Internet in Wichita, Kansas
Fiber is available at 90.3% of the 147,759 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Wichita, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 97.0%. 87.3% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 9.7% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Wichita in Kansas
Wichita's wired choices look very different from those on the first National Broadband Map. Fiber now reaches 90.3% of its homes and businesses, against 45.3%2 in June 2022, and in the six months to June 2026 the share with two or more fiber networks rose from 14.3%3 to 35.7%1.
Cox, AT&T and a Kansas fiber builder
Three companies report most of the wired service in Wichita, as reported to the FCC as of June 30, 2026 (revision November 10, 2026). Cox reports service at 93.6% of the city's 147,759 homes and businesses, almost all of it over cable; it reports fiber at 2.2%. AT&T reports service at 94.8%, with fiber at 86.0% and DSL or fixed wireless elsewhere. The third is IdeaTek, which reports fiber at 37.7% of Wichita's locations. Nearly all of IdeaTek's reported service is in Kansas: 243,554 of its 244,4001 locations nationwide.
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 94.8% | 88.1% | 5 Gbps | 2.1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox | Fiber Cable | 93.6% | 93.6% | 2 Gbps | 7.1% |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 86.7% | 26.5% | 300 Mbps | – |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 68.7% | 20.4% | 100 Mbps | – |
| IdeaTek | Fiber Fixed wireless | 39.7% | 37.7% | 8 Gbps | 0.4% |
| Nextlink Internet | Fiber Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 30.3% | 30.3% | 2 Gbps | 0.0% |
| KanOkla Communications | Licensed wireless | 29.2% | 29.2% | 100 Mbps | – |
| KWIKOM Communications | Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 15.9% | 0.0% | 60 Mbps | – |
| Twin Valley | Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 3.6% | 2.7% | 500 Mbps | – |
| Network Tool and Die Company Inc | DSL Fixed wireless | 0.0% | 0.0% | 940 Mbps | – |
| CentraCom | DSL | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 Mbps | – |
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 figures cover the city limits as drawn for the 2020 Census. "Available" means a provider says it could install standard service within ten business days; anyone can challenge a listing on the FCC National Broadband Map.
From one wired choice to two
The first National Broadband Map showed a city split in two. At 50.5% of locations exactly one wired provider offered 100/20 Mbps, and at 49.2% two or more did. In June 2026 the single-wire share is 9.7% and the share with two or more is 87.3%, against 64.0% statewide and 55.6% nationally. The rise of 38.1 percentage points since 2022 ranks 51st highest among the 343 largest US cities. Over the same years fiber rose from 45.3%2 to 90.3%1 of locations.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 3.0% | 9.7% | 53.7% | 33.7% |
| Kansas | 10.8% | 25.2% | 33.0% | 31.0% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
These are shares, not counts: the FCC's list of locations changes with every release, and Wichita's count has changed by −3,074 since June 2022. On average a location now has 2.181 wired providers at 100/20 Mbps.
Where one wire remains, it is usually Cox's: Cox is the only wired provider at 100/20 Mbps for 7.1% of locations, AT&T for 2.1%. A small remainder has no wired 100/20 offer at all, 4,430 locations. At 2,543 of them fixed wireless is the only service of that speed, and 331 locations have only satellite.
A second fiber network, mostly since December 2025
In June 2022 almost no location in Wichita had two fiber providers: 0.5%2. By December 2025 the share was 14.3%, and six months later it was 35.7%, a rise of 21.4 percentage points in one release. Over the same six months the share of locations with three or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps went from 12.9%3 to 33.7%1.
IdeaTek's footprint lines up with that overlap. It reports fiber at 37.7% of locations and is the only wired 100/20 provider at 0.4% of the city's locations, so almost everywhere its fiber is reported, Cox, AT&T or both offer 100/20 Mbps as well. IdeaTek advertises up to 8 Gbps1, the highest advertised maximum in the city.
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 | 45.3% | 87.8% | 90.3% | 44.9 pts |
| Two or more fiber networks | 0.5% | 14.3% | 35.7% | 35.2 pts |
| Three or more wired choices | 0.0% | 12.9% | 33.7% | 33.7 pts |
| One wired choice | 50.5% | 11.9% | 9.7% | −40.8 pts |
The two-fiber share in Wichita now ranks 48th highest among large cities. It is close to the Kansas share (33.9%, the 2nd highest among the states) and more than double the national one (12.1%1).
More licensed wireless networks than most cities
7 providers report licensed fixed wireless in Wichita, which uses spectrum assigned to the operator and includes 5G home internet; the count is tied for 2nd highest among large cities, and at least one of them is reported at 96.1%1 of locations.
- Verizon reports 86.7% of locations, with 100/20 Mbps at 26.5% and an advertised maximum of 300 Mbps.
- T-Mobile reports 68.7%, with 100/20 Mbps at 20.4%.
- KanOkla Communications, which reported no Wichita locations in 2022, reports 29.2%, all of it at 100/20 Mbps.
- Nextlink Internet reports 30.3%, mostly over unlicensed fixed wireless.
- KWIKOM Communications reports 15.9%, at speeds up to 60 Mbps1.
Unlicensed fixed wireless, which runs on spectrum open to any operator, went the other way: it was reported at 89.6%2 of locations in 2022 and at 38.2%1 in June 2026.
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 | Wichita | Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber | 90.3% | 81.3% |
| Cable | 91.4% | 69.0% |
| DSL (copper) | 39.4% | 39.4% |
| Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home) | 96.1% | 91.4% |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 38.2% | 23.7% |
Uploads now match the download headline
A gigabit download was already widespread in 2022: 99.5% of locations had a 1 Gbps download advertised. Gigabit with uploads of 100 Mbps or more, the FCC's 1,000/100 tier, was advertised at 44.2%2, almost exactly the fiber share of that year. In June 2026 it is advertised at 96.2%, and symmetrical wired service of 100/100 Mbps at 96.2%. Both are now above the fiber share (90.3%), so some cable service is reported at those upload speeds as well. Kansas as a whole has gigabit at 84.9%1 of locations.
The top tier moved too. In 2022 the fastest advertised download at 71.0%2 of locations was at least 940 Mbps but under 2 Gbps; today 96.8% have an offer of 2 Gbps or more. Cox advertises up to 2 Gbps, AT&T up to 5 Gbps1. These are maximum advertised speeds reported to the FCC, not measurements.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 96.8% |
| Kansas | 1.6% | 2.1% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 14.0% | 75.1% |
| United States | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 31.0% | 61.0% |
Wichita among nearby large cities
Among the state's large cities, Wichita sits between the three Kansas City-area cities and Topeka. Fiber reaches 99.3% of locations in Overland Park, 98.1% in Olathe and 94.2% in Kansas City, Kansas, against 90.3% in Wichita and 83.8% in Topeka. Two fiber networks are the rule in Overland Park (91.0%) and Olathe (82.1%). Wichita's two-fiber share, 35.7%, is close to Omaha's (36.4%) and well above Oklahoma City's (12.4%) and Tulsa's (3.5%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 | Two or more fiber networks |
|---|---|
| Overland Park | 91.0% |
| Olathe | 82.1% |
| Kansas City | 43.0% |
| Omaha | 36.4% |
| Wichita | 35.7% |
| Kansas | 33.9% |
| Topeka | 18.1% |
| Oklahoma City | 12.4% |
| United States | 12.1% |
| Tulsa | 3.5% |
Subscriptions since the pre-map survey
The Census Bureau's American Community Survey counts households, not locations, and is an estimate with a margin of error. In the 2025 survey, 93.7% of Wichita households had a broadband subscription of any type (margin of error ±1.2 percentage points), up from 85.8% (±1.4 percentage points) in 2019. The share with no internet subscription fell from 14.1% (±1.4 percentage points5) to 6.2% (±1.1 percentage points); the ranges do not overlap. 78.3% subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL (±2.0 percentage points) and 13.5% relied only on a cellular data plan (±1.8 percentage points4).
Wichita is in Sedgwick County, where fiber reaches 89.0%1 of locations. The Kansas page sets Sedgwick County beside the state's other counties.
Wichita internet questions
What internet providers are available in Wichita?
Three wired providers report the widest service: Cox (93.6% of locations, mostly cable), AT&T (94.8%, fiber at 86.0% and DSL or fixed wireless elsewhere) and IdeaTek (39.7%1, mostly fiber). Verizon, T-Mobile, Nextlink Internet and KanOkla Communications report fixed wireless. Satellite is reported everywhere. These are city-wide shares for June 30, 2026.
Is fiber internet available in Wichita?
At 90.3% of locations inside city limits, against 81.3% for Kansas and 62.6% for the US, as of June 30, 2026. AT&T reports fiber at 86.0% of locations and IdeaTek at 37.7%; 35.7%1 have two or more fiber providers.
How many internet providers are in Wichita?
6 wired providers report service somewhere in the city, 4 of them with fiber, and 11 once fixed wireless is counted. At one location the choice is smaller: 53.7% of locations have exactly two wired providers offering 100/20 Mbps, 33.7% have three or more and 9.7%1 have one.
Is 5G home internet available in Wichita?
Verizon reports fixed wireless home internet at 86.7% of locations and T-Mobile at 68.7%. Both offer 100/20 Mbps at far fewer: 26.5% and 20.4%1 of locations. Carriers decide sign-ups address by address, so a reported location is not a guaranteed opening.
Checking one address in Wichita
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 Kansas
The state picture, county by county: internet in Kansas. Other large cities in the state: Overland Park, Kansas City, Olathe and Topeka. Compare Wichita 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.