Internet in Cleveland, Ohio
Fiber is available at 56.1% of the 123,828 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Cleveland, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 97.3%. 57.8% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 39.5% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Cleveland in Ohio
Cleveland has two wires that matter and a wireless layer few cities have. Spectrum's cable reaches almost every home and business, AT&T's fiber reaches 55.6%, and a second fiber network is reported at only 0.1%1 of locations. Alongside them, DigitalC and PCs for People report fixed wireless service across large parts of the city.
Spectrum at almost every address, AT&T fiber at just over half
Spectrum reports service at 96.6% of Cleveland's 123,828 homes and businesses, and offers 100/20 Mbps or more at 96.6%. AT&T reports service at 96.7%, but over three different technologies: fiber at 55.6% of locations, and copper DSL and fixed wireless across much of the city. AT&T's 100/20 Mbps offer covers 61.2% of locations. Breezeline's cable network reaches 2.9%1.
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 96.7% | 61.2% | 5 Gbps | 0.7% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Fiber Cable | 96.6% | 96.6% | 1 Gbps | 38.8% |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 84.2% | 33.1% | 100 Mbps | – |
| DigitalC | Cable DSL Fixed wireless | 76.3% | 76.3% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 74.9% | 38.9% | 1 Gbps | – |
| PCs for People | Cable Licensed wireless | 41.9% | 41.9% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Breezeline | Cable | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 Gbps | 0.0% |
| Cox | Cable | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 Gbps | – |
| Zentro | Fiber Licensed wireless | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 Gbps | – |
| DSI Stream | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 Gbps | – |
| ResiBridge LLC | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Xfinity | Cable | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 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 (HughesNet, Starlink) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
All figures are what providers reported to the FCC National Broadband Map as of June 30, 2026 (file revision of November 10, 2026), for locations inside the city limits as drawn for the 2020 Census. "Available" means a provider says it could install standard service within ten business days; anyone can challenge a listing on the FCC map.
Where AT&T has no fiber, Spectrum is the only fast wire
The city divides almost cleanly along AT&T's fiber. At 57.8% of locations two or more wired providers offer 100/20 Mbps, close to the share where AT&T reports fiber. At 39.5%, Spectrum is the only one, the 95th highest share among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more; statewide the single-wire share is 34.0%. Three or more wired choices are rare, at 2.2%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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 2.7% | 39.5% | 55.7% | 2.2% |
| Cuyahoga County | 1.5% | 18.3% | 49.4% | 30.8% |
| Ohio | 7.4% | 34.0% | 44.2% | 14.5% |
The single-wire share has fallen from 49.6%2 in June 2022, while the fiber share rose by 13.3 percentage points over the same period, to 56.1%1. Since December 31, 2025, both figures have barely moved.
Many fiber companies, one fiber network
5 companies report fiber somewhere in Cleveland, a count tied for 103rd highest among large cities. That count is misleading for a home: apart from AT&T, Spectrum reports fiber at 0.6% of locations and the remaining companies together add only a small number of buildings. Two or more different fiber providers reach only 0.1% of locations (tied for 31st lowest among large cities), against 9.0% across Ohio and 12.1%1 nationally. In June 2022 that share was 0.0%2.
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 | 42.8% | 55.2% | 56.1% | 13.3 pts |
| One wired choice | 49.6% | 40.1% | 39.5% | −10.0 pts |
| Two or more fiber networks | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1 pts |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 24.2% | 77.0% | 76.2% | 52.1 pts |
A wireless layer most cities do not have
The unusual part of Cleveland's map is fixed wireless from providers other than the mobile carriers. Unlicensed fixed wireless, the kind usually run by small local networks, is reported at 76.2% of locations, up from 24.2%2 in June 2022 and far above Ohio (12.1%) and the US (19.7%). Nearly all of it is DigitalC, which reports service at 76.3% of locations with a maximum advertised download of 100 Mbps. PCs for People reports licensed fixed wireless at 41.9%, with the same 100 Mbps maximum. Among Ohio's other large cities, only Columbus reports any, at 3.8%1.
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 mobile carriers report home internet too: T-Mobile at 84.2% of locations (100/20 Mbps at 33.1%) and Verizon at 74.9% (100/20 at 38.9%). Counting wireless as well as wires, 81.6%1 of locations have three or more providers offering 100/20 Mbps, up from 23.5%2 in 2022. Fixed wireless capacity is shared on each tower or antenna, so providers can limit sign-ups at a given address even where the map shows service.
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 | Cleveland | Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber | 56.1% | 58.7% |
| Cable | 96.6% | 83.5% |
| DSL (copper) | 60.3% | 39.8% |
| Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home) | 97.0% | 92.7% |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 76.2% | 12.1% |
Gigabit uploads trail Ohio and Cuyahoga County
Cuyahoga County as a whole, which includes the city, is better wired than Cleveland on every FCC measure below: more fiber, more gigabit service and fewer single-wire addresses.
| Area | Fiber available | Gigabit (1,000/100) | One wired choice | Unlicensed fixed wireless |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland, Ohio | 56.1% | 56.2% | 39.5% | 76.2% |
| Cuyahoga County, Ohio | 67.4% | 70.5% | 18.3% | 21.9% |
| Columbus, Ohio | 40.4% | 46.1% | 5.6% | 3.8% |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 90.1% | 98.2% | 10.6% | 0.0% |
| Toledo, Ohio | 52.8% | 52.8% | 53.7% | 0.0% |
| Akron, Ohio | 55.1% | 55.1% | 40.8% | 0.0% |
| Dayton, Ohio | 61.8% | 61.8% | 34.8% | 0.0% |
| Ohio | 58.7% | 62.8% | 34.0% | 12.1% |
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.
A 1 Gbps download is advertised at 97.3% of locations, on Spectrum's cable. Gigabit service with uploads of 100 Mbps or more, the FCC's 1,000/100 tier, depends on fiber here and is advertised at 56.2% of locations, the 40th lowest share among large cities and below Ohio's 62.8%. Where AT&T has fiber, the top advertised tier is high: 46.5% of locations have a fastest advertised download of 2 Gbps or more, and AT&T advertises up to 5 Gbps1. These are maximum advertised speeds, not measurements.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Maximum advertised download speed (Mbps) of any wired or fixed wireless offer at the location, as reported by providers to the FCC; satellite excluded. Advertised, not measured.
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| Area | Under 25 Mbps or none | 25–99 | 100–249 | 250–499 | 500–939 | 940–1,999 | 2,000 or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 50.8% | 46.5% |
| Ohio | 2.1% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 0.8% | 41.5% | 50.5% |
| United States | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 31.0% | 61.0% |
Subscriptions: a large gain since 2019, still below Ohio
Availability is near-complete; subscription is not. In the Census Bureau's 2025 survey, 8.5% of Cleveland households had no internet subscription (margin of error ±1.4 percentage points), tied for 26th highest among large cities and above Ohio's 6.7%4. In the 2019 survey the share was 30.5% (margin of error ±2.1 percentage points5), so the drop is far larger than the uncertainty in either year.
Device figures stand out as well. 18.7% of households have a smartphone as their only computer, the 15th highest share among large cities, and 5.9% have no computer, smartphone or tablet at all (tied for 4th highest). Another 15.3%4 rely on a cellular data plan with no home connection. The survey counts households over a year and the FCC counts locations on one date, so the two sets of figures describe the same city from different angles rather than adding up.
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) | 97.3% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 71.2% | ±2.0 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 15.3% | ±1.8 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 8.5% | ±1.4 |
The Ohio page covers every county, including Cuyahoga, and Columbus shows a different Ohio pattern, with two cable networks across most of the city.
Questions and answers
What internet providers are available in Cleveland, Ohio?
Spectrum reports service at 96.6% of locations, almost all over cable, and AT&T at 96.7%, using fiber and cable. T-Mobile (84.2%) and Verizon (74.9%) report fixed wireless home internet, DigitalC (76.3%) and PCs for People (41.9%1) report their own wireless networks, and Breezeline reports cable in a small part of the city.
Is fiber internet available in Cleveland?
At 56.1% of homes and businesses, as of June 30, 2026, against 58.7% across Ohio and 62.6% nationally. Nearly all of it is AT&T's network, which reports fiber at 55.6%1 of locations.
How many internet providers are there in Cleveland?
10 wired providers report service somewhere in the city, 5 of them over fiber, but most of the fiber companies serve only a few buildings. At a typical address there are one or two wired providers at 100/20 Mbps: one at 39.5% of locations, two or more at 57.8%1.
Checking one address in Cleveland
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 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.