Tennessee internet, where local networks built much of the fiber
Fiber is available at 80.5% of the 2,793,473 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Tennessee, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 97.2%. 66.4% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 30.8% 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, East South Central division
Tennessee ranks among the leading states for fiber, and much of it comes from local networks rather than national companies: AT&T, the largest, reports fiber at 32.0% of locations, while fiber of any kind reaches 80.5%1. Networks based in Knoxville, Chattanooga and Clarksville and rural networks in the Upper Cumberland fill much of the rest. That leaves some counties with fiber at nearly every address but only one wired provider, and others with cable but little fiber.
The companies on Tennessee's map
89 wired or fixed wireless providers report home internet somewhere in Tennessee as of June 30, 2026 (FCC revision of November 10, 2026), 82 of them over wires. The widest footprints belong to two 5G home internet services: T-Mobile reports service at 73.8% of the state's 2.8 million homes and businesses and Verizon at 63.4%. Reach is not speed, though: T-Mobile's service is listed at 100/20 Mbps or more at 24.4%1 of locations.
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 73.8% | 24.4% | 100 Mbps | – |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 69.3% | 34.0% | 5 Gbps | 0.9% |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 63.4% | 26.8% | 1 Gbps | – |
| Xfinity | Fiber Cable | 50.5% | 50.5% | 2 Gbps | 10.1% |
| Spectrum | Fiber Cable | 30.4% | 30.4% | 1 Gbps | 6.9% |
| Brightspeed | Fiber DSL Fixed wireless | 7.1% | 4.1% | 8 Gbps | 0.1% |
| KUB | Fiber | 4.9% | 4.9% | 10 Gbps | 0.2% |
| EPB | Fiber | 4.8% | 4.8% | – | 0.2% |
| United Communications Inc | Fiber DSL Fixed wireless | 4.7% | 3.8% | 8 Gbps | 1.0% |
| TDS | Fiber DSL | 3.8% | 3.3% | 8 Gbps | 0.2% |
| Cumblerand Connect, LLC | Fiber | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 Gbps | 0.6% |
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.
Among wired networks, Xfinity is the largest, reaching 50.5% of locations, almost all by cable, and it is the only wired provider of 100/20 Mbps at 10.1%. Spectrum covers 30.4%, including 93.2% of Sullivan County, around Kingsport and Bristol, and 90.6% of Montgomery County. AT&T reports service at 69.3% and fiber at 32.0%; the rest of its footprint is copper DSL or fixed wireless. Below these sit networks that serve one part of the state: Brightspeed (7.1%), United Communications (4.7%), KUB (4.9%), EPB (4.8%) and TDS (3.8%1).
A listing means the provider told the FCC it can install standard service at that location within ten business days. Anyone can challenge a listing on the FCC map. Starlink, Viasat and HughesNet report satellite service at virtually every location and are left out of the figures here.
Fiber from city and county networks
Fiber is reported at 80.5% of Tennessee's locations, the 6th highest share among the states and DC; the national figure is 62.6%. 76 companies report fiber in the state, a count that ranks tied for 6th highest in the country. The gap between AT&T's fiber, at 32.0%1 of locations, and the state total is filled partly by Spectrum, Brightspeed and TDS fiber and largely by networks that each cover a city or a group of counties:
- Knoxville: KUB reports fiber at 97.5% of the city's locations. KUB reported no locations on the first map, as of June 30, 2022, when fiber reached 59.2%2 of Knoxville; the city is now at 99.0%.
- Chattanooga: EPB reports fiber at 92.1% of locations in Hamilton County.
- Clarksville: CDE Lightband reports fiber at 81.9% of Montgomery County, where fiber reaches 99.4% of locations.
- Johnson City area: BrightRidge reports fiber at 76.6% of Washington County.
- Upper Cumberland: Twin Lakes reports fiber at 100.0% of Overton County, 99.8% of Jackson and 96.8% of Pickett.
- West Tennessee: LexNet reports fiber at 75.1%1 of Henderson County.
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 | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber | 80.5% | 62.6% |
| Cable | 78.5% | 80.3% |
| DSL (copper) | 49.4% | 36.2% |
| Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home) | 86.2% | 87.3% |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 2.0% | 19.7% |
The fastest download offered is 2 Gbps or more at 60.5% of locations. Gigabit service with at least 100 Mbps upload (1,000/100) reaches 87.5%, the 7th highest1 share among the states. All speeds are the providers' 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 36.5% | 60.5% |
| United States | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 31.0% | 61.0% |
Where two fiber networks overlap
At 22.1% of Tennessee locations, two or more companies report fiber, the 7th highest share among the states (US: 12.1%). It is highest in cities where a local network and AT&T both report fiber: 77.9% of locations in Clarksville and 68.5% in Knoxville have a second fiber option. Chattanooga has the lowest overlap of the six large cities, 6.2%: AT&T reports fiber at only 6.0%1 of the city, and the second wire is usually Xfinity's cable.
| Area | Locations (BSLs) | Fiber available | Two or more fiber networks | Two or more wired choices | Unserved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville, Tennessee | 202,888 | 86.6% | 33.5% | 86.7% | 0.2% |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 211,704 | 62.1% | 13.1% | 64.5% | 0.1% |
| Knoxville, Tennessee | 63,047 | 99.0% | 68.5% | 98.9% | 0.0% |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 65,515 | 100.0% | 6.2% | 98.4% | 0.0% |
| Clarksville, Tennessee | 56,741 | 100.0% | 77.9% | 98.3% | 0.0% |
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 44,507 | 87.1% | 19.1% | 86.9% | 0.1% |
| Tennessee | 2,793,473 | 80.5% | 22.1% | 66.4% | 0.9% |
| United States | 115,784,915 | 62.6% | 12.1% | 55.6% | 2.4% |
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.
Memphis has the lowest fiber share of the six, 62.1%, and Shelby County as a whole is at 63.0%1, well below the state. Every city has its own page: Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Clarksville and Murfreesboro.
Fiber at every address, one wire to choose
Coverage and choice part ways in the rural counties served by a single local network. In Pickett County, fiber reaches 96.8% of locations, yet the share with two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps is 0.0%, the lowest of the state's 953 counties. Clay County (99.9% fiber, one wired provider at 99.9% of locations) and Jackson County (100.0% fiber, 99.7%1 with one wired provider) follow the same pattern, as does Bledsoe County, where BTC Fiber is the main network. The second option in these counties, where there is one, is T-Mobile or Verizon fixed wireless.
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.
Statewide, 66.4% of locations have two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps, the 7th highest share among the states, and 30.8% have exactly one. Three or more wired choices, at 20.3%, rank 6th highest. The highest county share of two or more is in Knox County, at 95.2%; Hamilton County, where EPB and Xfinity overlap, is at 94.3%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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 2.8% | 30.8% | 46.1% | 20.3% |
| Pickett County | 0.1% | 99.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Hamilton County | 0.2% | 5.5% | 84.8% | 9.5% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
Anderson County: cable without fiber
The opposite case sits next to Knoxville. Anderson County has the lowest fiber share in Tennessee, 16.1%, against 95.7% in Knox County. Xfinity reports service at 95.6% of Anderson County's locations, and 80.8% of them have only one wired provider at 100/20 Mbps. Gigabit service is still listed at 82.7% of locations, up 80.8 percentage points since 2022, while fiber rose only 14.3 percentage points1, so most of the gain came on networks other than fiber.
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.
The next-lowest are Campbell (42.1%), Franklin (41.0%), Greene (43.3%) and Monroe (47.8%), all but Franklin in East Tennessee. Greene County also has the lowest gigabit share, 44.1%. Still, in 871 of the 953 counties fiber reaches half of all locations or more.
The last unserved pockets
Statewide, 24,941 locations (0.9%) have no reliable land-based service of 25/3 Mbps, down from 6.8%2 in June 2022. The remaining gaps are concentrated in a few counties. Moore County, with only 3,354 locations, has the highest unserved share, 14.8%. In Polk County, in the southeast corner along the Georgia line, 10.4% of locations are unserved and satellite is the only service at 8.3%, the highest satellite-only share in the state. Monroe (8.8%), Franklin (7.9%), McNairy (7.6%) and Lawrence (7.2%1) follow.
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.
| Anderson County | 32,705 | 16.1% | 96.5% | 15.6% | 1.1% | Xfinity | 70.1% ±2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford County | 20,983 | 78.1% | 87.5% | 46.6% | 3.4% | United Communications Inc | 65.1% ±3.1 |
| Benton County | 9,569 | 74.3% | 94.4% | 48.7% | 1.3% | Spectrum | 45.1% ±3.6 |
| Bledsoe County | 6,678 | 99.7% | 99.7% | 0.6% | 0.2% | BTC Fiber | 64.1% ±6.8 |
| Blount County | 58,444 | 55.4% | 89.8% | 32.2% | 1.4% | AT&T | 74.6% ±1.7 |
| Bradley County | 42,645 | 80.1% | 97.1% | 72.5% | 1.1% | Spectrum | 74.2% ±1.7 |
| Campbell County | 19,796 | 42.1% | 95.4% | 23.8% | 1.9% | Xfinity | 58.4% ±2.6 |
| Cannon County | 7,077 | 99.8% | 99.8% | 30.8% | 0.1% | DeKalb Telephone Cooperative Inc | 67.7% ±4.0 |
| Carroll County | 14,152 | 49.7% | 93.1% | 26.2% | 1.4% | Spectrum | 55.4% ±2.9 |
| Carter County | 25,833 | 69.7% | 96.2% | 62.9% | 2.0% | Brightspeed | 68.8% ±2.3 |
| Cheatham County | 17,782 | 77.2% | 94.7% | 66.2% | 2.0% | AT&T | 76.1% ±2.3 |
| Chester County | 7,617 | 99.9% | 99.9% | 44.0% | 0.1% | Aeneas Communications LLC | 57.5% ±4.1 |
| Claiborne County | 15,787 | 86.1% | 96.1% | 78.9% | 2.1% | MountaiNet Telephone Company | 60.3% ±3.3 |
| Clay County | 4,680 | 99.9% | 99.9% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Twin Lakes | 61.2% ±6.3 |
| Cocke County | 17,982 | 99.5% | 99.5% | 70.2% | 0.3% | Newport Utilities | 48.0% ±3.4 |
| Coffee County | 25,190 | 75.3% | 95.2% | 52.5% | 0.7% | Spectrum | 68.8% ±2.9 |
| Crockett County | 7,032 | 99.9% | 99.9% | 72.7% | 0.0% | Gibson Connect | 61.1% ±4.2 |
| Cumberland County | 32,583 | 93.4% | 97.0% | 86.4% | 0.1% | Frontier | 68.3% ±1.6 |
| Davidson County | 211,839 | 86.0% | 99.4% | 86.0% | 0.2% | Xfinity | 80.4% ±0.6 |
| Decatur County | 7,861 | 93.5% | 93.7% | 39.7% | 0.7% | LexNet | 52.1% ±4.8 |
| DeKalb County | 11,220 | 99.7% | 99.7% | 54.2% | 0.0% | DeKalb Telephone Cooperative Inc | 71.0% ±5.2 |
| Dickson County | 23,549 | 96.1% | 97.7% | 67.6% | 1.2% | Ignite Broadband | 61.7% ±2.8 |
| Dyer County | 16,604 | 64.6% | 98.4% | 51.9% | 0.5% | Sparklight | 62.8% ±4.1 |
| Fayette County | 20,233 | 97.9% | 99.9% | 74.6% | 0.1% | Aeneas Communications LLC | 69.8% ±2.1 |
| Fentress County | 10,464 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 46.4% | 0.0% | Twin Lakes | 73.3% ±4.1 |
| Franklin County | 21,607 | 41.0% | 79.9% | 32.0% | 7.9% | AT&T | 58.8% ±2.6 |
| Gibson County | 23,753 | 93.8% | 98.2% | 76.4% | 0.0% | Spectrum | 71.1% ±2.1 |
| Giles County | 15,258 | 91.6% | 91.6% | 43.5% | 5.5% | PES Energize | 53.8% ±3.5 |
| Grainger County | 12,587 | 99.4% | 99.4% | 72.3% | 0.4% | Trilight | 57.5% ±2.5 |
| Greene County | 34,486 | 43.3% | 92.3% | 39.4% | 2.9% | Xfinity | 61.5% ±2.2 |
| Grundy County | 7,541 | 86.7% | 91.6% | 50.3% | 0.0% | Ben Lomand Rural Telephone Coop Inc | 71.0% ±3.8 |
| Hamblen County | 26,513 | 99.2% | 100.0% | 90.3% | 0.0% | AT&T | 70.4% ±2.6 |
| Hamilton County | 140,967 | 97.6% | 99.9% | 94.3% | 0.1% | Xfinity | 81.7% ±0.8 |
| Hancock County | 3,978 | 99.7% | 99.7% | 91.8% | 0.3% | MountaiNet Telephone Company | 57.0% ±6.0 |
| Hardeman County | 11,735 | 98.0% | 98.9% | 60.9% | 0.8% | Aeneas Communications LLC | 49.9% ±4.1 |
| Hardin County | 16,708 | 56.6% | 95.3% | 32.4% | 1.5% | Spectrum | 59.2% ±3.6 |
| Hawkins County | 27,496 | 87.5% | 98.4% | 53.2% | 0.8% | Holston Connect LLC | 70.5% ±2.4 |
| Haywood County | 8,236 | 58.8% | 99.2% | 14.6% | 0.1% | AT&T | 55.5% ±3.8 |
| Henderson County | 13,542 | 90.4% | 94.1% | 55.4% | 0.4% | LexNet | 57.0% ±3.5 |
| Henry County | 18,577 | 74.5% | 93.0% | 44.8% | 2.7% | Spectrum | 61.5% ±2.5 |
| Hickman County | 11,721 | 95.6% | 97.1% | 43.7% | 2.0% | Meriwether Lewis Connect, LLC | 56.0% ±4.6 |
| Houston County | 4,432 | 99.4% | 99.4% | 33.8% | 0.4% | Meriwether Lewis Connect, LLC | 62.1% ±5.5 |
| Humphreys County | 9,440 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 62.3% | 0.0% | Meriwether Lewis Connect, LLC | 64.4% ±4.6 |
| Jackson County | 6,425 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Twin Lakes | 74.2% ±4.9 |
| Jefferson County | 27,236 | 99.7% | 99.7% | 66.7% | 0.2% | Trilight | 61.4% ±2.6 |
| Johnson County | 9,368 | 75.0% | 96.6% | 50.0% | 1.7% | Brightspeed | 65.2% ±3.2 |
| Knox County | 181,162 | 95.7% | 99.7% | 95.2% | 0.1% | Xfinity | 76.3% ±0.6 |
| Lake County | 2,522 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 82.5% | 0.0% | Gibson Connect | 58.7% ±5.8 |
| Lauderdale County | 10,465 | 68.3% | 97.4% | 40.8% | 0.5% | AT&T | 60.5% ±3.2 |
| Lawrence County | 19,967 | 70.6% | 86.8% | 45.2% | 7.2% | Spectrum | 62.7% ±2.7 |
| Lewis County | 6,300 | 97.4% | 97.9% | 65.0% | 1.9% | Meriwether Lewis Connect, LLC | 64.6% ±6.7 |
| Lincoln County | 16,823 | 54.2% | 91.6% | 23.6% | 0.8% | Fayetteville Public Utilities | 56.8% ±3.1 |
| Loudon County | 27,596 | 72.8% | 96.2% | 63.4% | 0.9% | Spectrum | 72.1% ±2.4 |
| Macon County | 11,663 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 38.4% | 0.0% | North Central Communications | 69.0% ±4.3 |
| Madison County | 40,875 | 99.8% | 99.9% | 85.6% | 0.0% | Spectrum | 76.2% ±1.5 |
| Marion County | 14,377 | 97.5% | 99.0% | 68.6% | 0.3% | SVEConnect LLC | 68.8% ±3.4 |
| Marshall County | 15,706 | 54.2% | 84.5% | 18.8% | 6.9% | United Communications Inc | 70.4% ±3.5 |
| Maury County | 44,221 | 68.6% | 95.7% | 67.7% | 1.3% | Spectrum | 77.6% ±1.9 |
| McMinn County | 24,756 | 49.1% | 91.1% | 25.5% | 2.9% | AT&T | 57.9% ±2.6 |
| McNairy County | 13,034 | 56.0% | 87.0% | 13.2% | 7.6% | Spectrum | 49.2% ±3.0 |
| Meigs County | 6,596 | 57.7% | 96.5% | 17.7% | 1.0% | Spectrum | 41.2% ±4.8 |
| Monroe County | 22,519 | 47.8% | 84.9% | 12.0% | 8.8% | Spectrum | 56.1% ±3.2 |
| Montgomery County | 80,532 | 99.4% | 99.6% | 94.8% | 0.0% | AT&T | 83.3% ±1.3 |
| Moore County | 3,354 | 55.2% | 75.4% | 9.3% | 14.8% | Point Broadband Fiber Holding LLC | 44.8% ±7.8 |
| Morgan County | 9,337 | 99.6% | 99.9% | 59.7% | 0.1% | Highland Telephone Cooperative | 70.1% ±4.3 |
| Obion County | 15,105 | 87.5% | 96.7% | 55.0% | 0.1% | Spectrum | 64.8% ±2.7 |
| Overton County | 11,341 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 17.6% | 0.0% | Twin Lakes | 69.9% ±3.0 |
| Perry County | 5,184 | 99.8% | 99.8% | 19.6% | 0.2% | Meriwether Lewis Connect, LLC | 53.0% ±7.4 |
| Pickett County | 3,949 | 96.8% | 99.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Twin Lakes | 67.7% ±6.8 |
| Polk County | 9,028 | 49.7% | 84.8% | 22.7% | 10.4% | Xfinity | 52.2% ±4.5 |
| Putnam County | 32,172 | 92.2% | 97.5% | 80.9% | 0.0% | Spectrum | 78.0% ±1.8 |
| Rhea County | 15,503 | 57.4% | 96.7% | 16.3% | 1.1% | Spectrum | 58.6% ±3.8 |
| Roane County | 26,185 | 56.0% | 96.7% | 48.9% | 2.0% | AT&T | 65.8% ±2.4 |
| Robertson County | 31,368 | 88.1% | 97.6% | 67.9% | 0.1% | AT&T | 71.1% ±2.6 |
| Rutherford County | 116,120 | 89.1% | 98.6% | 84.6% | 0.6% | Xfinity | 81.1% ±1.3 |
| Scott County | 9,791 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 64.2% | 0.0% | Highland Telephone Cooperative | 63.2% ±3.7 |
| Sequatchie County | 7,690 | 99.6% | 99.6% | 10.5% | 0.3% | BTC Fiber | 63.9% ±4.0 |
| Sevier County | 55,797 | 50.3% | 92.8% | 42.5% | 2.0% | AT&T | 67.1% ±2.1 |
| Shelby County | 316,999 | 63.0% | 99.0% | 64.7% | 0.3% | Xfinity | 71.8% ±0.7 |
| Smith County | 9,688 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 39.6% | 0.0% | DeKalb Telephone Cooperative Inc | 75.0% ±3.2 |
| Stewart County | 7,346 | 91.8% | 94.6% | 37.9% | 0.0% | Cumblerand Connect, LLC | 66.1% ±4.8 |
| Sullivan County | 68,830 | 85.2% | 98.4% | 81.3% | 0.3% | Spectrum | 76.4% ±1.3 |
| Sumner County | 75,089 | 94.1% | 99.5% | 83.3% | 0.1% | Xfinity | 80.6% ±1.2 |
| Tipton County | 24,217 | 92.6% | 99.8% | 75.1% | 0.1% | Aeneas Communications LLC | 73.7% ±2.1 |
| Trousdale County | 4,224 | 98.9% | 99.0% | 50.1% | 0.2% | Tri-CoGo | 74.8% ±6.4 |
| Unicoi County | 8,403 | 96.6% | 97.9% | 73.9% | 1.3% | Brightspeed | 75.6% ±3.8 |
| Union County | 10,182 | 91.7% | 94.2% | 50.0% | 2.0% | KUB | 52.9% ±4.2 |
| Van Buren County | 3,611 | 88.6% | 90.6% | 19.0% | 0.4% | Ben Lomand Rural Telephone Coop Inc | 75.4% ±4.4 |
| Warren County | 18,901 | 86.0% | 94.6% | 58.3% | 0.0% | Ben Lomand Rural Telephone Coop Inc | 73.3% ±2.4 |
| Washington County | 51,801 | 83.6% | 97.9% | 78.0% | 0.7% | Brightspeed | 75.5% ±1.6 |
| Wayne County | 8,041 | 97.6% | 97.6% | 55.6% | 2.0% | TVEC Connect | 57.0% ±5.0 |
| Weakley County | 14,934 | 77.3% | 97.8% | 54.5% | 0.5% | Spectrum | 65.9% ±3.1 |
| White County | 13,252 | 89.3% | 94.4% | 48.8% | 0.1% | Ben Lomand Rural Telephone Coop Inc | 75.7% ±3.7 |
| Williamson County | 87,340 | 83.3% | 98.0% | 73.1% | 0.4% | AT&T | 86.8% ±1.0 |
| Wilson County | 59,666 | 88.2% | 97.3% | 77.6% | 0.5% | AT&T | 82.0% ±1.2 |
| Tennessee | 2,793,473 | 80.5% | 97.2% | 66.4% | 0.9% | 73.3% |
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).
Four years of change
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) |
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| Fiber available | 51.6% | 78.2% | 80.5% | 28.9 pts |
| Two or more fiber networks | 5.2% | 20.1% | 22.1% | 16.9 pts |
| Two or more wired choices | 43.7% | 64.3% | 66.4% | 22.8 pts |
| DSL available | 58.0% | 50.4% | 49.4% | −8.6 pts |
| Unserved | 6.8% | 1.2% | 0.9% | −5.9 pts |
Between June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2026, fiber's share of Tennessee locations rose from 51.6%2 to 80.5%, a change of +28.9 percentage points against +25.4 percentage points nationally. The share with two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps moved by +22.8 percentage points, and DSL fell by 8.6 percentage points. In the six months since December 31, 2025, fiber rose by a further 2.3 percentage points1.
The county changes vary widely. Henderson County had the largest gain, +85.5 percentage points; LexNet now reports fiber at 75.1% of its locations. In 21 counties fiber's share rose by 50 points or more. Dyer County moved the other way: its fiber share fell by 19.3 percentage points to 64.6%1, the largest decline in the state. Provider filings change from one release to the next, and a fall in reported fiber can reflect a corrected filing as well as a change on the ground.
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.
BEAD: fiber, satellite and some cable
Most of Tennessee's $813.3 million6 Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) allocation is still unassigned. The approved Final Proposal covers 43,871 locations, at a BEAD cost of $201.9 million, or $4,602 per location; providers committed a further $200.3 million. That leaves $611.4 million7 of the allocation not assigned to construction, money whose use was not settled as of November 2026.
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 | 76.2% |
| Cable | 12.2% |
| Fixed wireless | 0.0% |
| Low-Earth-orbit satellite | 11.7% |
Fiber takes 76.2% of the plan's locations (33,420), low-Earth-orbit satellite 11.7% (5,114), and cable, through hybrid fiber-coax extensions, 12.2%7. No locations went to fixed wireless. The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development's broadband office publishes the program documents.
Earlier federal money is also on the map. Tennessee received $215.2 million8 from the Treasury's Capital Projects Fund, and Rural Digital Opportunity Fund winners have reported 80,481 locations built, with $49.9 million9 paid out.
| Program | Amount | As of |
|---|---|---|
| BEAD allocation (NTIA, announced June 26, 2023) | $813,319,680 | |
| BEAD Final Proposal: locations to be connected | 43,871 | |
| BEAD Final Proposal: deployment cost | $201,902,731 | |
| BEAD cost per location | $4,602 | |
| BEAD allocation not assigned to deployment | $611,416,949 | |
| Treasury Capital Projects Fund allocation | $215,218,861 | |
| RDOF: locations built with support (cumulative) | 80,481 | |
| USDA ReConnect grants reported to USAspending | $1,586,520 | |
| Lifeline subscribers claimed | 82,507 | |
| Lifeline participation rate | 17.4% | |
| Households in the Affordable Connectivity Program, February 2024 | 429,621 |
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.
Subscriptions and cost
The Census Bureau's 2025 survey found 77.1% of Tennessee households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (margin of error ±0.4 percentage points). Households and locations are different units, but the distance from a 97.2%1 wired 100/20 footprint is wide. 12.7% of households have no internet device other than a smartphone, the 9th highest share among the states, and 12.5%14 rely only on a cellular data plan.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables. Availability is a share of locations as of June 30, 2026 (FCC); subscriptions are a share of households from the American Community Survey, 2025 (whiskers: 90% margin of error). Different units and dates: read the gap as a sign, not an exact number.
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| Measure | Share | MOE |
|---|---|---|
| Wired 100/20 Mbps available (FCC, share of locations) | 97.2% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 77.1% | ±0.4 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 12.5% | ±0.4 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 6.5% | ±0.3 |
Income separates subscribers clearly. 78.7% of households earning under $20,000 a year had a broadband subscription (±1.2 percentage points), tied for 6th lowest among the states, against 97.9%14 of those earning $75,000 or more. In NTIA's 2023 Internet Use Survey, 15.5%15 of Tennessee households that did not use the internet at home named cost as the main reason, an estimate with a wide margin. Lifeline, the federal $9.25 monthly discount, had 82,50711 Tennessee subscribers; at the close of the Affordable Connectivity Program's enrollment in February 2024, 429,62113 households in the state were signed up.
Cities and towns
Every Tennessee city and town of 25,000 or more is listed below with its fiber share and wired choices; the six largest link to their own pages.
| Nashville | 721,074 | 86.6% | 98.2% | 86.7% | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 609,647 | 62.1% | 92.1% | 64.5% | 7 |
| Knoxville | 202,021 | 99.0% | 99.5% | 98.9% | 8 |
| Chattanooga | 194,144 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 98.4% | 4 |
| Clarksville | 188,829 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 98.3% | 4 |
| Murfreesboro | 171,178 | 87.1% | 98.5% | 86.9% | 4 |
| Franklin | 90,226 | 81.7% | 97.8% | 82.1% | 4 |
| Johnson City | 74,943 | 99.2% | 99.2% | 98.3% | 4 |
| Jackson | 69,339 | 99.9% | 99.9% | 94.0% | 4 |
| Hendersonville | 64,266 | 93.9% | 97.5% | 94.1% | 3 |
| Smyrna | 63,321 | 90.7% | 99.5% | 91.3% | 5 |
| Spring Hill | 61,336 | 94.3% | 94.3% | 88.6% | 4 |
| Kingsport | 57,530 | 85.7% | 85.5% | 83.0% | 6 |
| Bartlett | 56,416 | 68.0% | 98.3% | 70.3% | 5 |
| Gallatin | 54,590 | 88.2% | 97.6% | 86.2% | 3 |
| Lebanon | 53,412 | 87.6% | 88.0% | 82.6% | 6 |
| Collierville | 51,909 | 71.1% | 99.5% | 72.2% | 5 |
| Cleveland | 51,172 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 96.6% | 3 |
| Columbia | 50,072 | 73.9% | 98.0% | 95.6% | 4 |
| Brentwood | 45,313 | 75.8% | 77.9% | 76.7% | 3 |
| Mount Juliet | 45,172 | 98.9% | 98.8% | 97.3% | 5 |
| La Vergne | 42,146 | 94.5% | 99.9% | 94.7% | 4 |
| Germantown | 40,001 | 20.1% | 82.2% | 27.8% | 3 |
| Cookeville | 38,212 | 84.2% | 84.2% | 81.8% | 3 |
| Oak Ridge | 35,395 | 18.5% | 96.8% | 22.7% | 3 |
| Morristown | 33,517 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 95.1% | 5 |
| Maryville | 32,442 | 73.4% | 73.2% | 0.1% | 2 |
| Bristol | 28,107 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 96.1% | 4 |
| Shelbyville | 26,146 | 87.8% | 87.8% | 83.4% | 3 |
| Farragut | 25,121 | 99.2% | 99.3% | 98.4% | 4 |
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.
Tennessee internet questions
What are the main internet providers in Tennessee?
Leaving out satellite, the companies with the widest reported reach are T-Mobile (73.8% of locations, licensed fixed wireless), AT&T (69.3%, fiber and DSL and licensed fixed wireless), Verizon (63.4%, licensed fixed wireless) and Xfinity (50.5%, mostly cable). Xfinity is the largest wired network. Spectrum's cable reaches 30.4%, and local fiber networks such as KUB (4.9%) and EPB (4.8%1) cover their own areas. Figures are as of June 30, 2026.
How many people in Tennessee lack broadband?
Moore and Polk counties have the highest unserved shares; statewide the figure is under one percent. By the FCC's count of locations, not people, as of June 30, 2026, 24,941 Tennessee homes and businesses (0.9%) were unserved under the BEAD definition, with no reliable land-based service of 25/3 Mbps, and 20,677 more were underserved. At 11,1741 locations satellite is the only service reported.
What is the cheapest internet in Tennessee?
Prices are not reported to the FCC, and no official source compares Tennessee plans; every provider, city utility networks such as EPB and KUB included, must post a broadband facts label for each plan. The federal option is Lifeline, a federal discount of $9.25 a month for eligible households (82,50711 Tennessee subscribers), and the broadband facts label each provider must show for every plan. The Affordable Connectivity Program, which 429,62113 Tennessee households used, ended on June 1, 2024.
How much BEAD money does Tennessee have?
Tennessee received $813.3 million6. About a quarter, $201.9 million, goes to 43,871 locations in the approved plan, mostly fiber, and $611.4 million7 is not assigned to construction.
Checking one address in Tennessee
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 Tennessee
Large cities with their own page: Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Clarksville and Murfreesboro.
Neighboring states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina and Virginia. Put Tennessee side by side with any state or large city in the comparison tool.
| Ranking | Value | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber internet availability by state | 80.5% | 6th of 51 |
| Internet speed by state: where gigabit service is offered | 87.5% | 7th of 51 |
| Broadband coverage by state | 97.2% | 10th of 51 |
| Internet provider competition by state | 66.4% | 7th of 51 |
| Unserved and underserved broadband locations by state | 0.9% | 43rd of 51 |
| Where fiber has grown since 2022 | 28.9% | 24th of 51 |
| 5G home internet and licensed fixed wireless by state | 86.2% | 31st of 51 |
| Households with an internet subscription by state | 93.5% | tied 24th of 51 |
| BEAD broadband funding by state | 4,602.0% | 28th 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
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year detailed tables; 2020-2024; released January 29, 2026. api.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
- 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
- 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
- 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, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables; 2025 (calendar-year sample); released October 29, 2026. api.census.gov
- NTIA Data Explorer "Analyze Table"; November 2023 (also all prior waves 1994-2021). www.ntia.gov
- 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.