Internet in Springfield, Missouri
Fiber is available at 93.0% of the 59,602 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Springfield, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 99.2%. 92.6% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 6.7% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Springfield in Missouri
Springfield has more overlapping fiber than most large American cities: 44.0% of its homes and businesses have two or more fiber providers, a share that ranks 37th highest1 among cities of 100,000 or more. The gap here is not the network but the sign-ups: in the Census Bureau's survey, the share of households with a broadband subscription is the lowest of any large city by point estimate.
Mediacom, Brightspeed and AT&T
As of June 30, 2026 (FCC revision of November 10, 2026), the FCC counts 59,602 homes and businesses inside Springfield's 2020 city limits. Three wired networks cover most of them: Mediacom's cable at 98.4%, Brightspeed's fiber at 91.4% and AT&T, which reports service at 95.3% but offers 100/20 Mbps at only 59.6%1.
| Total HighSpeed Internet Solutions | Fiber Fixed wireless | 100.0% | 0.0% | 1 Gbps | – |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom | Cable | 98.4% | 98.4% | 1 Gbps | 6.0% |
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 95.3% | 59.6% | 5 Gbps | 0.1% |
| Brightspeed | Fiber DSL | 91.4% | 91.4% | 8 Gbps | 0.5% |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 84.2% | 32.6% | 300 Mbps | – |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 81.5% | 28.4% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Wisper ISP, LLC | Licensed wireless | 12.9% | 12.9% | 400 Mbps | – |
| Net Vision Communications | Fiber Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 Gbps | – |
| WON Communications LLC | Fixed wireless | 1.4% | 1.4% | 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, Viasat, Starlink) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
Two lines in the table need reading with care. Total HighSpeed Internet Solutions heads it because it reports service at 100.0% of locations. That is what the company filed: unlicensed fixed wireless with an advertised maximum of 30 Mbps down and 10 Mbps up at every location in the city, as in every FCC release since June 2022. That speed is below 100/20 Mbps, so its share at 100/20 rounds to 0.0%; the 1 Gbps1 in its row is fiber it reports at only a few dozen locations. HughesNet, Starlink and Viasat report satellite service at every location, as they do across the country. "Reported" means the provider tells the FCC it serves the location or could install service within ten business days; any address can be challenged on the FCC map.
Overlapping fiber on most streets
Fiber reaches 93.0% of Springfield's locations, which ranks 40th highest among large cities. What sets the city apart is how much of that fiber overlaps. Brightspeed advertises up to 8 Gbps and AT&T up to 5 Gbps, and 44.0% of locations have two or more fiber providers. City Utilities' SpringNet network, which files business service only, is not counted here. Statewide the share with two fiber networks is 18.3%; nationally it is 12.1%. In Kansas City it is 68.9%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 |
|---|---|
| Kansas City | 68.9% |
| Columbia | 63.4% |
| Independence | 59.5% |
| Springfield | 44.0% |
| Missouri | 18.3% |
| United States | 12.1% |
| St. Louis | 0.2% |
With that much fiber, the fastest advertised download tier at 44.7% of locations is 2 Gbps or more, and symmetrical wired service of 100/100 Mbps is advertised at 93.0%1. These are maximums the providers report, not measured speeds.
The change since 2022: a new network, not new coverage
Springfield's fiber share barely moved between the first national map and the latest one: 66.8% in June 2022 and 93.0% now, a change of +26.2 percentage points. The difference is who else is on the same street. Brightspeed did not appear in the June 30, 2022 data for the city; it now reports fiber at 91.4% of locations. Over the same period the share with two or more fiber providers rose by 36.0 percentage points, from 8.0%, and the share with three or more wired choices at 100/20 Mbps rose from 16.9%2 to 50.5%1.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two or more fiber networks | 8.0% | 41.5% | 44.0% | 36.0 pts |
| Three or more wired choices | 16.9% | 45.9% | 50.5% | 33.6 pts |
| DSL available | 87.9% | 80.0% | 79.5% | −8.4 pts |
The copper network is shrinking more slowly. DSL is still reported at 79.5% of locations, down from 87.9% in 2022 but still the 24th highest share among large cities; nearly all of it is AT&T's. The number of distinct companies fell even as choice at each address grew: 72 wired providers reported service somewhere in the city in June 2022, against 5 now. Between December 31, 2025 and June 30, 2026 the two-fiber share rose by 2.5 percentage points1.
Three wired choices as the norm
At 50.5% of locations, three or more wired providers offer at least 100/20 Mbps, the 39th highest share among large cities; across Missouri the figure is 16.7%. Only 6.7% of locations depend on a single wired provider at that speed. On average a Springfield location has 2.421 wired providers at 100/20 Mbps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield | 0.8% | 6.7% | 42.1% | 50.5% |
| Missouri | 14.5% | 30.4% | 38.4% | 16.7% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
The remainder is small and specific: 471 locations have no wired provider at 100/20 Mbps, and 3091 are served only by fixed wireless. No location in the city depends on satellite alone.
Fixed wireless from the carriers
Verizon reported home internet at only a small part of the city in June 2022; it is now reported at 84.2% of locations, with 100/20 Mbps at 32.6%. T-Mobile reports 81.5%, with 100/20 at 28.4%. Wisper ISP reports licensed fixed wireless at 12.9% with up to 400 Mbps advertised. Licensed fixed wireless of at least 100/20 Mbps from any provider is reported at 63.2%1 of locations, up from 41.4%2 in 2022. Wireless capacity is shared on each tower sector, so carriers accept sign-ups address by address.
Wired everywhere, subscribed less
The FCC data describe what is offered. The Census Bureau's American Community Survey describes what households buy, and in Springfield the two are far apart. In the 2025 survey, 83.8% of Springfield households had a broadband subscription of any type (margin of error ±2.8 percentage points), which ranks the lowest among large cities by point estimate, against 92.7% for Missouri. 16.2% had no internet subscription at all (±2.7 percentage points), and 13.1%4 relied only on a cellular data plan.
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) | 99.2% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 67.8% | ±3.8 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 13.1% | ±2.4 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 16.2% | ±2.7 |
A one-year estimate for one city carries a wide margin, and nearby cities in the ranking may not differ significantly. The five-year estimate for 2020–2024, which pools more responses, gives a similar picture: 83.6% with a broadband subscription (±1.1 percentage points) and 16.3%5 with none. The trend points up: in the 2019 survey the broadband share was 73.6% (±3.0 percentage points6). Survey figures count households over a year, the FCC counts locations on one date, so the comparison shows a gap in kind rather than an exact number of homes. Households with low incomes can check eligibility for the federal Lifeline discount through the FCC's Lifeline page.
Springfield is the seat of Greene County, which the Missouri page compares with every other county in the state.
Questions and answers
What internet providers are available in Springfield, Missouri?
The wired providers reporting the widest service are Mediacom (cable, 98.4% of locations), AT&T (95.3%, a mix of fiber, DSL and fixed wireless) and Brightspeed (fiber, 91.4%1). Verizon and T-Mobile report 5G or LTE home internet, and three satellite companies report service everywhere.
Does Springfield, MO have fiber internet?
At 93.0% of locations, against 69.1% for Missouri and 62.6% for the US. Brightspeed reports fiber at 91.4% of locations and AT&T at 45.4%1.
How many internet providers are there in Springfield?
5 wired providers report service somewhere in the city, 4 of them with fiber, and 9 report some form of land-based service, wired or fixed wireless. At a single address, 50.5%1 of locations have three or more wired providers offering 100/20 Mbps.
Checking one address in Springfield
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 Missouri
The state picture, county by county: internet in Missouri. Other large cities in the state: Kansas City, St. Louis, Columbia, Independence and Lee's Summit. Compare Springfield 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 2020-2024 5-year detailed tables; 2020-2024; released January 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.