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Where Kinetic reports home internet

Kinetic reports service at 2,898,389 homes and businesses in 19 states, 2.5% of all locations in the US, as of June 30, 2026.1

Where Kinetic reports service: share of each state's locations
Where Kinetic reports service: share of each state's locations

Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_state_20m. Share of broadband serviceable locations in each state where Kinetic reports service of any technology and speed, as of June 30, 2026. Hatched: none reported.

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StateShare of locations
Kentucky21.0%
Nebraska20.5%
Iowa14.0%
Georgia12.9%
New Mexico8.1%
Arkansas6.6%
Pennsylvania6.1%
North Carolina6.0%
Oklahoma5.8%
Ohio4.1%
Texas3.2%
South Carolina2.1%
Missouri1.8%
Minnesota1.7%
Alabama1.5%
New York1.2%
Florida1.1%
Mississippi0.8%
West Virginia0.0%

Kinetic, Windstream's home internet brand, now lists more locations with fiber than with DSL. Its filing as of June 30, 2026 covers 2.9 million homes and businesses in 18 states, 2.5%1 of US locations, and the footprint is smaller than in 2022 while the fiber part of it has grown. In Kentucky and Nebraska it reaches about one location in five.

Kinetic's reported footprint by technology
Fiber1,636,888
Cable89,259
DSL (copper)1,367,503
Unlicensed fixed wireless85,945

Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Broadband serviceable locations in the 50 states and DC where Kinetic reports each technology, as of June 30, 2026. A location reached by two technologies counts in both.

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TechnologyLocationsAt 100/20 Mbps or moreFastest advertised download (Mbps)
Fiber1,636,8881,636,8882,000
Cable89,25989,2591,000
DSL (copper)1,367,503249,948300
Unlicensed fixed wireless85,9450100

Fiber or copper: what a Kinetic listing means

Kinetic's filing to the FCC, as of June 30, 2026 (file revision of November 10, 2026), covers 2,898,3891 broadband serviceable locations: houses, apartment buildings and small businesses where Kinetic says it provides service or could install it within ten business days. Four technologies appear in it, and a location can be counted under more than one:

TechnologyLocationsAt 100/20 Mbps or moreFastest advertised download
Fiber to the premises1,636,8881,636,8882 Gbps
DSL over telephone copper1,367,503249,948300 Mbps
Cable89,25989,2591 Gbps
Unlicensed fixed wireless85,9450100 Mbps1

Fiber is the larger of the two main networks. Kinetic is the ninth-largest fiber filer in the country (1.6 million locations) and the fifth-largest DSL filer (1.4 million), behind AT&T, CenturyLink, Brightspeed and Frontier1. Every fiber location is filed at 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload or more; most DSL locations are not. The fixed wireless locations are all below 100/20.

The fastest advertised tier is the same across its larger states: 2 Gbps1 in Georgia, Kentucky, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Iowa, North Carolina and Arkansas.

Where the footprint is widest

Kinetic's footprint runs from Pennsylvania and New York through the Carolinas and Georgia to Florida, and west through Kentucky, Ohio, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas to Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and New Mexico.

By count, Georgia comes first (502,086 locations), then Kentucky (387,899) and Texas (337,420). By share of a state's locations the order changes. Kinetic reaches 21.0% of all locations in Kentucky and 20.5% in Nebraska, against 12.9% in Georgia and 14.0% in Iowa. Texas is third by count but only 3.2% by share. At the edges of the footprint the filing is thin: 10,169 locations in Mississippi and 101 in West Virginia. Its Louisiana listings are for business customers only, so Louisiana does not appear in the residential figures here.

Kinetic by state, June 30, 2026
Georgia502,08612.9%Fiber Cable DSL Fixed wireless293,441−95,6262 Gbps
Kentucky387,89921.0%Fiber DSL231,983−121,8122 Gbps
Texas337,4203.2%Fiber DSL Fixed wireless190,667−35,9762 Gbps
Pennsylvania295,7276.1%Fiber Cable DSL181,081−22,1272 Gbps
North Carolina263,7186.0%Fiber Cable DSL135,002−99,5822 Gbps
Iowa191,23314.0%Fiber Cable DSL Fixed wireless78,517−54,4392 Gbps
Ohio184,1454.1%Fiber DSL128,945−39,4362 Gbps
Nebraska162,96120.5%Fiber DSL Fixed wireless78,274−30,9152 Gbps
Oklahoma101,3105.8%Fiber DSL Fixed wireless66,948−29,2592 Gbps
Arkansas89,8806.6%Fiber DSL Fixed wireless56,127−27,3092 Gbps
Florida85,6061.1%Fiber Cable DSL45,455−9,9492 Gbps
New Mexico69,8318.1%Fiber DSL Fixed wireless39,691−11,2162 Gbps
New York58,2871.2%Fiber DSL48,264−11,1372 Gbps
South Carolina46,6222.1%Fiber DSL26,569−19,3282 Gbps
Missouri44,2301.8%Fiber DSL Fixed wireless11,253−3,1002 Gbps
Minnesota35,0021.7%Fiber DSL1,630+2,0842 Gbps
Alabama32,2531.5%Fiber DSL20,659−3,8512 Gbps
Mississippi10,1690.8%Fiber DSL2,380−3,5462 Gbps
West Virginia100.0%Fiber DSL2new2 Gbps

Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2022. Broadband serviceable locations where Kinetic reports service as of June 30, 2026, compared with June 30, 2022. The FCC location list changes between releases, so part of a change can come from added or corrected locations.

Nebraska and Kentucky: DSL that reaches 100/20

A Kinetic listing at 100/20 is not always fiber. Its filing includes 249,9481 DSL locations at 100/20 or more, and the gap shows in the state figures, where the share of a state's locations with Kinetic at 100/20 runs ahead of the share with Kinetic fiber:

StateKinetic, any technologyKinetic at 100/20Kinetic fiber
Nebraska20.5%15.1%9.9%
Kentucky21.0%14.0%12.6%
Georgia12.9%9.4%7.6%
Iowa14.0%7.2%5.8%
Pennsylvania6.1%4.0%3.7%1

In Nebraska and Kentucky Kinetic files only fiber, DSL and (in Nebraska) fixed wireless below 100/20, so the difference between the last two columns is DSL filed at 100/20. Nebraska shows it most clearly, and within Nebraska, Lincoln: Kinetic reports service at 72.6% of the city's locations, 100/20 at 51.3% and fiber at 22.2%. A Kinetic listing in Lincoln is more often copper than fiber, and the copper there is often filed at 100/20. Elsewhere, a DSL listing below 100/20 is the more common case: 1.4 million DSL locations against 249,9481 at 100/20.

Smaller than in 2022, with more fiber

Between the first National Broadband Map (June 30, 2022) and June 30, 2026, Kinetic's footprint changed by −616,514 locations, while its fiber footprint changed by +764,9923. The latest six months follow the same pattern: −116,465 locations in total since December 31, 2025, and +193,2684 with fiber. The state table above shows the 2022 count for each state; Minnesota is the only state with clearly more Kinetic locations now than then; West Virginia's handful of records is new.

Two kinds of change sit in these numbers. Fiber growth adds locations to the fiber count, including at addresses that were already listed with DSL. The shrinking total means Kinetic stopped listing service at a large number of locations, which can reflect network changes or filing changes, and the FCC also revises its own list of locations with every release. The figures compare two filings; they are not a construction record. Across all providers, the share of US locations with any DSL fell by 18.6 percentage points1 over the same period.

Where Kinetic is the only wired line at 100/20

At 329,220 locations, Kinetic is the only wired provider reporting 100/20 Mbps: no cable company, no other fiber network and no other DSL filer reports that speed there. Fixed wireless or satellite may still be listed. Among its largest states, the share is highest in Georgia, at 2.7% of the state's locations, followed by Kentucky (1.9%) and Nebraska (1.8%). In North Carolina it is 0.4%1.

At these locations Kinetic's fiber, or its faster DSL, is the only wired connection that meets the federal 100/20 benchmark. Where Kinetic has only slower DSL, a home that needs 100/20 depends on another provider, if any is listed.

Five large cities above half

Kinetic reports service at most locations in five of the 343 cities with 100,000 or more residents. In all five it is one wired option among several.

Large cities where Kinetic reaches the most locations
Concord, North Carolina75.0%Fiber DSL61.5%
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma73.3%Fiber DSL63.2%
Lincoln, Nebraska72.6%Fiber DSL Fixed wireless51.3%
Sugar Land, Texas64.1%Fiber DSL43.8%
Lexington, Kentucky63.0%Fiber DSL38.8%
Tulsa, Oklahoma6.9%Fiber DSL5.6%
Winston-Salem, North Carolina4.4%Fiber DSL2.2%
Charlotte, North Carolina3.5%Fiber DSL1.1%
High Point, North Carolina2.4%Cable2.4%
Athens, Georgia0.4%DSL0.0%
Lubbock, Texas0.2%DSL0.0%
Louisville, Kentucky0.1%Fiber DSL0.1%

Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Among the 343 largest US cities; shares of locations inside city limits, as of June 30, 2026.

  • Concord, North Carolina: Kinetic reports service at 75.0% of locations and fiber at 53.8%, the highest share of any large city. Spectrum is listed at 97.1%.
  • Broken Arrow, Oklahoma: service at 73.3%, fiber at 60.1%, the largest fiber share of the five. Cox is listed at 96.2% and AT&T at 65.9%. Next door in Tulsa, Kinetic reports 6.9%.
  • Lincoln, Nebraska: service at 72.6%, fiber at 22.2%. ALLO Fiber (99.9%) and Spectrum (96.4%) are listed almost everywhere.
  • Sugar Land, Texas: service at 64.1%, fiber at 38.4%, alongside Xfinity (99.6%) and Ezee Fiber (77.0%).
  • Lexington, Kentucky: service at 63.0%, fiber at 28.7%. Spectrum (96.2%) and Metronet (89.8%1) both report wider reach.
Five large Kinetic cities, all providers: fiber, DSL and two fiber networks, June 30, 2026
AreaFiber availableDSL availableTwo or more fiber networks
Concord, North Carolina88.7%23.3%34.6%
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma87.9%15.2%43.6%
Lincoln, Nebraska99.9%50.7%22.9%
Sugar Land, Texas96.6%32.5%51.9%
Lexington, Kentucky91.6%36.6%27.8%

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.

Taken across all providers, each of the five has fiber at most locations, and DSL is still listed widely: at 50.7% of locations in Lincoln and 36.6% in Lexington. Beyond the five, Kinetic's share of large cities falls off quickly: 3.5%1 in Charlotte.

Reading Kinetic's numbers

Every figure on this page is Kinetic's own report to the FCC, as of June 30, 2026. "Available" means Kinetic says it serves the location or could connect it within ten business days, not that a line is installed, and a listing that looks wrong can be challenged on the FCC National Broadband Map. Speeds are maximum advertised speeds, not measured ones. The data hold no prices or plan details; those are on Kinetic's broadband facts labels.

Kinetic availability questions

Is Kinetic available at my address?

Kinetic reports service in 18 states as of June 30, 2026, with the most locations in Georgia (502,086) and the largest shares in Kentucky (21.0% of the state's locations) and Nebraska (20.5%1). Search your address on the FCC National Broadband Map to see whether Kinetic filed fiber, DSL or nothing there, then confirm with Kinetic.

Is Kinetic fiber or DSL?

Both, depending on the address. Kinetic files fiber at 1,636,888 locations, with advertised downloads up to 2 Gbps, and DSL at 1,367,503, with advertised downloads up to 300 Mbps. Of the DSL locations, 249,9481 are filed at 100/20 Mbps or more.

Is Kinetic the same as Windstream?

In the FCC data they are one filer. Kinetic's service is reported under Windstream's local operating companies, such as Windstream Kentucky East and Windstream Nebraska, and Valor Telecommunications of Texas, with Uniti Group Inc. listed as the holding company.

How much does Kinetic internet cost?

The FCC availability data contain no prices. Kinetic must publish a broadband facts label for each home internet plan, with the monthly price, fees and the typical speeds it reports. Households with low incomes can check Lifeline, which takes $9.25 a month off a qualifying broadband bill.

Is Kinetic available at your address?

Area figures cannot answer that. Search the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map, which lists every provider that reports service there, and confirm with Kinetic before you sign up. If the map shows Kinetic but it cannot connect you within ten business days, you can challenge the listing on the map.

Sources

  1. FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Availability as of June 30, 2026; released November 10, 2026. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
  2. Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_state_20m. www2.census.gov
  3. FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2022; Availability as of June 30, 2022; released May 10, 2024. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
  4. FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of December 31, 2025; Availability as of December 31, 2025; released November 3, 2026. broadbandmap.fcc.gov

How every figure is built: methodology. Found an error? Write to [email protected]; corrections are listed on the updates page.