Internet in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Fiber is available at 94.7% of the 102,959 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Pittsburgh, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 99.9%. 94.5% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 5.4% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh has one of the simplest wired markets of any large American city. At 94.5% of its homes and businesses there are exactly two wired providers offering 100/20 Mbps, Verizon on fiber and Xfinity on cable, and almost nowhere a third. Fiber reaches 94.7% of locations, but a second fiber network reaches only 0.0%1.
Internet providers in Pittsburgh
Two networks carry wired home internet across Pittsburgh. Xfinity reports cable at 99.8% of the city's 102,959 homes and businesses, with advertised downloads up to 2 Gbps at a small set of addresses where it also reports fiber. Verizon reports fiber at 94.6%, with advertised downloads up to 2.3 Gbps. Every other wired provider in the FCC data is small here: Consolidated Communications reports DSL at 421, and the rest at a few dozen or fewer.
| Xfinity | Fiber Cable | 99.8% | 99.8% | 2 Gbps | 5.3% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber Licensed wireless | 96.6% | 96.2% | 2.3 Gbps | 0.1% |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 87.3% | 43.4% | 100 Mbps | – |
| AT&T | Licensed wireless | 53.9% | 4.0% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 0.0% | 0.0% | 500 Mbps | – |
| Dojo Networks | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 960 Mbps | – |
| Andrena | DSL | 0.0% | 0.0% | 300 Mbps | – |
| Kinetic | DSL | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 Mbps | – |
| GoNetspeed | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 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 (Starlink, Viasat, HughesNet) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
The shares count locations where a provider tells the FCC it serves, or could install service within ten business days; anyone can challenge a listing on the FCC map. The data are as of June 30, 2026 (revision of November 10, 2026) and cover the city inside its 2020 Census limits, not the wider Pittsburgh area of Allegheny County.
Exactly two wired choices, at almost every address
Counting how many wired providers offer at least 100/20 Mbps at each location, Pittsburgh lands on two with unusual consistency. Exactly two are reported at 94.5% of locations, the 4th highest share among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more. Three or more are reported at 0.0%. Philadelphia, served by the same two companies, looks the same: three or more appear at 0.0%1 of its locations.
New Bedford, Massachusetts 0.0%Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 95.6%
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 | Two wired choices |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 95.6% |
| Miami Gardens, Florida | 95.4% |
| Lynn, Massachusetts | 94.7% |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 94.5% |
| Temecula, California | 92.0% |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | 91.9% |
| St. Paul, Minnesota | 91.5% |
| Murrieta, California | 90.8% |
| Jersey City, New Jersey | 90.4% |
| Richmond, Virginia | 90.2% |
| Brockton, Massachusetts | 90.1% |
| Greeley, Colorado | 89.9% |
| Newport News, Virginia | 89.8% |
| Cape Coral, Florida | 89.8% |
| Garland, Texas | 89.6% |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 89.3% |
| League City, Texas | 89.2% |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | 88.1% |
| Carrollton, Texas | 87.9% |
| Richardson, Texas | 87.7% |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 87.7% |
| Mesquite, Texas | 87.5% |
| Tampa, Florida | 86.8% |
| Miramar, Florida | 86.6% |
| Providence, Rhode Island | 86.5% |
| Hesperia, California | 86.4% |
| Grand Prairie, Texas | 86.1% |
| Manchester, New Hampshire | 86.1% |
| High Point, North Carolina | 86.0% |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 85.7% |
| Provo, Utah | 85.6% |
| Pasadena, Texas | 85.4% |
| Downey, California | 85.0% |
| Rochester, Minnesota | 83.6% |
| Long Beach, California | 83.1% |
| Thousand Oaks, California | 82.8% |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 82.3% |
| Irving, Texas | 82.1% |
| Everett, Washington | 82.0% |
| Dallas, Texas | 81.9% |
| Victorville, California | 81.6% |
| Yuma, Arizona | 81.3% |
| Longmont, Colorado | 81.3% |
| Menifee, California | 81.1% |
| Arlington, Texas | 81.1% |
| Pembroke Pines, Florida | 80.6% |
| Pomona, California | 80.4% |
| Gresham, Oregon | 80.4% |
| Lowell, Massachusetts | 80.2% |
| New York, New York | 80.2% |
| West Covina, California | 79.9% |
| Portland, Oregon | 79.7% |
| Mobile, Alabama | 79.2% |
| Hialeah, Florida | 79.2% |
| Stamford, Connecticut | 78.9% |
| Denver, Colorado | 78.8% |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 78.8% |
| Sandy Springs, Georgia | 77.4% |
| Miami, Florida | 77.3% |
| Plano, Texas | 77.2% |
| Louisville, Kentucky | 77.2% |
| Fargo, North Dakota | 77.1% |
| Fort Worth, Texas | 76.5% |
| Hollywood, Florida | 76.5% |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | 75.9% |
| Frisco, Texas | 75.6% |
| Houston, Texas | 74.6% |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | 74.2% |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 74.0% |
| Naperville, Illinois | 74.0% |
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico | 73.9% |
| Peoria, Illinois | 73.6% |
| Seattle, Washington | 73.6% |
| Tallahassee, Florida | 73.5% |
| Lewisville, Texas | 73.2% |
| Madison, Wisconsin | 72.6% |
| Allen, Texas | 71.8% |
| South Fulton, Georgia | 71.7% |
| Denton, Texas | 70.8% |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 70.8% |
| Newark, New Jersey | 70.7% |
| Yonkers, New York | 70.6% |
| McKinney, Texas | 70.5% |
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 70.3% |
| Garden Grove, California | 69.4% |
| Moreno Valley, California | 69.4% |
| Elizabeth, New Jersey | 69.3% |
| Davenport, Iowa | 69.3% |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 69.1% |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 69.1% |
| Huntington Beach, California | 69.0% |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | 69.0% |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 68.7% |
| San Bernardino, California | 68.6% |
| Hartford, Connecticut | 68.6% |
| South Bend, Indiana | 68.4% |
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 68.4% |
| West Jordan, Utah | 67.9% |
| Ontario, California | 67.8% |
| Surprise, Arizona | 67.8% |
| Hampton, Virginia | 67.8% |
| Syracuse, New York | 67.7% |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 67.7% |
| Edmond, Oklahoma | 66.9% |
| New Braunfels, Texas | 65.3% |
| Sparks, Nevada | 65.1% |
| Sterling Heights, Michigan | 64.9% |
| Torrance, California | 64.8% |
| Paterson, New Jersey | 64.6% |
| Topeka, Kansas | 64.5% |
| Port St. Lucie, Florida | 64.4% |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 63.9% |
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 63.8% |
| Davie, Florida | 63.7% |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 63.6% |
| Beaumont, Texas | 63.4% |
| Carmel, Indiana | 63.3% |
| Suffolk, Virginia | 63.3% |
| Pompano Beach, Florida | 63.2% |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 63.1% |
| Boca Raton, Florida | 63.0% |
| Santa Maria, California | 62.9% |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 62.9% |
| Deltona, Florida | 62.7% |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 62.7% |
| Hillsboro, Oregon | 62.6% |
| Meridian, Idaho | 62.5% |
| Evansville, Indiana | 62.3% |
| Brownsville, Texas | 61.9% |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 61.8% |
| Lee's Summit, Missouri | 61.8% |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 61.6% |
| Roseville, California | 61.6% |
| Fishers, Indiana | 61.5% |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | 61.4% |
| El Paso, Texas | 61.2% |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 60.5% |
| Alexandria, Virginia | 60.5% |
| Burbank, California | 60.4% |
| Buckeye, Arizona | 60.2% |
| North Charleston, South Carolina | 60.2% |
| Elgin, Illinois | 60.2% |
| Oxnard, California | 59.8% |
| Pearland, Texas | 59.3% |
| Orlando, Florida | 59.2% |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan | 58.7% |
| Goodyear, Arizona | 58.2% |
| San Antonio, Texas | 57.3% |
| Lexington, Kentucky | 57.0% |
| Aurora, Colorado | 56.5% |
| Santa Clara, California | 56.1% |
| Reno, Nevada | 55.7% |
| Santa Ana, California | 55.7% |
| Cleveland, Ohio | 55.7% |
| Inglewood, California | 55.4% |
| Chicago, Illinois | 55.4% |
| Nampa, Idaho | 55.2% |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 54.6% |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 54.6% |
| Athens, Georgia | 54.5% |
| Sunnyvale, California | 54.5% |
| Akron, Ohio | 54.5% |
| Fort Collins, Colorado | 54.4% |
| Los Angeles, California | 54.1% |
| College Station, Texas | 54.1% |
| Abilene, Texas | 53.7% |
| Concord, California | 53.7% |
| Wichita, Kansas | 53.7% |
| Arvada, Colorado | 53.7% |
| Pueblo, Colorado | 53.5% |
| Springfield, Illinois | 53.5% |
| Nashville, Tennessee | 53.1% |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | 53.0% |
| Omaha, Nebraska | 53.0% |
| Columbia, South Carolina | 52.4% |
| Laredo, Texas | 52.2% |
| Charleston, South Carolina | 52.2% |
| Norman, Oklahoma | 51.9% |
| Costa Mesa, California | 51.8% |
| Boulder, Colorado | 51.7% |
| St. George, Utah | 51.5% |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 51.2% |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 51.2% |
| Buffalo, New York | 51.1% |
| San Diego, California | 50.8% |
| Fayetteville, Arkansas | 50.7% |
| Berkeley, California | 50.4% |
| Columbus, Ohio | 50.2% |
| Coral Springs, Florida | 50.0% |
| Fullerton, California | 49.7% |
| Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | 49.6% |
| Pasadena, California | 49.1% |
| Lincoln, Nebraska | 48.9% |
| Lakeland, Florida | 48.9% |
| Augusta, Georgia | 48.5% |
| Concord, North Carolina | 48.0% |
| Spokane, Washington | 47.8% |
| Glendale, California | 47.7% |
| Vancouver, Washington | 47.6% |
| Savannah, Georgia | 47.3% |
| Rockford, Illinois | 46.8% |
| Lancaster, California | 46.7% |
| Jackson, Mississippi | 46.6% |
| Sacramento, California | 46.2% |
| Centennial, Colorado | 46.1% |
| Round Rock, Texas | 45.9% |
| Kansas City, Kansas | 45.7% |
| Palm Bay, Florida | 45.6% |
| Palm Coast, Florida | 45.5% |
| Fremont, California | 45.4% |
| Aurora, Illinois | 45.4% |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin | 45.3% |
| Hayward, California | 44.5% |
| Austin, Texas | 44.3% |
| Toledo, Ohio | 44.3% |
| Fresno, California | 44.3% |
| Edinburg, Texas | 44.2% |
| Antioch, California | 44.1% |
| San Jose, California | 43.7% |
| Macon, Georgia | 43.6% |
| Thornton, Colorado | 43.4% |
| Riverside, California | 43.4% |
| Stockton, California | 43.3% |
| Waterbury, Connecticut | 43.3% |
| Chula Vista, California | 43.3% |
| Dearborn, Michigan | 43.1% |
| Lansing, Michigan | 43.0% |
| Killeen, Texas | 42.8% |
| Sugar Land, Texas | 42.6% |
| Tyler, Texas | 42.4% |
| Fort Myers, Florida | 42.3% |
| Springfield, Missouri | 42.1% |
| Warren, Michigan | 42.0% |
| El Cajon, California | 41.9% |
| Carlsbad, California | 41.9% |
| Dayton, Ohio | 41.8% |
| Rochester, New York | 41.7% |
| Vallejo, California | 41.7% |
| Glendale, Arizona | 41.5% |
| Peoria, Arizona | 41.4% |
| Anaheim, California | 41.1% |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 41.1% |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | 40.9% |
| New Haven, Connecticut | 40.9% |
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | 40.7% |
| Bakersfield, California | 40.7% |
| Boise, Idaho | 39.5% |
| Clovis, California | 39.4% |
| Las Cruces, New Mexico | 39.0% |
| Modesto, California | 38.8% |
| Lakewood, Colorado | 38.6% |
| Tacoma, Washington | 38.6% |
| Salinas, California | 38.5% |
| Westminster, Colorado | 38.1% |
| Wichita Falls, Texas | 38.0% |
| Elk Grove, California | 37.5% |
| Mesa, Arizona | 37.3% |
| Clearwater, Florida | 36.8% |
| Orange, California | 36.7% |
| McAllen, Texas | 36.6% |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | 35.8% |
| Joliet, Illinois | 35.5% |
| Gilbert, Arizona | 35.3% |
| Detroit, Michigan | 35.3% |
| Bellevue, Washington | 35.3% |
| Fontana, California | 35.2% |
| Independence, Missouri | 35.1% |
| Montgomery, Alabama | 34.5% |
| Worcester, Massachusetts | 34.3% |
| Daly City, California | 34.2% |
| Visalia, California | 34.1% |
| Tucson, Arizona | 33.7% |
| Billings, Montana | 33.2% |
| El Monte, California | 33.1% |
| Palmdale, California | 33.0% |
| Georgetown, Texas | 33.0% |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | 32.7% |
| Eugene, Oregon | 32.4% |
| Fairfield, California | 31.7% |
| Lubbock, Texas | 31.5% |
| Chandler, Arizona | 31.5% |
| Jurupa Valley, California | 31.4% |
| Irvine, California | 31.4% |
| Columbia, Missouri | 31.0% |
| Richmond, California | 30.9% |
| Tracy, California | 30.8% |
| Santa Clarita, California | 30.1% |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | 30.0% |
| Santa Rosa, California | 29.9% |
| Columbus, Georgia | 29.9% |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 29.8% |
| Vacaville, California | 29.6% |
| Oakland, California | 29.5% |
| San Francisco, California | 29.4% |
| Waco, Texas | 28.9% |
| Scottsdale, Arizona | 28.1% |
| Henderson, Nevada | 27.3% |
| Midland, Texas | 27.3% |
| Gainesville, Florida | 27.1% |
| Oceanside, California | 26.1% |
| Chico, California | 25.7% |
| North Las Vegas, Nevada | 25.6% |
| Bend, Oregon | 25.6% |
| Salem, Oregon | 25.2% |
| Odessa, Texas | 25.0% |
| Spokane Valley, Washington | 24.8% |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | 24.5% |
| Kansas City, Missouri | 24.5% |
| St. Petersburg, Florida | 24.3% |
| Rialto, California | 24.1% |
| Ventura, California | 24.0% |
| Avondale, Arizona | 24.0% |
| Clarksville, Tennessee | 23.6% |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 23.5% |
| Escondido, California | 23.0% |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 22.5% |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | 21.6% |
| Durham, North Carolina | 21.5% |
| Bridgeport, Connecticut | 21.1% |
| Knoxville, Tennessee | 20.4% |
| Rancho Cucamonga, California | 19.6% |
| San Angelo, Texas | 19.2% |
| Des Moines, Iowa | 18.9% |
| Kent, Washington | 18.2% |
| Corona, California | 18.0% |
| Renton, Washington | 16.6% |
| Conroe, Texas | 16.3% |
| Baltimore, Maryland | 15.8% |
| Amarillo, Texas | 15.5% |
| San Mateo, California | 14.1% |
| Olathe, Kansas | 14.0% |
| Cary, North Carolina | 13.3% |
| Huntsville, Alabama | 12.0% |
| Allentown, Pennsylvania | 11.0% |
| Simi Valley, California | 10.0% |
| Quincy, Massachusetts | 9.8% |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 8.3% |
| Tempe, Arizona | 7.5% |
| West Valley City, Utah | 6.6% |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts | 6.3% |
| Overland Park, Kansas | 6.2% |
| Albany, New York | 0.4% |
| New Bedford, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
Statewide, exactly two wired choices are reported at 54.2% of Pennsylvania's locations, and nationally at 44.6%. The average Pittsburgh location has 1.941 wired providers at 100/20 Mbps.
The exceptions are small. At 5,540 locations (5.4%) a single wired provider offers 100/20 Mbps. Almost always that provider is Xfinity, the only wired 100/20 option at 5.3% of locations, at addresses where Verizon reports no fiber. 951 locations have no wired provider at that speed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 0.1% | 5.4% | 94.5% | 0.0% |
| Philadelphia | 0.1% | 4.4% | 95.6% | 0.0% |
| Allentown | 0.1% | 2.3% | 11.0% | 86.7% |
| Pennsylvania | 5.1% | 34.6% | 54.2% | 6.1% |
One fiber network
Fiber is reported at 94.7% of Pittsburgh's locations, a share tied for 26th highest among large cities and well above Pennsylvania's 62.0%. Verizon's own share, 94.6%, accounts for almost all of it. The FCC lists 4 fiber providers in the city, yet the others together add only a fraction of a percentage point; Xfinity, for one, reports fiber at 0.0%1 of locations.
As a result, two or more fiber networks are reported at 0.0% of locations, tied for the lowest among large cities, against 5.0% statewide and 12.1%1 nationally. On the FCC's data, a Pittsburgh address with fiber almost always has a single fiber provider.
| Area | Fiber available | Two or more fiber networks | Two wired choices | One wired choice | Fiber networks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 94.7% | 0.0% | 94.5% | 5.4% | 4 |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 95.7% | 0.0% | 95.6% | 4.4% | 5 |
| Allentown, Pennsylvania | 88.7% | 1.4% | 11.0% | 2.3% | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | 62.0% | 5.0% | 54.2% | 34.6% | 53 |
| United States | 62.6% | 12.1% | 44.6% | 36.6% | 1,485 |
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.
What changed since 2022: copper, wireless and the gigabit line
Pittsburgh's wires were already in place in the first FCC map, as of June 30, 2022. Fiber has grown by 2.0 percentage points since then, from 92.7%2, one of the smaller gains among large cities (tied for 39th lowest1). Other measures moved more.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit (1,000/100) | 0.0% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 99.6 pts |
| DSL available | 13.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | −13.3 pts |
| Licensed fixed wireless | 93.4% | 94.5% | 93.9% | 0.5 pts |
| One wired choice | 8.0% | 5.6% | 5.4% | −2.6 pts |
Gigabit with 100 Mbps uploads. The FCC's 1,000/100 tier was reported at 0.0% of locations in 2022 and at 99.6% now, the 2nd highest increase among large cities. Fiber barely spread over the period, and a 1 Gbps download was already advertised at 98.8% of locations in 2022, but almost nowhere with uploads of 100 Mbps. What moved was the advertised top tier: in 2022 the fastest advertised download at 99.7%2 of locations fell in the band from 940 Mbps to just under 2 Gbps, and now 99.6%1 of locations have a fastest advertised download of 2 Gbps or more.
Copper. DSL was reported at 13.3%2 of locations in 2022. It is now reported at 44 locations, 0.0% of the city, while Pennsylvania as a whole still reports DSL at 10.5%1.
Single-wire addresses. The share with only one wired provider at 100/20 Mbps fell from 8.0%2 to 5.4%1.
The FCC's count of locations in the city changed by −2,4501 between 2022 and 2026, so these comparisons use shares, not counts. All speeds are maximums that providers advertise, not measured speeds.
5G and fixed wireless home internet
Licensed fixed wireless, which includes 5G home internet, is reported at 93.9% of Pittsburgh's locations, against 93.4%2 in 2022. Only 3 providers report it, tied for 2nd lowest count among large cities, and unlicensed fixed wireless is reported at 0.0%1 of locations.
- T-Mobile reports service at 87.3% of locations and offers 100/20 Mbps at 43.4%.
- AT&T reported no home service in Pittsburgh in 2022. It now reports fixed wireless at 53.9% of locations, the largest change in any provider's footprint here, but offers 100/20 Mbps at only 4.0%1.
- Verizon reports fixed wireless at a smaller set of addresses alongside its fiber.
Both T-Mobile and AT&T advertise downloads up to 100 Mbps. Taken together, fixed wireless at 100/20 Mbps or more is reported at 46.0%1 of locations. Wireless capacity is shared across each cell sector, so carriers accept sign-ups address by address; the map shows where they report service, not that every home on a street can join at once.
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 |
|---|---|
| United States | 47.9% |
| Pittsburgh | 46.0% |
| Pennsylvania | 42.0% |
| Philadelphia | 38.9% |
| Allentown | 27.6% |
Subscriptions: fewer households offline than in 2019
The Census Bureau's 2025 survey counts households rather than locations. 79.2% of Pittsburgh households subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL (margin of error ±2.0 percentage points), 12.5% relied only on a cellular data plan (±1.7 percentage points), and 6.1% had no internet subscription (±1.4 percentage points4). In the 2019 survey the no-subscription figure was 13.5% (±2.0 percentage points5); the two estimates' ranges do not overlap. The five-year estimate for 2020–2024, steadier but older, puts it at 9.4% (±0.7 percentage points6).
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables. Availability is a share of locations as of June 30, 2026 (FCC); subscriptions are a share of households from the American Community Survey, 2025 (whiskers: 90% margin of error). Different units and dates: read the gap as a sign, not an exact number.
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| Measure | Share | MOE |
|---|---|---|
| Wired 100/20 Mbps available (FCC, share of locations) | 99.9% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 79.2% | ±2.0 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 12.5% | ±1.7 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 6.1% | ±1.4 |
The FCC data hold no prices. Lifeline, the standing federal discount on phone or internet service, reaches 26.1%7 of eligible households in Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh and its population peers
The table sets Pittsburgh beside the cities closest to it in population, all from the same FCC release.
| Area | Fiber available | Gigabit (1,000/100) | Two or more wired choices | Fiber networks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, Nebraska | 99.9% | 99.9% | 98.3% | 4 |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 94.7% | 99.6% | 94.5% | 4 |
| St. Paul, Minnesota | 91.6% | 94.8% | 91.7% | 2 |
| Jersey City, New Jersey | 91.1% | 96.3% | 90.7% | 5 |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 90.1% | 98.2% | 87.7% | 3 |
| Durham, North Carolina | 89.5% | 89.5% | 87.1% | 6 |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | 81.8% | 81.8% | 80.5% | 4 |
| Santa Ana, California | 53.1% | 54.8% | 55.7% | 7 |
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.
Allegheny County as a whole reports fiber at 88.1% of its 470,618 locations and two or more wired choices at 87.2%, both below the city. The Pennsylvania page maps every county; Allentown reports fiber at 88.7%1 of locations.
Pittsburgh internet questions
What internet providers are available in Pittsburgh?
Xfinity reports cable at 99.8% of the city's locations and Verizon reports fiber at 94.6%. T-Mobile (87.3%) and AT&T (53.9%1) report fixed wireless home internet, and Verizon adds fixed wireless at some addresses. HughesNet, Viasat and Starlink report satellite everywhere.
Is fiber internet available in Pittsburgh?
At 94.7% of locations at least one provider reports fiber, against 62.0% across Pennsylvania and 62.6% nationally, as of June 30, 2026. Nearly all of it is Verizon's network; two different fiber providers are reported at only 0.0%1 of locations.
How many internet providers does Pittsburgh have?
7 wired providers report service somewhere in the city, but all except Xfinity and Verizon report a few hundred locations or fewer. At a typical address the count is two: 94.5% of locations have exactly two wired providers at 100/20 Mbps, and 0.0%1 have three or more.
Is 5G home internet available in Pittsburgh?
T-Mobile reports fixed wireless at 87.3% of locations and AT&T at 53.9%, both with advertised downloads up to 100 Mbps. Licensed fixed wireless reaching 100/20 Mbps is reported at 46.0%1 of locations. The carrier decides eligibility address by address.
Checking one address in Pittsburgh
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
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year detailed tables; 2020-2024; released January 29, 2026. api.census.gov
- USAC, Lifeline participation rate; released August 17, 2026. www.usac.org
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.