Internet in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Xfinity, AT&T, Metronet and the carriers

Three wired networks cover most of Grand Rapids. Xfinity's cable reaches 99.8% of the city's 57,440 homes and businesses; AT&T reports service at 96.2%, fiber at 62.2%; and Metronet reports fiber at 49.1%. T-Mobile and Verizon add fixed wireless home internet across most of the city, and one smaller fiber company, 123.NET Inc, reports residential service at only 18¹ locations.

All of these are reports filed with the FCC for the June 30, 2026 release (revision of November 10, 2026), covering the city limits as drawn for the 2020 Census. "Available" means the provider says it could install service within ten business days; the reports can be challenged on the FCC map.

Fiber went from minority to majority

Fiber is the change that redrew the city's map. The share of locations where at least one provider reports fiber rose by 42.9 percentage points between June 2022 and June 2026, from 38.7%² to 81.6%. Among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more, that gain ranks 50th highest. The growth has not stopped: fiber rose by 4.0 percentage points¹ in the six months after December 2025 alone.

Metronet accounts for much of the change. It reported fiber at only a small number of Grand Rapids locations in June 2022 and reports 28,215 now. Where its network overlaps AT&T's fiber, a home has two fiber providers; the share of locations with two or more fiber providers climbed from 0.6%² to 29.8%, a share that ranks 62nd highest¹ among large cities.

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

Fiber available81.6% +42.9 pts

Two or more fiber networks29.8% +29.2 pts

One wired choice15.1% −29.7 pts

DSL available67.1% −5.2 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)
Fiber available	38.7%	77.5%	81.6%	42.9 pts
Two or more fiber networks	0.6%	24.5%	29.8%	29.2 pts
One wired choice	44.8%	18.1%	15.1%	−29.7 pts
DSL available	72.3%	67.3%	67.1%	−5.2 pts

Grand Rapids beside Lansing and Detroit

Metronet's build makes Grand Rapids unusual in its own state. Michigan's fiber share, 42.6%, is the 6th lowest among the states, and its largest city is mostly a cable city: fiber reaches 27.4% of Detroit's locations. Grand Rapids and Lansing look different. Both are Metronet cities, and Lansing's fiber share is 87.6%, close to Grand Rapids'. Ann Arbor, at 52.7%¹, sits between them and Detroit.

The city also stands apart from the county around it. Across Kent County, fiber reaches 58.5% of locations and 58.2% have two or more wired choices at 100/20 Mbps; 2.4%¹ have no terrestrial service at that speed.

Two wired choices became the norm

The fiber build changed how many companies compete at a typical address. In June 2022, 44.8% of locations had exactly one wired provider offering 100/20 Mbps; by June 2026 that share was 15.1%. Two or more wired choices at that speed now reach 84.8% of the city, against 44.4% statewide, and three or more reach 33.7%¹, up from 3.0%².

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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
Grand Rapids	0.1%	15.1%	51.2%	33.7%
Lansing	0.4%	11.4%	43.0%	45.2%
Michigan	8.7%	46.9%	30.6%	13.8%
United States	7.8%	36.6%	44.6%	11.1%

Where only one fast wire remains, it is almost always Xfinity's: it is the sole wired provider at 100/20 Mbps for 15.0% of locations. At the other end, the city has nearly closed its gaps. 62 locations have no wired provider at 100/20, and 46¹ have no terrestrial service at that speed, wired or wireless.

Uploads as fast as downloads

Fiber and Xfinity's cable together have made symmetrical service the usual top offer. Wired service of at least 100/100 Mbps, with uploads as fast as downloads, is advertised at 96.2% of locations, up from 38.7%² in June 2022. That is more than the fiber share, so part of it is Xfinity's cable network. Gigabit service with uploads of 100 Mbps or more (the FCC's 1,000/100 tier) is advertised at 96.2%, against 58.1%¹ across Michigan.

The fastest advertised download is 2 Gbps or more at 96.1% of locations. Xfinity advertises up to 2 Gbps, AT&T up to 5 Gbps and Metronet up to 5 Gbps¹. These are maximums reported by the providers, not measured speeds.

DSL and 5G home internet

AT&T's older copper lines remain on the map. DSL is reported at 67.1% of Grand Rapids locations, the 89th highest share among large cities, down from 72.3%² in 2022. AT&T advertises downloads of up to 100 Mbps on DSL, and it offers 100/20 Mbps or more at 71.4% of locations, against 96.2%¹ where it reports any service.

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Fiber81.6% 42.6%

Cable99.7% 81.9%

DSL (copper)67.1% 42.5%

Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home)96.0% 86.8%

Unlicensed fixed wireless0.0% 3.9%

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	Grand Rapids	Michigan
Fiber	81.6%	42.6%
Cable	99.7%	81.9%
DSL (copper)	67.1%	42.5%
Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home)	96.0%	86.8%
Unlicensed fixed wireless	0.0%	3.9%

Licensed fixed wireless, which includes 5G home internet, is reported at 96.0%. T-Mobile covers 79.8% of locations and offers 100/20 Mbps at 26.7%; Verizon covers 84.4%, with 100/20 at 31.6%¹. A tower sector's capacity is shared, so the carriers accept sign-ups address by address.

Most households subscribe to a wired service

In the Census Bureau's 2025 survey, 78.5% of Grand Rapids households subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL (margin of error ±2.5 percentage points), compared with 73.8% across Michigan. 13.0% relied only on a cellular data plan (±2.8 percentage points). The share with no internet subscription fell from 15.5% in 2019 (±2.3 percentage points⁵) to 5.3% in 2025 (±1.6 percentage points⁴), a drop larger than the margins of error.

Wired 100/20 Mbps available (FCC, share of locations)99.9%

Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census)78.5% ±2.5

Households relying only on a cellular data plan13.0% ±2.8

Households with no internet subscription5.3% ±1.6

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%	±2.5
Households relying only on a cellular data plan	13.0%	±2.8
Households with no internet subscription	5.3%	±1.6

Survey figures count households over a year; the FCC counts locations on one date, and an apartment building is a single location. That is why the city has 57,440¹ locations in the FCC data and an estimated 82,725⁴ households. The FCC data contain no prices; providers publish theirs on broadband facts labels.