Internet in Boston, Massachusetts
Fiber is available at 87.3% of the 84,652 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Boston, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 99.9%. 91.5% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 8.4% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Boston in Massachusetts
Boston is a three-wire city in a state where most places have one or two. Fiber reaches 87.3% of its homes and businesses against 54.5% across Massachusetts, and 50.4% of locations can choose among three or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps, the 40th highest1 share among the 343 US cities of 100,000 or more.
Internet providers in Boston: Xfinity, Verizon and a third wire
As of June 30, 2026 (FCC revision of November 10, 2026), Xfinity reports service at 99.8% of Boston's 84,652 homes and businesses, over cable with fiber at a few, and Verizon at 94.3%, with Fios fiber at 86.6% and fixed wireless at others. The third wire is Astound's cable network, which reports service at 55.3% of locations, with up to 1.5 Gbps1 advertised. Satellite providers report the whole city, as they do everywhere, and are left out of the choice counts on this page.
| Xfinity | Fiber Cable | 99.8% | 99.8% | 2 Gbps | 8.3% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber Licensed wireless | 94.3% | 92.1% | 2.3 Gbps | 0.1% |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 83.2% | 33.7% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Astound | Fiber Cable | 55.3% | 55.3% | 1.5 Gbps | 0.0% |
| AT&T | Licensed wireless | 54.8% | 6.3% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Netafy | Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 34.9% | 34.5% | 1 Gbps | – |
| Starry Inc | Fiber Licensed wireless | 12.6% | 12.6% | 1 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 (Starlink, HughesNet, Viasat) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
"Available" here means a provider told the FCC it serves the location or could within ten business days of a standard installation request. The figures cover the city limits as drawn for the 2020 Census, and anyone can challenge a listing on the FCC map.
Three wired choices at half of all addresses
In Boston, 50.4% of locations have three or more wired providers offering 100/20 Mbps or more, the 40th highest share among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more, against 10.1% statewide and 11.1% nationally. Only 8.4% have a single wired option at that speed, compared with 43.7%1 of locations across Massachusetts.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 0.1% | 8.4% | 41.1% | 50.4% |
| Cambridge | 0.1% | 93.6% | 6.3% | 0.0% |
| Massachusetts | 0.9% | 43.7% | 45.3% | 10.1% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
Xfinity is the only wired 100/20 provider at 8.3% of locations, and 113 locations have no wired provider at that speed at all. Of those, 26 are unserved by the federal BEAD definition (no reliable wired or licensed wireless service at 25/3 Mbps) and 2 are reported with satellite only. Next door in Cambridge, which has no Fios network, Xfinity is the only wired 100/20 provider at 93.6%1 of locations.
Fiber: Verizon's network, far above the state
Boston's fiber share, 87.3%, almost all of it Verizon Fios, ranks tied for 103rd highest among large cities. The contrast inside the state is sharper: Worcester is at 35.3%, Springfield at 41.1% and Quincy, which borders Boston, at 9.0%. Cambridge reports fiber at 0.5% and Lowell at 80.3%1. The chart compares the share of locations with three or more wired choices, the measure where Boston stands furthest from its neighbors.
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 | Three or more wired choices |
|---|---|
| Boston | 50.4% |
| United States | 11.1% |
| Massachusetts | 10.1% |
| Quincy | 0.1% |
| Cambridge | 0.0% |
| Springfield | 0.0% |
| Lowell | 0.0% |
| Worcester | 0.0% |
Since 2022: copper gone, faster uploads
The city's fiber share barely moved after June 30, 2022: it was 88.6%2 then and 87.3%1 in 2026. Fiber already reached most of the city in the first map, so two other changes were larger.
- DSL left the map. Copper-line DSL was reported at 21.2% of locations in 2022 and at 0.0% in 2026.
- Gigabit with fast uploads became the norm. Service of 1,000/100 Mbps was advertised at 0.7% of locations in 2022 and at 82.8% in 2026. Over the same period, the fastest advertised download tier moved up: in 2022, 99.7%2 of locations topped out at about 1 Gbps; in 2026, 82.2%1 have a top tier of 2 Gbps or more.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSL available | 21.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | −21.2 pts |
| Fiber available | 88.6% | 86.8% | 87.3% | −1.4 pts |
| Gigabit (1,000/100) | 0.7% | 79.2% | 82.8% | 82.1 pts |
| Three or more wired choices | 52.9% | 50.2% | 50.4% | −2.6 pts |
The share of locations with three or more wired choices at 100/20 Mbps changed by −2.6 percentage points1 over the four years. All speeds are maximums advertised by providers, not measurements.
Fixed wireless: two local networks and the carriers
Unlicensed fixed wireless, which uses shared radio spectrum, went from 0.1%2 of Boston's locations in 2022 to 31.3%. Most of that is Netafy, absent from the 2022 data and now reporting service at 34.9% of locations, with an advertised maximum of 1 Gbps. Starry reports licensed fixed wireless and some fiber at 12.6%1.
The strip places Boston's unlicensed fixed wireless share among the 343 large cities.
New York, New York 0.0%Springfield, Missouri 100.0%
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 | Unlicensed fixed wireless |
|---|---|
| Tucson, Arizona | 100.0% |
| Bakersfield, California | 100.0% |
| Modesto, California | 100.0% |
| Elk Grove, California | 100.0% |
| Springfield, Missouri | 100.0% |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | 100.0% |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 100.0% |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | 100.0% |
| North Las Vegas, Nevada | 100.0% |
| Sparks, Nevada | 100.0% |
| Henderson, Nevada | 100.0% |
| Boulder, Colorado | 100.0% |
| Las Cruces, New Mexico | 99.9% |
| Salinas, California | 99.7% |
| Yuma, Arizona | 99.7% |
| Amarillo, Texas | 99.6% |
| Visalia, California | 99.6% |
| Reno, Nevada | 99.5% |
| Tracy, California | 99.4% |
| Fremont, California | 99.3% |
| Sacramento, California | 98.6% |
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico | 97.9% |
| Rochester, Minnesota | 97.8% |
| Tempe, Arizona | 95.8% |
| Chandler, Arizona | 95.7% |
| Spokane Valley, Washington | 95.5% |
| Baltimore, Maryland | 93.5% |
| West Valley City, Utah | 93.0% |
| Avondale, Arizona | 92.8% |
| Buckeye, Arizona | 91.0% |
| Spokane, Washington | 90.9% |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin | 90.7% |
| Escondido, California | 89.6% |
| Roseville, California | 89.5% |
| Surprise, Arizona | 88.6% |
| San Angelo, Texas | 86.4% |
| South Bend, Indiana | 86.1% |
| Madison, Wisconsin | 85.9% |
| Fairfield, California | 85.8% |
| Greeley, Colorado | 85.5% |
| Fort Collins, Colorado | 85.1% |
| Pueblo, Colorado | 84.4% |
| Huntington Beach, California | 83.9% |
| Lubbock, Texas | 83.0% |
| Hayward, California | 81.1% |
| Garden Grove, California | 81.0% |
| Fresno, California | 80.9% |
| Buffalo, New York | 80.9% |
| San Jose, California | 80.4% |
| Wichita Falls, Texas | 80.4% |
| Santa Clara, California | 79.6% |
| Georgetown, Texas | 79.5% |
| Cleveland, Ohio | 76.2% |
| West Jordan, Utah | 75.4% |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 75.3% |
| Thornton, Colorado | 74.8% |
| Nampa, Idaho | 70.9% |
| Hesperia, California | 69.9% |
| Menifee, California | 68.2% |
| Stockton, California | 67.4% |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | 67.3% |
| Anaheim, California | 66.5% |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 65.5% |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | 64.9% |
| St. George, Utah | 64.6% |
| Clovis, California | 62.7% |
| Laredo, Texas | 62.4% |
| College Station, Texas | 60.0% |
| Meridian, Idaho | 59.9% |
| New Braunfels, Texas | 58.0% |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 58.0% |
| Goodyear, Arizona | 54.1% |
| Billings, Montana | 52.2% |
| Fullerton, California | 51.7% |
| Abilene, Texas | 51.7% |
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 51.0% |
| Orange, California | 50.8% |
| Waco, Texas | 50.7% |
| Vacaville, California | 50.2% |
| Provo, Utah | 48.8% |
| Sunnyvale, California | 48.8% |
| Allentown, Pennsylvania | 46.7% |
| Mesa, Arizona | 45.9% |
| Boise, Idaho | 45.6% |
| Murrieta, California | 45.4% |
| Longmont, Colorado | 45.3% |
| Tyler, Texas | 45.2% |
| Midland, Texas | 44.5% |
| Quincy, Massachusetts | 43.6% |
| San Antonio, Texas | 40.8% |
| Westminster, Colorado | 40.3% |
| Victorville, California | 39.5% |
| Aurora, Colorado | 38.4% |
| Wichita, Kansas | 38.2% |
| Lakewood, Colorado | 36.7% |
| Louisville, Kentucky | 34.9% |
| Gilbert, Arizona | 34.1% |
| Allen, Texas | 32.7% |
| Riverside, California | 32.7% |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 31.3% |
| Round Rock, Texas | 31.0% |
| Elgin, Illinois | 30.1% |
| Santa Maria, California | 29.0% |
| Peoria, Arizona | 28.5% |
| Santa Ana, California | 28.3% |
| Joliet, Illinois | 28.0% |
| Carmel, Indiana | 27.0% |
| Centennial, Colorado | 26.9% |
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 26.9% |
| San Diego, California | 26.8% |
| League City, Texas | 26.2% |
| Temecula, California | 26.2% |
| Denton, Texas | 25.3% |
| Oceanside, California | 25.1% |
| Frisco, Texas | 24.3% |
| Denver, Colorado | 23.7% |
| Chico, California | 22.8% |
| Columbia, Missouri | 22.5% |
| Pearland, Texas | 21.7% |
| Scottsdale, Arizona | 21.6% |
| McKinney, Texas | 20.5% |
| Fort Worth, Texas | 20.4% |
| Eugene, Oregon | 19.3% |
| Costa Mesa, California | 18.0% |
| Rockford, Illinois | 17.0% |
| Glendale, Arizona | 16.6% |
| Omaha, Nebraska | 16.1% |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | 15.6% |
| Evansville, Indiana | 15.4% |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 15.2% |
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 14.6% |
| Lincoln, Nebraska | 13.9% |
| Arlington, Texas | 12.3% |
| Austin, Texas | 12.1% |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts | 12.1% |
| McAllen, Texas | 11.9% |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 10.5% |
| El Paso, Texas | 10.2% |
| Killeen, Texas | 9.9% |
| Torrance, California | 9.5% |
| Arvada, Colorado | 9.2% |
| Springfield, Illinois | 9.2% |
| Carlsbad, California | 8.4% |
| Edmond, Oklahoma | 8.3% |
| Independence, Missouri | 7.2% |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 7.2% |
| Richardson, Texas | 6.4% |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 5.9% |
| Lee's Summit, Missouri | 5.6% |
| Kansas City, Missouri | 5.4% |
| Daly City, California | 5.2% |
| Moreno Valley, California | 5.2% |
| Pasadena, Texas | 4.9% |
| Chula Vista, California | 4.8% |
| Bend, Oregon | 4.6% |
| Naperville, Illinois | 4.5% |
| Mesquite, Texas | 4.3% |
| Aurora, Illinois | 4.1% |
| St. Paul, Minnesota | 4.0% |
| Columbus, Ohio | 3.8% |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 3.8% |
| Brownsville, Texas | 3.8% |
| Jurupa Valley, California | 3.5% |
| Peoria, Illinois | 3.2% |
| Plano, Texas | 3.2% |
| Fishers, Indiana | 3.1% |
| Topeka, Kansas | 2.6% |
| Des Moines, Iowa | 2.5% |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 2.4% |
| Garland, Texas | 2.3% |
| Kansas City, Kansas | 2.1% |
| Edinburg, Texas | 2.1% |
| Portland, Oregon | 1.3% |
| Beaumont, Texas | 1.3% |
| Grand Prairie, Texas | 1.2% |
| Los Angeles, California | 1.1% |
| Houston, Texas | 0.8% |
| Oxnard, California | 0.8% |
| Richmond, California | 0.6% |
| San Mateo, California | 0.6% |
| Overland Park, Kansas | 0.6% |
| Corona, California | 0.6% |
| Dallas, Texas | 0.6% |
| Port St. Lucie, Florida | 0.6% |
| Norman, Oklahoma | 0.5% |
| San Francisco, California | 0.4% |
| Nashville, Tennessee | 0.4% |
| Santa Rosa, California | 0.4% |
| Oakland, California | 0.4% |
| Berkeley, California | 0.3% |
| Fayetteville, Arkansas | 0.3% |
| Salem, Oregon | 0.3% |
| Odessa, Texas | 0.3% |
| Miami, Florida | 0.2% |
| Seattle, Washington | 0.2% |
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | 0.2% |
| Chicago, Illinois | 0.1% |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | 0.1% |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | 0.1% |
| San Bernardino, California | 0.1% |
| Detroit, Michigan | 0.0% |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 0.0% |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 0.0% |
| Lexington, Kentucky | 0.0% |
| Toledo, Ohio | 0.0% |
| Bellevue, Washington | 0.0% |
| El Cajon, California | 0.0% |
| Durham, North Carolina | 0.0% |
| Cary, North Carolina | 0.0% |
| Savannah, Georgia | 0.0% |
| Lynn, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| New York, New York | 0.0% |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 0.0% |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 0.0% |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 0.0% |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 0.0% |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 0.0% |
| Long Beach, California | 0.0% |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | 0.0% |
| Tampa, Florida | 0.0% |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 0.0% |
| Orlando, Florida | 0.0% |
| Newark, New Jersey | 0.0% |
| Irvine, California | 0.0% |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 0.0% |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | 0.0% |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 0.0% |
| Jersey City, New Jersey | 0.0% |
| St. Petersburg, Florida | 0.0% |
| Irving, Texas | 0.0% |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | 0.0% |
| Richmond, Virginia | 0.0% |
| Cape Coral, Florida | 0.0% |
| Huntsville, Alabama | 0.0% |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 0.0% |
| Hialeah, Florida | 0.0% |
| Tacoma, Washington | 0.0% |
| Santa Clarita, California | 0.0% |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 0.0% |
| Fontana, California | 0.0% |
| Worcester, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Yonkers, New York | 0.0% |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | 0.0% |
| Rochester, New York | 0.0% |
| Tallahassee, Florida | 0.0% |
| Columbus, Georgia | 0.0% |
| Knoxville, Tennessee | 0.0% |
| Augusta, Georgia | 0.0% |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 0.0% |
| Mobile, Alabama | 0.0% |
| Vancouver, Washington | 0.0% |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 0.0% |
| Providence, Rhode Island | 0.0% |
| Montgomery, Alabama | 0.0% |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 0.0% |
| Akron, Ohio | 0.0% |
| Clarksville, Tennessee | 0.0% |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 0.0% |
| Glendale, California | 0.0% |
| Ontario, California | 0.0% |
| Newport News, Virginia | 0.0% |
| Rancho Cucamonga, California | 0.0% |
| Pembroke Pines, Florida | 0.0% |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 0.0% |
| Lancaster, California | 0.0% |
| Palmdale, California | 0.0% |
| Paterson, New Jersey | 0.0% |
| Alexandria, Virginia | 0.0% |
| Charleston, South Carolina | 0.0% |
| Macon, Georgia | 0.0% |
| Hollywood, Florida | 0.0% |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Bridgeport, Connecticut | 0.0% |
| Olathe, Kansas | 0.0% |
| Gainesville, Florida | 0.0% |
| Palm Bay, Florida | 0.0% |
| Pomona, California | 0.0% |
| Columbia, South Carolina | 0.0% |
| Syracuse, New York | 0.0% |
| Miramar, Florida | 0.0% |
| Elizabeth, New Jersey | 0.0% |
| Jackson, Mississippi | 0.0% |
| Stamford, Connecticut | 0.0% |
| Lewisville, Texas | 0.0% |
| Coral Springs, Florida | 0.0% |
| New Haven, Connecticut | 0.0% |
| Hampton, Virginia | 0.0% |
| Warren, Michigan | 0.0% |
| Dayton, Ohio | 0.0% |
| Fargo, North Dakota | 0.0% |
| Pasadena, California | 0.0% |
| Kent, Washington | 0.0% |
| Carrollton, Texas | 0.0% |
| Sterling Heights, Michigan | 0.0% |
| North Charleston, South Carolina | 0.0% |
| Athens, Georgia | 0.0% |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 0.0% |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | 0.0% |
| Lakeland, Florida | 0.0% |
| Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | 0.0% |
| Simi Valley, California | 0.0% |
| Vallejo, California | 0.0% |
| Concord, California | 0.0% |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan | 0.0% |
| Thousand Oaks, California | 0.0% |
| Hartford, Connecticut | 0.0% |
| High Point, North Carolina | 0.0% |
| Lowell, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Conroe, Texas | 0.0% |
| Antioch, California | 0.0% |
| Pompano Beach, Florida | 0.0% |
| Manchester, New Hampshire | 0.0% |
| Waterbury, Connecticut | 0.0% |
| Concord, North Carolina | 0.0% |
| Clearwater, Florida | 0.0% |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 0.0% |
| Lansing, Michigan | 0.0% |
| Miami Gardens, Florida | 0.0% |
| Everett, Washington | 0.0% |
| South Fulton, Georgia | 0.0% |
| Gresham, Oregon | 0.0% |
| Hillsboro, Oregon | 0.0% |
| Davie, Florida | 0.0% |
| Ventura, California | 0.0% |
| Palm Coast, Florida | 0.0% |
| Downey, California | 0.0% |
| Sugar Land, Texas | 0.0% |
| Rialto, California | 0.0% |
| Brockton, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Dearborn, Michigan | 0.0% |
| West Covina, California | 0.0% |
| El Monte, California | 0.0% |
| Sandy Springs, Georgia | 0.0% |
| Renton, Washington | 0.0% |
| Suffolk, Virginia | 0.0% |
| Burbank, California | 0.0% |
| New Bedford, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Albany, New York | 0.0% |
| Inglewood, California | 0.0% |
| Boca Raton, Florida | 0.0% |
| Fort Myers, Florida | 0.0% |
| Davenport, Iowa | 0.0% |
| Deltona, Florida | 0.0% |
The national carriers report wider footprints at lower ceilings. T-Mobile lists home internet at 83.2% of locations but 100/20 Mbps at only 33.7%; AT&T lists 54.8%, with 100/20 at 6.3%. Both advertise up to 100 Mbps1.
Households: almost all online, one in seven by phone alone
The FCC counts 84,6521 locations in Boston; the Census Bureau's 2025 survey counts 291,2714 households. The difference comes from the FCC's unit: a triple-decker or an apartment tower is one location however many units it holds, so the shares on this page describe buildings and houses, not individual apartments.
In that survey, 95.5% of Boston households had a broadband subscription (margin of error ±0.9 percentage points), up from 87.4% (±1.2 percentage points) in 2019. Cable, fiber or DSL accounted for 78.5% (±1.5 percentage points), while 14.6% (±1.6 percentage points4) relied only on a cellular data plan, more than in 2019, when the share was 9.2% (±1.1 percentage points5).
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) | 99.9% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 78.5% | ±1.5 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 14.6% | ±1.6 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 4.5% | ±0.9 |
The Massachusetts page maps every county, including Suffolk County, which Boston shares with Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop.
Questions about internet service in Boston
What internet providers are available in Boston?
Two providers report service across nearly the whole city: Xfinity (99.8% of locations, almost all cable) and Verizon (94.3%, fiber at 86.6%). Astound reports cable at 55.3%1. T-Mobile, AT&T, Netafy and Starry report fixed wireless.
Does Boston have fiber internet?
Yes. At least one provider reports fiber at 87.3% of locations, mostly Verizon Fios, and two or more separate fiber networks reach 0.5%. Massachusetts as a whole is at 54.5% and the US at 62.6%1.
How many internet providers are there in Boston?
4 wired providers report service somewhere in the city, 4 of them over fiber, and 7 counting fixed wireless. Several of them report only a handful of locations. At home the number is smaller: on average, a location has 2.421 wired providers offering 100/20 Mbps.
Is 5G home internet available in Boston?
T-Mobile reports fixed wireless home internet at 83.2% of locations and AT&T at 54.8%, each with an advertised maximum of 100 Mbps1. Verizon also reports fixed wireless at some locations. Capacity on each tower sector is shared, and carriers decide eligibility address by address.
Checking one address in Boston
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 Massachusetts
The state picture, county by county: internet in Massachusetts. Other large cities in the state: Worcester, Springfield, Cambridge, Lowell, Brockton, Lynn, Quincy and New Bedford. Compare Boston 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.