Internet in Lynn, Massachusetts
Fiber is available at 95.0% of the 18,655 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Lynn, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 100.0%. 94.9% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 5.0% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Lynn in Massachusetts
Lynn already had fiber at 95.9%2 of its homes and businesses on the first national broadband map in June 2022, when almost every other Massachusetts city of its size had next to none. Verizon's fiber and Xfinity's cable now overlap at 94.7%1 of locations, and a third wired option is rare.
Verizon and Xfinity, and little else by wire
Xfinity and Verizon are the two companies with wired networks across the city. As of June 30, 2026 (FCC revision of November 10, 2026), Xfinity reports service at 100.0% of Lynn's 18,655 homes and businesses, over cable everywhere but a handful of addresses. Verizon reports service at 97.2%, with fiber at 95.0% and fixed wireless elsewhere. The other land-based providers are fixed wireless companies, plus one small wired footprint: Astound's cable at 491 locations.
| Xfinity | Fiber Cable | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 Gbps | 5.0% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber Licensed wireless | 97.2% | 96.2% | 2.3 Gbps | 0.0% |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 84.9% | 17.3% | 100 Mbps | – |
| AT&T | Licensed wireless | 53.9% | 2.2% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Starry Inc | Fiber Licensed wireless | 4.2% | 4.2% | 800 Mbps | – |
| Netafy | Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 1.6% | 1.6% | 431 Mbps | – |
| Astound | Cable | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1.5 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.
A provider "reports service" when it tells the FCC it could connect a location within ten business days of a standard order. The shares describe the city as drawn for the 2020 Census, not any one street, and residents can challenge them on the FCC map.
Exactly two wired choices at nineteen addresses in twenty
Lynn's market has a simple shape. Wired service of at least 100/20 Mbps reaches 100.0% of locations, and at 94.7% the choice is exactly two providers, the 3rd highest share among the 343 US cities of 100,000 or more. Across Massachusetts, 45.3% of locations have exactly two such providers and 43.7%1 have only one.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn | 0.0% | 5.0% | 94.7% | 0.3% |
| Cambridge | 0.1% | 93.6% | 6.3% | 0.0% |
| Brockton | 0.0% | 9.9% | 90.1% | 0.0% |
| Massachusetts | 0.9% | 43.7% | 45.3% | 10.1% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
A third wire is the exception: 0.3%1 of locations have three or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps, about the share where Astound's cable network adds to the two main ones. Cambridge and Brockton, shown beside Lynn above, reached a similar two-wire pattern only after 2022: in June of that year two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps were reported at 5.8% of Cambridge's locations and 0.0%2 of Brockton's.
Fiber that predates the national map
The FCC's first National Broadband Map, as of June 30, 2022, already showed fiber at 95.9% of Lynn's locations. Among the other Massachusetts cities of 100,000 or more, only Boston (88.6%) was close; Cambridge (0.3%), Lowell (3.8%), Brockton (0.0%) and Worcester (0.0%) had almost none. Statewide the share was 43.8%2.
Because the network was already in place, Lynn's fiber share has barely moved since. It fell by 0.9 percentage points to 95.0%, a change tied for 9th lowest among large cities, while the FCC's count of locations in the city changed by +153. Two separate fiber providers are reported at only 0.0%1 of locations, so fiber here means Verizon.
| Lynn, Massachusetts | 95.0% | 94.7% | 5.0% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston, Massachusetts | 87.3% | 41.1% | 8.4% |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts | 0.5% | 6.3% | 93.6% |
| Lowell, Massachusetts | 80.3% | 80.2% | 19.7% |
| Brockton, Massachusetts | 90.1% | 90.1% | 9.9% |
| Worcester, Massachusetts | 35.3% | 34.3% | 62.8% |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | 41.1% | 40.9% | 59.0% |
| Quincy, Massachusetts | 9.0% | 9.8% | 90.1% |
| New Bedford, Massachusetts | 0.0% | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| Massachusetts | 54.5% | 45.3% | 43.7% |
| United States | 62.6% | 44.6% | 36.6% |
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.
Faster advertised tiers, not new lines
What changed most in Lynn between 2022 and 2026 was the speed providers advertise, not the reach of their wired networks. In June 2022 the fastest download advertised at 99.9% of locations was at least 940 Mbps but under 2 Gbps, and gigabit service with uploads of 100 Mbps or more (1,000/100) was reported at 0.0%2. By June 30, 2026 the top advertised tier was 2 Gbps or more at 96.6% of locations and 1,000/100 service at 96.6%, a rise of 96.6 percentage points, the 15th highest1 among large cities.
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) | 0.0% | 94.9% | 96.6% | 96.6 pts |
| 2 Gbps or more | 0.0% | 94.9% | 96.6% | 96.6 pts |
| Wired 100/100 Mbps | 95.9% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 3.9 pts |
| DSL available | 14.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | −14.5 pts |
Symmetrical service of 100/100 Mbps or more, which depends on fiber here, rose from 95.9% to 99.8%. Copper DSL, reported at 14.5%2 of locations in 2022, is down to 01 location on the current map. All speeds are maximums advertised to the FCC, not measurements.
The addresses with one wire
At 5.0% of locations, 940 homes and businesses, Xfinity is the only wired provider offering 100/20 Mbps; Verizon is the only one at 0.0%. The size of that group matches the part of the city outside Verizon's fiber, where Verizon reports fixed wireless or nothing. It has hardly changed: the single-wire share was 4.7%2 in June 2022. Just 7 locations have no wired provider at 100/20 Mbps, and 51 have no land-based service at that speed even counting fixed wireless.
Fixed wireless: wide footprints, few fast tiers
Licensed fixed wireless, which includes 5G home internet, is reported at 90.7% of locations. T-Mobile reports it at 84.9% and offers 100/20 Mbps at 17.3%; AT&T, absent from the 2022 map, now reports 53.9% with 100/20 at 2.2%. Both list a fastest advertised download of 100 Mbps. Licensed fixed wireless at 100/20 Mbps reaches 25.6% of locations, a share that ranks tied for 18th lowest1 among large cities.
Two smaller networks offer more. Starry reports service at 789 locations with up to 800 Mbps advertised, and Netafy, also new since 2022, at 301 with up to 431 Mbps1. Wireless carriers limit sign-ups by address because a tower sector's capacity is shared, so a reported footprint is not a promise of a free slot.
Households: online, often by phone alone
Two wired networks at almost every address have not made wired service universal at home. In the Census Bureau's 2025 American Community Survey, 76.5% of Lynn households subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL (margin of error ±3.8 percentage points), up from 61.8% (±3.8 percentage points) in 2019. Households with no internet subscription fell from 24.4% (±4.9 percentage points5) to 5.4% (±2.9 percentage points4); both changes are larger than the margins.
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) | 100.0% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 76.5% | ±3.8 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 17.6% | ±4.4 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 5.4% | ±2.9 |
The phone stands out. 17.6% of households (±4.4 percentage points) relied on a cellular data plan alone, against 12.2% statewide. And 19.7% (±6.4 percentage points) had a smartphone but no desktop, laptop or tablet, the 7th highest share among large cities by point estimate and well above the Massachusetts figure of 8.0%4. Survey figures count households over a year; the FCC counts locations on one date.
For Essex County and the rest of the state, see the Massachusetts page; Boston and Cambridge have their own pages.
Questions and answers
What internet providers are available in Lynn, Massachusetts?
Two wired networks cover the city: Xfinity reports service at 100.0% of locations, almost all over cable, and Verizon at 97.2%, with fiber at 95.0%. T-Mobile (84.9%) and AT&T (53.9%1) report fixed wireless home internet, and Starry and Netafy report fixed wireless in smaller parts of the city. Satellite service is reported everywhere. Shares are from the June 30, 2026 filings.
Is fiber internet available in Lynn?
At 95.0% of locations as of June 30, 2026, nearly all of it Verizon's. That compares with 54.5% across Massachusetts and 62.6% nationally. Two different fiber providers serve only 0.0%1 of locations. A single address can be looked up on the FCC map.
How many internet providers are there in Lynn?
7 companies report land-based service (wired or fixed wireless) somewhere in the city, 4 of them over wires. At a typical address the count that matters is two: 94.7% of locations have exactly two wired providers offering 100/20 Mbps, 5.0% have one and 0.3%1 have three or more.
Can I get gigabit internet in Lynn?
A 1 Gbps download is advertised at 100.0% of locations, and gigabit service with uploads of at least 100 Mbps (the FCC's 1,000/100 tier) at 96.6%. Verizon advertises up to 2.3 Gbps on fiber and Xfinity up to 2 Gbps1. These are advertised maximums, not measured speeds.
Checking one address in Lynn
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
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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.