show 652 locations with no wired provider at 100/20 Mbps and 21 without wired or licensed fixed wireless service of 25/3 Mbps, the federal BEAD program's test for an unserved location. The count that depends on satellite alone is 0¹.

Copper and fixed wireless alongside the fiber

Copper phone lines remain a large part of AT&T's filing. DSL is listed at 72.5% of locations, which ranks tied for 62nd highest among large cities; in June 2022 it was 76.9%³. Counting fiber, DSL and fixed wireless together, AT&T lists 100/20 Mbps at only 20.1%¹ of locations.

Fixed wireless from the mobile carriers has also spread. Verizon added more locations in the city than any other provider between June 2022 and June 2026, and now reports home internet at 40,509 locations, or 76.0% of the city; T-Mobile reports 83.9%. Wisper ISP, a regional fixed wireless provider, reports 15.9%. Licensed fixed wireless at 100/20 Mbps or faster is listed at 55.2%¹ of locations, below the 73.9%³ of June 2022.

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Fiber94.2% 81.3%

Cable95.2% 69.0%

DSL (copper)72.5% 39.4%

Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home)96.8% 91.4%

Unlicensed fixed wireless2.1% 23.7%

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	Kansas City	Kansas
Fiber	94.2%	81.3%
Cable	95.2%	69.0%
DSL (copper)	72.5%	39.4%
Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home)	96.8%	91.4%
Unlicensed fixed wireless	2.1%	23.7%

The fastest advertised download is 2 Gbps or more at 94.1% of locations, and symmetrical wired service of 100/100 Mbps is reported at 94.2%¹. Both figures are the providers' advertised maximums; nobody measured them.

Networks on the street, smartphones at home

The Census Bureau's American Community Survey counts households over a year, not locations on one date, so it measures something different: what people buy. In the 2025 survey, 92.2% of households in Kansas City, Kansas had a broadband subscription of any type (margin of error ±2.4 percentage points), close to the Kansas figure of 93.4%. Subscriptions to cable, fiber or DSL were 77.4% (±4.2 percentage points⁴).

What stands out is the device at home. 18.0% of households had a smartphone and no desktop, laptop or tablet (margin of error ±3.0 percentage points), the 21st highest point estimate among large cities and well above the statewide 10.5%. Another 4.5%⁴ had no computer of any kind.

Wired 100/20 Mbps available (FCC, share of locations)98.8%

Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census)77.4% ±4.2

Households relying only on a cellular data plan9.8% ±2.7

Households with no internet subscription6.6% ±2.1

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)	98.8%
Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census)	77.4%	±4.2
Households relying only on a cellular data plan	9.8%	±2.7
Households with no internet subscription	6.6%	±2.1

Subscriptions have risen since before the pandemic. In 2019, 17.4% of households had no internet subscription (margin of error ±2.7 percentage points); in 2025 the figure was 6.6% (±2.1 percentage points). Wired subscriptions went from 65.8%⁵ to 77.4%⁴ over the same years.

Kansas City, Kansas is a separate city from Kansas City, Missouri, across the state line. The largest Kansas city in the same metro area is Overland Park. For Wyandotte County, where the city lies, and the rest of the state county by county, see the Kansas page.