Internet in Rochester, Minnesota
Fiber is available at 90.1% of the 39,141 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Rochester, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 99.3%. 87.6% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 11.7% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Rochester in Minnesota
Rochester runs on two wires. Metronet reports fiber at 89.8% of the city's homes and businesses and Spectrum reports cable at almost all of them, so 83.6% of locations have exactly two wired providers at 100/20 Mbps. Behind them sit an old copper network that still reaches 89.5%1 of locations and an unusually crowded field of wireless providers.
Metronet and Spectrum on the same streets
The city's 39,141 homes and businesses (the FCC's broadband serviceable locations inside the 2020 city limits) are covered by two wired networks laid on top of each other. As of June 30, 2026 (file revision of November 10, 2026), Spectrum reports cable service at 96.2% of them and Metronet reports fiber at 89.8%1. Both offer at least 100/20 Mbps wherever they report service. CenturyLink is the third wired name, but outside a small fiber footprint it sells DSL over telephone copper.
| Spectrum | Fiber Cable | 96.2% | 96.2% | 1 Gbps | 8.7% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 94.9% | 94.9% | 150 Mbps | – |
| CenturyLink | Fiber DSL | 90.6% | 4.9% | 1 Gbps | 0.0% |
| Metronet | Fiber | 89.8% | 89.8% | 5 Gbps | 2.9% |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 88.1% | 35.5% | 300 Mbps | – |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 84.9% | 21.6% | 100 Mbps | – |
| HiawathaBroadbandCommunicationsInc | Fiber Fixed wireless | 60.1% | 60.1% | 5 Gbps | – |
| Bug Tussel Wireless | Licensed wireless | 60.1% | 0.0% | 25 Mbps | – |
| AT&T | Licensed wireless | 54.3% | 3.9% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Minnesota WiFi | Fixed wireless | 38.0% | 38.0% | 150 Mbps | – |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100 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.
"Available" in these tables means the provider told the FCC it could connect the location within ten business days through a standard installation. Anyone can challenge a filing on the FCC National Broadband Map. Rochester, Minnesota is not Rochester, New York; that city has its own page.
Fiber that was already there in 2022
Fiber reaches 90.1% of Rochester's locations, well above Minnesota's 62.6%. What sets the city apart is that the share has barely moved. In the first National Broadband Map, as of June 30, 2022, it was already 90.9%2; four years later it has changed by −0.8 percentage points, a change that ranks tied for 9th lowest1 among the 343 cities. Rochester's fiber network was in place before the federal map started counting.
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 | 90.9% | 90.0% | 90.1% | −0.8 pts |
| Gigabit (1,000/100) | 90.7% | 99.2% | 99.3% | 8.6 pts |
| Wired 100/100 Mbps | 90.8% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 8.4 pts |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 80.4% | 77.1% | 97.8% | 17.5 pts |
That network belongs almost entirely to one company. Metronet reports fiber at 89.8% of locations, while Spectrum (0.5%) and CenturyLink (1.2%) report fiber only in small pockets. Two or more fiber providers overlap at only 1.4%1 of locations.
Two wired choices, rarely three
Put the two networks together and the competition picture is unusually uniform: 83.6% of locations have exactly two wired providers at 100/20 Mbps, 11.7% have one, and 4.0% have three or more. Across Minnesota only 46.5% of locations have two or more such choices; in Rochester the figure is 87.6%1.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester | 0.7% | 11.7% | 83.6% | 4.0% |
| Minnesota | 8.1% | 45.4% | 41.8% | 4.7% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
The single-wire tenth of the city is Spectrum territory: Spectrum is the only wired provider at 100/20 Mbps at 8.7% of locations, Metronet at 2.9%. The two-choice share has edged down by 0.6 percentage points since 2022, while the FCC's count of locations in the city changed by +1,9021.
Copper that has not been retired
DSL is reported at 89.5% of Rochester's locations, the 3rd highest share among the 343 large cities, against 54.1% statewide and 36.2% nationally. It is CenturyLink's telephone network. CenturyLink offers 100/20 Mbps at only 4.9%1 of locations, so its copper lines widen the list of providers more than they widen choice at 100/20 Mbps.
Washington, District of Columbia 0.0%Albuquerque, New Mexico 91.3%
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 | DSL available |
|---|---|
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | 91.3% |
| Deltona, Florida | 90.2% |
| Rochester, Minnesota | 89.5% |
| Davenport, Iowa | 89.2% |
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 88.3% |
| Longmont, Colorado | 86.1% |
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico | 86.0% |
| Sterling Heights, Michigan | 85.2% |
| Simi Valley, California | 84.9% |
| Naperville, Illinois | 84.9% |
| Greeley, Colorado | 84.8% |
| Glendale, Arizona | 84.7% |
| Tallahassee, Florida | 84.3% |
| Billings, Montana | 83.7% |
| Las Cruces, New Mexico | 83.5% |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 83.3% |
| Palm Coast, Florida | 83.3% |
| Tempe, Arizona | 82.6% |
| Jackson, Mississippi | 82.2% |
| Corona, California | 81.9% |
| West Jordan, Utah | 81.8% |
| Bend, Oregon | 81.2% |
| Carlsbad, California | 80.0% |
| Springfield, Missouri | 79.5% |
| Boca Raton, Florida | 79.3% |
| Lee's Summit, Missouri | 79.2% |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 79.2% |
| Fargo, North Dakota | 79.1% |
| Oceanside, California | 78.8% |
| Hialeah, Florida | 78.5% |
| Spokane Valley, Washington | 78.3% |
| Sandy Springs, Georgia | 78.2% |
| Scottsdale, Arizona | 78.2% |
| Chandler, Arizona | 78.1% |
| Hollywood, Florida | 77.8% |
| Mobile, Alabama | 76.5% |
| Vacaville, California | 76.4% |
| Santa Clara, California | 76.4% |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin | 76.4% |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 76.3% |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 76.2% |
| Burbank, California | 76.1% |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 75.9% |
| Akron, Ohio | 75.9% |
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 75.8% |
| Miami, Florida | 75.7% |
| Salinas, California | 75.3% |
| Miami Gardens, Florida | 75.2% |
| Provo, Utah | 75.1% |
| Santa Rosa, California | 75.1% |
| Westminster, Colorado | 75.0% |
| Coral Springs, Florida | 74.8% |
| Fort Collins, Colorado | 74.8% |
| Gilbert, Arizona | 74.7% |
| Yuma, Arizona | 74.5% |
| Santa Clarita, California | 74.4% |
| Fairfield, California | 73.9% |
| Tracy, California | 73.5% |
| Mesa, Arizona | 73.5% |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 73.5% |
| Joliet, Illinois | 73.1% |
| Kansas City, Kansas | 72.5% |
| Palm Bay, Florida | 72.5% |
| Carmel, Indiana | 72.5% |
| Orange, California | 72.4% |
| Rialto, California | 71.7% |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 71.6% |
| Columbus, Ohio | 71.5% |
| Boise, Idaho | 71.5% |
| Salem, Oregon | 71.3% |
| Avondale, Arizona | 70.7% |
| Pompano Beach, Florida | 70.5% |
| Vallejo, California | 70.2% |
| Nashville, Tennessee | 69.5% |
| Pueblo, Colorado | 69.3% |
| Glendale, California | 69.3% |
| Knoxville, Tennessee | 69.1% |
| Dearborn, Michigan | 68.9% |
| Concord, California | 68.9% |
| Daly City, California | 68.8% |
| Chula Vista, California | 68.8% |
| Jurupa Valley, California | 68.5% |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 68.1% |
| North Las Vegas, Nevada | 67.8% |
| El Cajon, California | 67.8% |
| Stockton, California | 67.5% |
| Columbia, South Carolina | 67.3% |
| Berkeley, California | 67.3% |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 67.1% |
| Aurora, Illinois | 67.0% |
| Antioch, California | 66.8% |
| Meridian, Idaho | 66.5% |
| Toledo, Ohio | 66.3% |
| Port St. Lucie, Florida | 66.1% |
| Escondido, California | 66.0% |
| Topeka, Kansas | 65.7% |
| Fontana, California | 65.7% |
| Peoria, Arizona | 65.3% |
| San Francisco, California | 65.1% |
| San Diego, California | 65.0% |
| Thornton, Colorado | 64.9% |
| Detroit, Michigan | 64.6% |
| Pasadena, California | 64.3% |
| Edmond, Oklahoma | 64.3% |
| Nampa, Idaho | 64.2% |
| Lansing, Michigan | 64.2% |
| Palmdale, California | 64.1% |
| Modesto, California | 63.4% |
| Ventura, California | 63.4% |
| Riverside, California | 63.3% |
| Fremont, California | 62.7% |
| Visalia, California | 62.5% |
| Anaheim, California | 62.4% |
| Dayton, Ohio | 62.1% |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 62.0% |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 61.6% |
| Surprise, Arizona | 61.6% |
| Louisville, Kentucky | 61.2% |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan | 61.0% |
| Bakersfield, California | 61.0% |
| Fishers, Indiana | 60.4% |
| Cleveland, Ohio | 60.3% |
| Henderson, Nevada | 59.6% |
| Elgin, Illinois | 59.3% |
| Centennial, Colorado | 59.3% |
| Inglewood, California | 59.2% |
| Clovis, California | 59.1% |
| Eugene, Oregon | 58.9% |
| Rockford, Illinois | 58.4% |
| Costa Mesa, California | 58.4% |
| Clarksville, Tennessee | 58.3% |
| Chicago, Illinois | 58.3% |
| San Jose, California | 58.1% |
| Athens, Georgia | 57.7% |
| Goodyear, Arizona | 57.5% |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 57.0% |
| Charleston, South Carolina | 57.0% |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | 56.7% |
| Arlington, Texas | 56.1% |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 56.0% |
| Springfield, Illinois | 55.8% |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 55.1% |
| West Valley City, Utah | 55.0% |
| Norman, Oklahoma | 54.9% |
| Orlando, Florida | 54.8% |
| Kansas City, Missouri | 54.5% |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | 54.5% |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | 54.2% |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 54.0% |
| Fullerton, California | 53.6% |
| Tucson, Arizona | 53.5% |
| Olathe, Kansas | 53.5% |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | 52.9% |
| Madison, Wisconsin | 52.9% |
| El Monte, California | 52.8% |
| Des Moines, Iowa | 52.8% |
| Fresno, California | 52.8% |
| Independence, Missouri | 52.5% |
| Reno, Nevada | 52.3% |
| Warren, Michigan | 51.9% |
| Boulder, Colorado | 51.3% |
| Austin, Texas | 51.1% |
| New Braunfels, Texas | 51.0% |
| Sunnyvale, California | 50.9% |
| Lincoln, Nebraska | 50.7% |
| Pembroke Pines, Florida | 49.9% |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 49.9% |
| Sparks, Nevada | 49.9% |
| Santa Ana, California | 49.7% |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 49.3% |
| South Bend, Indiana | 48.9% |
| Arvada, Colorado | 48.9% |
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 48.4% |
| South Fulton, Georgia | 48.2% |
| Vancouver, Washington | 48.1% |
| North Charleston, South Carolina | 48.1% |
| Savannah, Georgia | 47.8% |
| Aurora, Colorado | 47.7% |
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | 47.4% |
| Kent, Washington | 47.0% |
| Midland, Texas | 46.6% |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 46.6% |
| Tyler, Texas | 46.5% |
| Los Angeles, California | 46.2% |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | 46.2% |
| Brownsville, Texas | 46.2% |
| Pearland, Texas | 46.1% |
| Renton, Washington | 45.8% |
| Sacramento, California | 45.1% |
| Allen, Texas | 44.9% |
| Grand Prairie, Texas | 44.8% |
| Columbus, Georgia | 43.7% |
| Fort Myers, Florida | 43.7% |
| Cary, North Carolina | 43.5% |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 43.5% |
| Montgomery, Alabama | 43.3% |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | 42.6% |
| Hayward, California | 42.4% |
| Spokane, Washington | 42.4% |
| Overland Park, Kansas | 41.8% |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | 41.7% |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 41.2% |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 40.9% |
| Miramar, Florida | 40.7% |
| Fayetteville, Arkansas | 40.5% |
| Pasadena, Texas | 40.0% |
| Bellevue, Washington | 39.8% |
| El Paso, Texas | 39.6% |
| Wichita, Kansas | 39.4% |
| McKinney, Texas | 39.1% |
| Garden Grove, California | 38.7% |
| St. George, Utah | 38.4% |
| Round Rock, Texas | 38.4% |
| Odessa, Texas | 38.3% |
| Torrance, California | 36.7% |
| Lexington, Kentucky | 36.6% |
| Macon, Georgia | 36.3% |
| Abilene, Texas | 36.1% |
| Davie, Florida | 35.9% |
| Omaha, Nebraska | 33.6% |
| San Antonio, Texas | 33.3% |
| Irvine, California | 33.1% |
| Evansville, Indiana | 32.8% |
| Huntsville, Alabama | 32.8% |
| Lubbock, Texas | 32.6% |
| Lakewood, Colorado | 32.6% |
| Oakland, California | 32.5% |
| Sugar Land, Texas | 32.5% |
| McAllen, Texas | 32.4% |
| Mesquite, Texas | 32.3% |
| Richmond, California | 32.2% |
| Laredo, Texas | 32.0% |
| Roseville, California | 31.9% |
| Houston, Texas | 31.6% |
| Edinburg, Texas | 29.0% |
| Augusta, Georgia | 28.6% |
| Buckeye, Arizona | 28.4% |
| Wichita Falls, Texas | 28.3% |
| Gainesville, Florida | 28.1% |
| Fort Worth, Texas | 27.5% |
| Columbia, Missouri | 26.9% |
| Frisco, Texas | 26.1% |
| Concord, North Carolina | 23.3% |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | 23.1% |
| Durham, North Carolina | 22.7% |
| Chico, California | 22.6% |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 21.7% |
| San Mateo, California | 21.4% |
| Dallas, Texas | 21.4% |
| Beaumont, Texas | 20.9% |
| Hartford, Connecticut | 18.4% |
| Denver, Colorado | 18.2% |
| Waterbury, Connecticut | 18.0% |
| Tacoma, Washington | 16.5% |
| Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | 15.2% |
| Conroe, Texas | 15.0% |
| Amarillo, Texas | 14.3% |
| Rochester, New York | 13.9% |
| Waco, Texas | 12.9% |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 12.4% |
| New Haven, Connecticut | 11.8% |
| Stamford, Connecticut | 11.4% |
| Bridgeport, Connecticut | 10.3% |
| Garland, Texas | 9.7% |
| San Bernardino, California | 9.4% |
| Portland, Oregon | 8.4% |
| Richardson, Texas | 8.3% |
| St. Paul, Minnesota | 7.9% |
| Irving, Texas | 6.6% |
| Seattle, Washington | 6.4% |
| Killeen, Texas | 6.3% |
| Manchester, New Hampshire | 6.0% |
| Cape Coral, Florida | 5.9% |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | 5.7% |
| Peoria, Illinois | 5.4% |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 5.2% |
| Long Beach, California | 4.2% |
| Elk Grove, California | 3.8% |
| Gresham, Oregon | 3.3% |
| Moreno Valley, California | 3.0% |
| Thousand Oaks, California | 2.8% |
| High Point, North Carolina | 1.9% |
| Plano, Texas | 1.9% |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | 1.8% |
| Downey, California | 1.1% |
| Lewisville, Texas | 0.8% |
| College Station, Texas | 0.6% |
| Huntington Beach, California | 0.5% |
| Rancho Cucamonga, California | 0.5% |
| Oxnard, California | 0.5% |
| Lancaster, California | 0.4% |
| Pomona, California | 0.4% |
| Santa Maria, California | 0.4% |
| West Covina, California | 0.2% |
| San Angelo, Texas | 0.2% |
| Denton, Texas | 0.2% |
| Newark, New Jersey | 0.2% |
| Jersey City, New Jersey | 0.2% |
| Menifee, California | 0.2% |
| Clearwater, Florida | 0.1% |
| Victorville, California | 0.1% |
| Temecula, California | 0.1% |
| Everett, Washington | 0.1% |
| Hillsboro, Oregon | 0.1% |
| Carrollton, Texas | 0.1% |
| Ontario, California | 0.1% |
| Lakeland, Florida | 0.1% |
| Hesperia, California | 0.1% |
| Paterson, New Jersey | 0.1% |
| League City, Texas | 0.1% |
| Murrieta, California | 0.1% |
| St. Petersburg, Florida | 0.1% |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 0.0% |
| Yonkers, New York | 0.0% |
| New York, New York | 0.0% |
| Baltimore, Maryland | 0.0% |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 0.0% |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 0.0% |
| Tampa, Florida | 0.0% |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 0.0% |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Buffalo, New York | 0.0% |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | 0.0% |
| Richmond, Virginia | 0.0% |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 0.0% |
| Worcester, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Providence, Rhode Island | 0.0% |
| Newport News, Virginia | 0.0% |
| Alexandria, Virginia | 0.0% |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Syracuse, New York | 0.0% |
| Elizabeth, New Jersey | 0.0% |
| Hampton, Virginia | 0.0% |
| Allentown, Pennsylvania | 0.0% |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Lowell, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Georgetown, Texas | 0.0% |
| Brockton, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Suffolk, Virginia | 0.0% |
| Lynn, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Quincy, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| New Bedford, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Albany, New York | 0.0% |
| Measure | Rochester | Minnesota | United States | Rank among largest cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiber available | 90.1% | 62.6% | 62.6% | 72nd of 343 |
| Cable available | 95.9% | 70.9% | 80.3% | 185th of 343 |
| DSL available | 89.5% | 54.1% | 36.2% | 3rd of 343 |
| Licensed fixed wireless | 98.8% | 87.1% | 87.3% | 27th of 343 |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 97.8% | 24.1% | 19.7% | 23rd of 343 |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Rank 1 is the highest value. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
Spectrum's uploads filled in the gigabit map
In June 2022, gigabit service with uploads of 100 Mbps or more was advertised at 90.7% of locations, essentially the fiber footprint. As of June 30, 2026 the share is 99.3%, and wired service of 100/100 Mbps rose from 90.8%2 to 99.3%1. Fiber did not expand in that time, and at the addresses without fiber the only other wired network capable of gigabit speeds is Spectrum's cable, so the gain reflects faster uploads that Spectrum now reports there. All of these are advertised maximums, not measurements.
A crowded wireless field
14 providers report wired or fixed wireless service in Rochester, up from 112 in June 2022. Three of the companies that filed for the first time since then, GigFire, Bug Tussel Wireless and AT&T, report fixed wireless. Unlicensed fixed wireless, the kind small regional companies run on shared spectrum, is reported at 97.8% of locations, the 23rd highest1 share among large cities.
- GigFire reports unlicensed fixed wireless at 94.9% of locations, advertising up to 150 Mbps.
- Hiawatha Broadband Communications reports fixed wireless at 60.1%, and Minnesota WiFi at 38.0%.
- Among the mobile carriers, Verizon reports 5G or LTE home internet at 88.1% of locations (100/20 Mbps at 35.5%), T-Mobile at 84.9% (100/20 at 21.6%) and AT&T at 54.3%.
- Bug Tussel Wireless reports licensed fixed wireless at 60.1%, with a maximum advertised download of 25 Mbps1.
Wireless capacity on a tower is shared, and providers accept sign-ups address by address, so these shares describe where service is reported, not how many homes could connect at once.
Subscriptions: the wires are there, sign-ups trail
Availability is close to complete: only 21 of the city's locations count as unserved in the FCC data (no reliable wired or licensed fixed wireless service at 25/3 Mbps), and no location relies on satellite alone. Subscriptions are a different measure. In the Census Bureau's 2025 American Community Survey, 91.6% of Rochester households had a broadband subscription of any type (margin of error ±2.7 percentage points), 81.6% subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL (±3.3 percentage points) and 8.1% had no internet subscription (±2.7 percentage points). Statewide, 6.8%4 of households had none; the city's margin of error is wide enough that the two figures do not clearly differ. The five-year survey for 2020–2024, with a smaller margin, puts the city's no-subscription share at 7.8% (±1.0 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) | 99.3% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 81.6% | ±3.3 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 8.9% | ±2.6 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 8.1% | ±2.7 |
Rochester beside similar cities
Compared with cities of similar size in the same FCC release, Rochester stands out for a fiber share that was high in 2022 and has held steady since, and for more copper still in service than almost any other large city. Minnesota's two largest cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul, have their own pages.
| Area | Fiber available | Gigabit (1,000/100) | Two or more wired choices | Fiber networks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simi Valley, California | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.0% | 4 |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 91.6% | 91.6% | 89.7% | 3 |
| Rochester, Minnesota | 90.1% | 99.3% | 87.6% | 6 |
| Buckeye, Arizona | 88.3% | 96.1% | 69.8% | 4 |
| Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | 87.9% | 98.6% | 81.2% | 6 |
| Goodyear, Arizona | 79.2% | 90.3% | 63.7% | 3 |
| Vallejo, California | 42.9% | 94.2% | 51.9% | 4 |
| Concord, California | 37.0% | 93.3% | 96.6% | 4 |
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.
Olmsted County as a whole, where fiber reaches 84.5%1 of locations, is on the Minnesota page.
Questions and answers
What internet providers are available in Rochester, Minnesota?
Two wired networks reach most of the city: Spectrum (96.2% of locations, cable) and Metronet (89.8%, fiber). CenturyLink reports service at 90.6%1, mostly DSL. GigFire, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T and several local companies report fixed wireless, and satellite is reported everywhere.
Does Rochester, MN have fiber internet?
Yes: at least one provider reports fiber at 90.1% of locations, compared with 62.6% across Minnesota and 62.6% nationally. Nearly all of it is Metronet's network; two different fiber providers overlap at only 1.4%1 of locations.
How many internet providers are there in Rochester?
14 providers report wired or fixed wireless service somewhere in the city, 8 of them over wires. At a typical address the useful count is two: 83.6% of locations have exactly two wired providers offering 100/20 Mbps, and 4.0%1 have three or more.
Is gigabit internet available in Rochester?
A gigabit download with uploads of at least 100 Mbps (the FCC's 1,000/100 tier) is advertised at 99.3% of locations; among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more, Rochester ranks tied for 32nd highest. Metronet advertises up to 5 Gbps on fiber and Spectrum up to 1 Gbps1. These are advertised maximums, not measured speeds.
Checking one address in Rochester
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.
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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 2020-2024 5-year detailed tables; 2020-2024; released January 29, 2026. 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.