Oklahoma internet, where fiber doubled and radio covers the rest
Fiber is available at 71.5% of the 1,742,281 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Oklahoma, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 85.6%. 51.5% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 34.1% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
South region, West South Central division
Oklahoma's fiber footprint doubled in four years, from 35.8%2 of homes and businesses in June 2022 to 71.5%1 in June 2026, and it now comes from AT&T, Dobson Fiber, Bluepeak and dozens of local networks. Cable reaches fewer locations than in most states, so where no wire arrives, a fixed wireless link is often the fastest offer, and two clusters of counties in the west and southeast still have large unserved shares.
Oklahoma's providers: wireless reach, Cox cable, many fiber builders
86 companies report home internet over a wire or a fixed radio link somewhere in Oklahoma, across 1,742,2811 broadband serviceable locations (houses, apartment buildings and small businesses), as of June 30, 2026, in the FCC revision of November 10, 2026. A listing means the company says it could connect that location within ten business days for a standard installation; it is not a promise, and any listing can be challenged on the FCC map.
The two largest footprints after satellite belong to companies selling home internet over their cellular networks. T-Mobile reports service at 67.2% of locations and Verizon at 59.8%, though at 100/20 Mbps their shares fall to 20.3% and 35.9%. AT&T reports service at 57.8% of locations, mixing fiber (27.9%1 of the state), copper DSL and fixed wireless.
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 67.2% | 20.3% | 100 Mbps | – |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 59.8% | 35.9% | 1 Gbps | – |
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 57.8% | 31.3% | 5 Gbps | 0.9% |
| Cox | Fiber Cable Licensed wireless | 41.6% | 41.6% | 2 Gbps | 9.9% |
| Atlink Services | Fiber Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 32.4% | 32.4% | 1 Gbps | – |
| Nextlink Internet | Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 18.1% | 18.0% | 1 Gbps | – |
| Dobson Fiber | Fiber DSL | 11.8% | 11.0% | 10 Gbps | 1.0% |
| Sparklight | Fiber Cable | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 Gbps | 2.1% |
| Bluepeak | Fiber Cable | 7.4% | 7.4% | 5 Gbps | 0.0% |
| Optimum | Cable | 7.2% | 7.2% | 940 Mbps | 1.0% |
| Vyve Broadband | Fiber Cable | 7.0% | 7.0% | 2 Gbps | 2.1% |
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.
Cox is the main cable company, reporting service at 41.6% of locations, all of it at 100/20 Mbps or faster. At 9.9% of the state's locations it is the only wired provider offering that speed. Smaller cable networks, Sparklight (8.8%), Optimum (7.2%) and Vyve Broadband (7.0%), cover individual towns and regions. Further down the table come networks that report service only in Oklahoma, such as OEC Fiber with 99,2551 locations, alongside telephone companies and cooperatives such as Pioneer Telephone Cooperative and Southwest Oklahoma Telephone Company.
Fiber went from a third of the state to most of it
Fiber reached 35.8% of Oklahoma's locations in the first National Broadband Map, as of June 30, 2022. Four years later it reaches 71.5%. The rise of 35.7 percentage points is the 7th highest among the states and compares with 25.4 percentage points nationally; it continued in the latest half-year, with a gain of 3.9 percentage points since December 31, 2025. Copper went the other way: DSL was reported at 54.3%2 of locations in 2022 and at 34.2%1 now.
The growth came from several directions. Dobson Fiber added +177,809 fiber locations across its states since June 2022 and now reports service at 11.8% of Oklahoma's locations, with a top advertised tier of 10 Gbps. Bluepeak reports fiber at 7.4% of locations. The number of companies reporting fiber in the state went from 51 to 62. Wired service advertised at 100 Mbps in both directions rose alongside it, to 77.6%1 of locations from 35.7%2.
The new lines spread unevenly. Fiber's share rose by 73.8 percentage points in Okfuskee County, where it now reaches 90.4% of locations, and by +73.5 percentage points in Comanche County, around Lawton. In 13 counties the gain was 50 points or more. In Johnston County it barely moved (0.0 percentage points). In the Panhandle, Texas County reports fiber at 100.0% of its 9,087 locations; its largest provider is Panhandle Telephone1.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. Darker counties are higher. Point at a county for its value; the county table has every figure. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
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 | 35.8% | 67.6% | 71.5% | 35.7 pts |
| DSL available | 54.3% | 35.4% | 34.2% | −20.1 pts |
| Wired 100/100 Mbps | 35.7% | 73.0% | 77.6% | 41.9 pts |
| Two or more fiber networks | 2.7% | 13.7% | 15.4% | 12.7 pts |
| Gigabit (1,000/100) | 34.5% | 73.0% | 77.7% | 43.2 pts |
The result shows in the fastest tiers. At 63.8%1 of locations the fastest advertised download is 2 Gbps or more, up from 10.8%2 in June 2022.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 2.6% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 21.2% | 63.8% |
| United States | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 31.0% | 61.0% |
Less cable than most states, more fixed wireless
Cable is reported at 59.1% of Oklahoma's locations, a share that ranks 6th lowest among the states; nationally the figure is 80.3%. With fewer cable lines to fall back on, wired service of 100/20 Mbps reaches 85.6% of locations, the 8th lowest1 share, even though fiber alone is above the national level.
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 | Oklahoma | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber | 71.5% | 62.6% |
| Cable | 59.1% | 80.3% |
| DSL (copper) | 34.2% | 36.2% |
| Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home) | 89.9% | 87.3% |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 20.9% | 19.7% |
Radio links fill much of the difference. Licensed fixed wireless, which includes 5G home internet, is offered at 100/20 Mbps or faster at 70.7% of Oklahoma's locations, the 2nd highest share in the country, against 47.9% nationally. 27 companies report licensed fixed wireless in the state, the 6th highest count. Regional networks carry much of the faster wireless offer: Atlink Services reports 100/20 Mbps at 32.4% of locations and Nextlink Internet at 18.0%, both with advertised tiers up to 1 Gbps1. The share is higher than in any of the six bordering states:
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 | Fixed wireless 100/20 |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 70.7% |
| New Mexico | 68.5% |
| Kansas | 64.3% |
| Missouri | 63.1% |
| Texas | 62.3% |
| Colorado | 61.9% |
| United States | 47.9% |
| Arkansas | 41.0% |
At 168,503 locations (9.7%, the 8th highest share among the states), 100/20 Mbps is available only by fixed wireless, with no wired provider at that speed. The pattern is strongest along the Red River. In Love County that applies to 66.2% of locations; there fiber reaches 0.0%, and the largest provider, Arbuckle Communications LLC, is a fixed wireless network that offers 100/20 Mbps at 88.8%1 of the county's locations.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. Darker counties have larger gaps. Point at a county for its value; the county table has every figure. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
Phone-only households and Lifeline
The Census Bureau's 2025 survey found 15.7% of Oklahoma households (margin of error ±0.5 percentage points) relying on a cellular data plan with no other home internet subscription, the 3rd highest share among the states. 71.2% subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL, the 10th lowest share, and 6.9% had no internet subscription at all. Income separates the groups: 82.0% of households earning under $20,000 had a broadband subscription of any kind, against 97.4%5 of those earning $75,000 or more.
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) | 85.6% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 71.2% | ±0.5 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 15.7% | ±0.5 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 6.9% | ±0.3 |
Survey households and FCC locations are different units, but the comparison shows wired service available at more places than subscribe to it. On cost, the official data are limited to federal programs. USAC counts 217,3306 Lifeline subscribers in Oklahoma and estimates that 44.3% of eligible households take part; among the states, that rate is the highest7. Lifeline rules count former reservations in Oklahoma as Tribal lands, where an enhanced discount is available to eligible residents.
Two choices of wire for half the state
51.5% of Oklahoma's locations can choose between two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps, up from 26.1%2 in 2022. That rise, 25.4 percentage points, ranks 12th highest among the states, but the share itself is still below the national 55.6%. 34.1% have exactly one wired choice and 14.4% have none, the 8th highest1 share without a wired 100/20 provider.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 14.4% | 34.1% | 40.8% | 10.7% |
| Oklahoma City | 4.9% | 21.1% | 68.7% | 5.4% |
| Tulsa | 4.2% | 25.3% | 69.0% | 1.5% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
Choice is concentrated in the metros. In Oklahoma City 74.1% of locations have two or more wired providers, and in Tulsa 70.5%. Among counties the highest share is in Cleveland County, home to Norman, at 73.3%; in a group of rural counties, among them Beaver, Cimarron, Dewey, Ellis and Harper in the west and the Panhandle and Johnston, Love and Nowata farther east, the share rounds to 0.0%1.
The western ranges and the southeast: where service is missing
Statewide, 3.4%1 of locations are unserved under the BEAD definition, down from 8.6%2 in June 2022. The remaining gaps sit in two separate areas.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. Darker counties have larger gaps. Point at a county for its value; the county table has every figure. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
In the west, Roger Mills County has the highest unserved share, 52.0% of its 2,746 locations, although its largest provider, Dobson Fiber, reports fiber and DSL there. Harmon County, in the southwest corner, follows at 51.4%, with wired 100/20 service at only 7.8% of its locations. They are the 21 counties where more than half of locations are unserved.
In the southeast the gaps are spread across neighboring counties. Latimer County's unserved share is 41.9%, and it rose by 20.7 percentage points since 2022, the reverse of the statewide trend. Its largest provider, Pine Cellular Phones, reports service at 87.5% of locations but 100/20 Mbps at only 2.9%. Pushmataha (32.5%) and Choctaw (27.1%) counties, to its south, follow. Satellite-only service peaks nearby, in Hughes County, where it is the only service reported at 10.0%1 of locations.
| Area | Locations (BSLs) | Unserved | Satellite only | Fixed wireless only at 100/20 | Wired 100/20 Mbps | Fiber available |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Mills County, Oklahoma | 2,746 | 52.0% | 2.8% | 29.3% | 21.9% | 19.3% |
| Harmon County, Oklahoma | 1,989 | 51.4% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 7.8% | 7.8% |
| Latimer County, Oklahoma | 5,679 | 41.9% | 5.1% | 4.0% | 51.9% | 32.1% |
| Pushmataha County, Oklahoma | 7,728 | 32.5% | 8.1% | 14.6% | 51.1% | 51.1% |
| Choctaw County, Oklahoma | 8,095 | 27.1% | 1.0% | 22.9% | 45.3% | 36.8% |
| Love County, Oklahoma | 5,432 | 8.6% | 5.4% | 66.2% | 25.2% | 0.0% |
| Oklahoma | 1,742,281 | 3.4% | 0.7% | 9.7% | 85.6% | 71.5% |
| United States | 115,784,915 | 2.4% | 0.8% | 3.6% | 92.3% | 62.6% |
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.
| Adair County | 9,174 | 99.8% | 99.8% | 17.1% | 0.2% | OzarksGo | 52.2% ±3.4 |
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| Alfalfa County | 3,874 | 80.8% | 80.8% | 0.1% | 4.7% | KanOkla Communications | 64.6% ±3.4 |
| Atoka County | 7,286 | 32.9% | 36.6% | 17.8% | 17.2% | Pine Cellular Phones | 23.4% ±2.9 |
| Beaver County | 3,429 | 85.9% | 85.9% | 0.0% | 12.8% | Panhandle Telephone | 74.4% ±5.1 |
| Beckham County | 11,267 | 71.3% | 76.3% | 60.0% | 12.1% | Dobson Fiber | 52.7% ±5.2 |
| Blaine County | 6,518 | 78.2% | 78.2% | 1.8% | 5.1% | Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | 59.7% ±3.9 |
| Bryan County | 22,761 | 34.6% | 59.1% | 26.9% | 5.2% | 360 Broadband | 49.1% ±2.3 |
| Caddo County | 15,143 | 72.0% | 75.1% | 17.8% | 5.2% | Hinton Telephone Company | 49.8% ±1.9 |
| Canadian County | 68,091 | 82.1% | 91.1% | 70.6% | 0.6% | AT&T | 77.5% ±1.3 |
| Carter County | 23,908 | 44.1% | 65.9% | 42.5% | 2.0% | Sparklight | 59.2% ±2.1 |
| Cherokee County | 22,376 | 95.1% | 98.0% | 37.2% | 1.1% | Lake Region Technology & Communications LLC | 59.5% ±2.2 |
| Choctaw County | 8,095 | 36.8% | 45.3% | 22.7% | 27.1% | Pine Cellular Phones | 32.3% ±2.3 |
| Cimarron County | 1,914 | 89.1% | 89.1% | 0.0% | 9.7% | Panhandle Telephone | 63.8% ±8.4 |
| Cleveland County | 105,834 | 89.9% | 98.0% | 73.3% | 0.5% | AT&T | 80.8% ±1.0 |
| Coal County | 3,522 | 25.7% | 36.1% | 24.6% | 19.3% | Vyve Broadband | 38.0% ±3.9 |
| Comanche County | 46,056 | 86.7% | 89.5% | 72.9% | 1.0% | Southwest Oklahoma Telephone Company | 70.2% ±1.3 |
| Cotton County | 3,779 | 36.6% | 59.6% | 0.1% | 1.5% | Southwest Oklahoma Telephone Company | 47.6% ±4.5 |
| Craig County | 7,528 | 42.7% | 78.7% | 11.3% | 0.7% | The Junction Internet | 41.5% ±3.3 |
| Creek County | 32,389 | 62.6% | 86.5% | 34.3% | 1.9% | AirLink Internet Services | 64.1% ±1.5 |
| Custer County | 13,338 | 82.0% | 83.7% | 64.3% | 8.6% | Dobson Fiber | 65.9% ±3.2 |
| Delaware County | 28,787 | 91.1% | 94.5% | 40.2% | 0.3% | BOLT Fiber | 62.1% ±1.8 |
| Dewey County | 3,549 | 51.1% | 51.1% | 0.0% | 26.0% | Dobson Fiber | 51.4% ±3.8 |
| Ellis County | 3,128 | 59.7% | 59.7% | 0.0% | 11.8% | Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | 65.1% ±4.7 |
| Garfield County | 28,155 | 82.3% | 85.3% | 68.1% | 1.5% | Dobson Fiber | 65.5% ±2.5 |
| Garvin County | 14,416 | 26.2% | 57.1% | 15.9% | 8.1% | Optimum | 51.5% ±2.5 |
| Grady County | 26,937 | 83.5% | 85.2% | 47.0% | 5.6% | Atlink Services | 62.2% ±1.7 |
| Grant County | 3,520 | 51.9% | 51.9% | 0.0% | 8.2% | Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | 52.5% ±4.0 |
| Greer County | 3,485 | 73.0% | 73.5% | 51.5% | 18.0% | Southwest Oklahoma Telephone Company | 47.0% ±5.7 |
| Harmon County | 1,989 | 7.8% | 7.8% | 0.0% | 51.4% | Southwest Oklahoma Telephone Company | 54.1% ±6.8 |
| Harper County | 2,530 | 57.8% | 57.8% | 0.0% | 11.6% | Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | 57.1% ±7.1 |
| Haskell County | 6,750 | 84.6% | 94.4% | 51.8% | 2.6% | Cross Wireless | 53.0% ±2.4 |
| Hughes County | 6,996 | 22.4% | 54.4% | 0.4% | 24.2% | Vyve Broadband | 39.7% ±3.2 |
| Jackson County | 12,447 | 71.4% | 77.3% | 66.2% | 5.1% | Southwest Oklahoma Telephone Company | 66.7% ±2.4 |
| Jefferson County | 4,042 | 39.8% | 39.8% | 4.0% | 13.6% | Dobson Fiber | 44.5% ±2.9 |
| Johnston County | 5,815 | 0.0% | 35.5% | 0.0% | 20.7% | Vyve Broadband | 34.1% ±2.9 |
| Kay County | 22,664 | 74.0% | 83.2% | 69.0% | 3.5% | Sparklight | 59.4% ±1.9 |
| Kingfisher County | 8,565 | 87.1% | 87.1% | 0.0% | 4.8% | Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | 65.6% ±4.7 |
| Kiowa County | 6,594 | 54.8% | 61.5% | 50.1% | 12.2% | Southwest Oklahoma Telephone Company | 55.3% ±3.8 |
| Latimer County | 5,679 | 32.1% | 51.9% | 21.0% | 41.9% | Pine Cellular Phones | 36.5% ±3.4 |
| Le Flore County | 24,544 | 47.3% | 59.4% | 22.7% | 14.0% | Kinetic | 50.6% ±1.6 |
| Lincoln County | 17,645 | 88.5% | 92.6% | 33.5% | 1.1% | CVEC Fiber, LLC | 52.8% ±1.9 |
| Logan County | 23,310 | 67.7% | 84.7% | 34.9% | 1.7% | AT&T | 60.7% ±3.0 |
| Love County | 5,432 | 0.0% | 25.2% | 0.0% | 8.6% | AT&T | 39.5% ±3.6 |
| Major County | 4,702 | 76.2% | 76.2% | 0.0% | 5.2% | Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | 57.8% ±3.5 |
| Marshall County | 11,495 | 24.9% | 39.3% | 23.1% | 2.8% | – | 38.7% ±3.1 |
| Mayes County | 20,364 | 58.2% | 84.3% | 18.1% | 4.5% | Vyve Broadband | 57.0% ±2.4 |
| McClain County | 20,465 | 87.4% | 87.9% | 66.5% | 2.8% | OEC Fiber | 74.9% ±2.3 |
| McCurtain County | 18,960 | 91.6% | 91.6% | 12.0% | 7.4% | Pine Cellular Phones | 48.5% ±2.0 |
| McIntosh County | 14,992 | 81.8% | 90.3% | 23.4% | 2.2% | ecoLink | 45.5% ±3.0 |
| Murray County | 8,289 | 57.4% | 69.7% | 36.3% | 1.7% | Chickasaw Telephone Company | 51.1% ±3.4 |
| Muskogee County | 30,920 | 93.1% | 96.2% | 63.3% | 1.7% | AT&T | 59.4% ±2.1 |
| Noble County | 6,154 | 56.4% | 58.0% | 37.0% | 12.0% | AT&T | 50.6% ±4.8 |
| Nowata County | 5,790 | 1.8% | 43.6% | 0.0% | 3.6% | – | 32.2% ±3.9 |
| Okfuskee County | 5,886 | 90.4% | 92.6% | 31.0% | 2.1% | ecoLink | 46.7% ±2.7 |
| Oklahoma County | 297,759 | 75.9% | 95.0% | 70.0% | 0.1% | Cox | 74.0% ±0.6 |
| Okmulgee County | 18,432 | 85.1% | 92.7% | 40.1% | 1.8% | Optimum | 53.4% ±2.4 |
| Osage County | 23,505 | 59.2% | 76.3% | 39.3% | 7.6% | AT&T | 54.8% ±2.0 |
| Ottawa County | 14,951 | 46.1% | 96.8% | 9.9% | 0.3% | Sparklight | 56.9% ±1.4 |
| Pawnee County | 8,736 | 44.9% | 59.3% | 0.0% | 6.7% | Cross Wireless | 49.0% ±2.9 |
| Payne County | 30,740 | 83.2% | 90.0% | 58.3% | 1.5% | AT&T | 64.8% ±2.4 |
| Pittsburg County | 25,181 | 40.7% | 63.1% | 39.7% | 13.9% | Vyve Broadband | 53.8% ±2.0 |
| Pontotoc County | 18,102 | 15.3% | 66.2% | 14.7% | 11.0% | Sparklight | 65.8% ±2.0 |
| Pottawatomie County | 31,406 | 80.1% | 94.2% | 58.9% | 1.3% | Vyve Broadband | 64.1% ±1.6 |
| Pushmataha County | 7,728 | 51.1% | 51.1% | 11.6% | 32.5% | Pine Cellular Phones | 32.9% ±3.2 |
| Roger Mills County | 2,746 | 19.3% | 21.9% | 0.0% | 52.0% | Dobson Fiber | 55.6% ±4.6 |
| Rogers County | 39,884 | 63.4% | 81.4% | 33.2% | 0.8% | AT&T | 64.8% ±1.3 |
| Seminole County | 12,139 | 65.9% | 79.7% | 24.9% | 3.5% | CVEC Fiber, LLC | 43.1% ±2.6 |
| Sequoyah County | 20,431 | 78.2% | 91.3% | 24.4% | 1.9% | Cookson Hills Connect, LLC | 53.7% ±1.9 |
| Stephens County | 22,182 | 64.2% | 70.6% | 53.9% | 5.4% | Sparklight | 58.3% ±2.3 |
| Texas County | 9,087 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 45.1% | 0.0% | Panhandle Telephone | 70.9% ±4.0 |
| Tillman County | 5,088 | 83.1% | 89.8% | 48.7% | 2.4% | Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | 48.2% ±3.8 |
| Tulsa County | 240,113 | 75.4% | 95.3% | 70.9% | 0.4% | Cox | 76.0% ±0.5 |
| Wagoner County | 36,339 | 70.5% | 91.5% | 49.4% | 1.5% | AT&T | 76.1% ±1.3 |
| Washington County | 23,304 | 71.5% | 83.9% | 64.3% | 6.9% | Sparklight | 64.8% ±1.8 |
| Washita County | 7,147 | 56.0% | 58.1% | 23.7% | 24.4% | AT&T | 55.9% ±3.9 |
| Woods County | 5,519 | 12.9% | 56.9% | 0.0% | 6.7% | KanOkla Communications | 59.4% ±3.8 |
| Woodward County | 10,484 | 83.6% | 84.3% | 48.8% | 5.4% | Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | 60.6% ±4.3 |
| Oklahoma | 1,742,281 | 71.5% | 85.6% | 51.5% | 3.4% | 67.4% |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year detailed tables. Shares of broadband serviceable locations as of June 30, 2026 (FCC). 2+ wired choices: two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps. Unserved: BEAD definition. Largest wired provider: reports fiber, cable or DSL at the most locations. Wired subscription: households with a cable, fiber or DSL subscription, American Community Survey 2020–2024 (± 90% margin of error).
BEAD: a small plan at a high cost per location
Oklahoma is paying more per location than almost any state to reach what is left. From its $797.4 million9 Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) allocation, the approved Final Proposal covers 40,509 locations at a BEAD cost of $427.6 million. That works out to $10,555 per location, the 3rd highest among the states with a plan; providers committed a further $146.1 million10.
Source: NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Final Proposal Overview one-page PDFs. Locations in the state's approved BEAD Final Proposal by technology of the selected projects, as printed in NTIA's Final Proposal overview; subject to NTIA and NIST final review and award.
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| Technology | Share of BEAD locations |
|---|---|
| Fiber | 53.3% |
| Cable | 0.0% |
| Fixed wireless | 21.7% |
| Low-Earth-orbit satellite | 25.0% |
21,580 locations (53.3%) are to get fiber, 10,125 (25.0%) low-Earth-orbit satellite and 8,804 (21.7%) fixed wireless. $369.8 million10 of the allocation is not assigned to construction in the plan; how that money may be used was not settled as of November 2026. The Oklahoma Broadband Office publishes the plan documents and awards.
Two earlier federal programs also fund construction in the state: Oklahoma was allocated $167.7 million11 from the Treasury's Capital Projects Fund, and 60,61512 locations have service deployed under the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund.
| Program | Amount | As of |
|---|---|---|
| BEAD allocation (NTIA, announced June 26, 2023) | $797,435,691 | |
| BEAD Final Proposal: locations to be connected | 40,509 | |
| BEAD Final Proposal: deployment cost | $427,589,563 | |
| BEAD cost per location | $10,555 | |
| BEAD allocation not assigned to deployment | $369,846,128 | |
| Treasury Capital Projects Fund allocation | $167,683,747 | |
| RDOF: locations built with support (cumulative) | 60,615 | |
| USDA ReConnect grants reported to USAspending | $164,132,932 | |
| Lifeline subscribers claimed | 217,330 | |
| Lifeline participation rate | 44.3% | |
| Households in the Affordable Connectivity Program, February 2024 | 351,879 |
Source: NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Award Recipients pages; NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Final Proposal Overview one-page PDFs; Department of the Treasury, Capital Projects Fund Awards Made to States, Territories, and Freely Associated States, to date; USAC, CAF Disbursements and Locations Data; Department of the Treasury, spending_by_award API for Assistance Listings 10.752; Universal Service Administrative Co., Lifeline Disbursements; USAC, Lifeline participation rate; USAC, ACP Enrollments by County as of February 8, 2024. BEAD figures are as printed in NTIA's Final Proposal overview, subject to final review; "not assigned to deployment" is the allocation minus the deployment cost (NTIA calls it savings; how it may be used is not settled). The ACP stopped taking applications on February 8, 2024 and ended on June 1, 2024.
Oklahoma cities and towns
Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman, Broken Arrow and Edmond have their own pages with provider tables; every city and town of 10,000 or more is listed below.
| Oklahoma City | 719,849 | 81.1% | 92.4% | 74.1% | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | 416,209 | 73.3% | 91.0% | 70.5% | 5 |
| Norman | 130,943 | 89.7% | 95.9% | 77.2% | 4 |
| Broken Arrow | 124,991 | 87.9% | 98.6% | 81.2% | 6 |
| Edmond | 100,479 | 71.5% | 90.5% | 67.9% | 4 |
| Lawton | 90,503 | 97.4% | 97.4% | 97.0% | 6 |
| Moore | 63,609 | 86.5% | 97.1% | 84.8% | 3 |
| Midwest City | 58,799 | 82.6% | 95.0% | 81.7% | 3 |
| Enid | 50,297 | 95.7% | 95.8% | 87.7% | 3 |
| Stillwater | 50,046 | 88.9% | 88.9% | 86.3% | 4 |
| Owasso | 43,117 | 81.0% | 93.8% | 78.2% | 3 |
| Bartlesville | 38,278 | 83.9% | 83.9% | 84.1% | 6 |
| Muskogee | 36,760 | 98.1% | 98.1% | 86.9% | 5 |
| Bixby | 32,766 | 65.5% | 93.5% | 63.6% | 5 |
| Shawnee | 32,474 | 84.2% | 84.2% | 81.6% | 4 |
| Jenks | 28,175 | 78.6% | 92.2% | 76.4% | 4 |
| Yukon | 27,615 | 94.7% | 95.7% | 91.1% | 3 |
| Ardmore | 24,956 | 79.6% | 79.4% | 79.2% | 3 |
| Mustang | 24,571 | 74.4% | 93.7% | 71.9% | 3 |
| Ponca City | 24,225 | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 2 |
| Sapulpa | 23,695 | 62.3% | 82.5% | 59.5% | 6 |
| Duncan | 23,238 | 88.6% | 88.6% | 88.1% | 1 |
| Durant | 21,552 | 76.0% | 76.0% | 75.1% | 4 |
| Del City | 21,138 | 83.5% | 94.4% | 81.9% | 2 |
| El Reno | 20,730 | 69.8% | 78.2% | 64.5% | 4 |
| Claremore | 20,681 | 72.1% | 93.7% | 68.8% | 2 |
| Sand Springs | 20,397 | 74.6% | 86.3% | 73.9% | 3 |
| Bethany | 20,315 | 88.3% | 97.6% | 85.7% | 2 |
| Altus | 18,707 | 97.8% | 99.9% | 97.6% | 2 |
| McAlester | 18,044 | 96.3% | 96.4% | 96.3% | 2 |
| Tahlequah | 17,508 | 91.3% | 91.3% | 90.7% | 2 |
| Chickasha | 17,313 | 96.2% | 96.3% | 91.8% | 3 |
| Ada | 16,660 | 35.8% | 35.7% | 35.7% | 3 |
| Newcastle | 15,198 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 97.3% | 4 |
| Glenpool | 14,705 | 75.6% | 95.8% | 72.8% | 5 |
| Miami | 12,893 | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1 |
| Choctaw | 12,549 | 7.5% | 52.0% | 6.7% | 4 |
| Guthrie | 12,257 | 84.6% | 93.0% | 74.0% | 4 |
| Guymon | 12,241 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 91.7% | 1 |
| Weatherford | 12,005 | 99.9% | 99.9% | 96.7% | 2 |
| Woodward | 11,635 | 99.7% | 99.7% | 82.1% | 1 |
| Coweta | 11,472 | 75.7% | 96.8% | 69.2% | 3 |
| Okmulgee | 11,394 | 97.2% | 97.2% | 82.8% | 4 |
| Elk City | 11,335 | 93.4% | 93.4% | 92.5% | 2 |
| Warr Acres | 10,552 | 89.7% | 93.9% | 86.1% | 2 |
| Blanchard | 10,013 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 95.9% | 2 |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates; Census Bureau, 2020 Census Block Assignment Files. Shares of broadband serviceable locations inside city limits (2020 census blocks), as of June 30, 2026. Population: July 1, 2025 estimate. Gigabit: 1,000/100 Mbps.
Oklahoma internet questions
Which internet providers cover the most of Oklahoma?
Satellite aside, the widest reported footprints are T-Mobile (67.2% of locations) and Verizon (59.8%), both licensed fixed wireless, then AT&T (57.8%; fiber and DSL and licensed fixed wireless) and Cox (41.6%; fiber and cable and licensed fixed wireless). The wireless networks offer 100/20 Mbps at a much smaller share: 20.3% for T-Mobile and 35.9%1 for Verizon. These are reported footprints as of June 30, 2026, not a ranking of service.
How much of Oklahoma has fiber internet?
As of June 30, 2026, at least one provider reported fiber at 71.5% of Oklahoma's 1,742,281 homes and businesses, against 62.6% nationally. 62 companies report fiber somewhere in the state, and 15.4%1 of locations have two or more fiber networks.
How many Oklahoma homes lack broadband?
Two clusters of counties, in the western ranges and the southeast, hold the largest shares. Counting FCC locations rather than people, 59,628 Oklahoma homes and businesses (3.4%) were unserved under the BEAD definition as of June 30, 2026, with no reliable wired or licensed fixed wireless service of 25/3 Mbps, and 33,980 more were underserved. At 12,0421 locations satellite is the only service reported.
Is there cheap or low-income internet in Oklahoma?
Providers do not file prices with the FCC, so no official dataset compares them. Oklahoma does stand out on the federal low-income discount: Lifeline, $9.25 a month (more on Tribal lands, which here include former reservations), enrolls an estimated 44.3% of eligible Oklahoma households; among the states, that rate is the highest7. The Affordable Connectivity Program, which had 351,87914 Oklahoma households enrolled in February 2024, ended on June 1, 2024.
Checking one address in Oklahoma
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 and around Oklahoma
Large cities with their own page: Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman, Broken Arrow and Edmond.
Neighboring states: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico and Texas. Put Oklahoma side by side with any state or large city in the comparison tool.
| Ranking | Value | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber internet availability by state | 71.5% | 14th of 51 |
| Internet speed by state: where gigabit service is offered | 77.7% | 19th of 51 |
| Broadband coverage by state | 85.6% | 44th of 51 |
| Internet provider competition by state | 51.5% | 32nd of 51 |
| Unserved and underserved broadband locations by state | 3.4% | 18th of 51 |
| Where fiber has grown since 2022 | 35.7% | 7th of 51 |
| 5G home internet and licensed fixed wireless by state | 89.9% | 13th of 51 |
| Households with an internet subscription by state | 93.1% | tied 34th of 51 |
| BEAD broadband funding by state | 10,555.0% | 3rd of 50 |
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
- Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. www2.census.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
- Universal Service Administrative Co., Lifeline Disbursements; Support months 2018-01 to 2026-09. opendata.usac.org
- USAC, Lifeline participation rate; released August 17, 2026. www.usac.org
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year detailed tables; 2020-2024; released January 29, 2026. api.census.gov
- NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Award Recipients pages; Allocations announced 2023-06-26; released June 26, 2023. broadbandusa.ntia.gov
- NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Final Proposal Overview one-page PDFs. broadbandusa.ntia.gov
- Department of the Treasury, Capital Projects Fund Awards Made to States, Territories, and Freely Associated States, to date; Allocations under ARPA sec. 604 (awards announced 2022-06 to 2023). home.treasury.gov
- USAC, CAF Disbursements and Locations Data. opendata.usac.org
- Department of the Treasury, spending_by_award API for Assistance Listings 10.752; Awards with action dates FY2008 to 2026-09-30. api.usaspending.gov
- USAC, ACP Enrollments by County as of February 8, 2024; Enrolled households as of 2024-02-08 (Data Month January 2024 file). www.usac.org
- Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates; July 1, 2025; released May 14, 2026. www.census.gov
- Census Bureau, 2020 Census Block Assignment Files; released December 11, 2020. www2.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.