Internet in Allen, Texas
Fiber is available at 91.0% of the 32,673 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Allen, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 98.7%. 93.1% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 5.6% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Allen in Texas
Allen is where AT&T's fiber territory and Frontier's overlap, with Spectrum's cable network underneath both. AT&T reports fiber at 83.4% of the city's homes and businesses and Frontier at 21.3%, so 21.3%1 of locations can pick among three or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps, more than in Plano, Frisco or McKinney.
The providers on Allen's map
The FCC's National Broadband Map, as of June 30, 2026 (revision of November 10, 2026), counts 32,673 broadband serviceable locations in Allen: each house, apartment building and business inside the city's 2020 Census boundary. Spectrum reports service at 98.0% of them, almost entirely over cable, with a fastest advertised download of 1 Gbps. AT&T reports 95.4% and fiber at 83.4%, advertised up to 5 Gbps. Frontier reports fiber, and only fiber, at 21.3%, with tiers advertised up to 7 Gbps1.
| Spectrum | Fiber Cable | 98.0% | 98.0% | 1 Gbps | 4.9% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 95.4% | 85.1% | 5 Gbps | 0.5% |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 82.4% | 38.8% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 58.2% | 21.1% | 1 Gbps | – |
| Rise Broadband | Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 35.7% | 11.0% | 564 Mbps | – |
| Frontier | Fiber | 21.3% | 21.3% | 7 Gbps | – |
| 360 Broadband | Licensed wireless | 10.5% | 9.0% | 400 Mbps | – |
| Astound | Fiber Cable | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1.5 Gbps | 0.2% |
| Hotwire Communications | Fiber | 0.2% | 0.2% | 8 Gbps | – |
| Optimum | Cable | 0.1% | 0.1% | 940 Mbps | – |
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.
A share in this table is the share of locations where the company tells the FCC it provides service, or could install it within ten business days of an order. It is the provider's claim, and anyone who finds it wrong can file a challenge on the FCC National Broadband Map. Starlink, HughesNet and Viasat list every location in Allen, as they do across the country, but none advertises 100/20 Mbps here.
Below the three wired networks come smaller ones. Astound reports cable and fiber at 3,373 locations and Hotwire Communications fiber at 67, advertised up to 8 Gbps. In all, 51 companies report fiber somewhere in the city.
Where two fiber footprints meet
Fiber in the suburbs north of Dallas mostly comes from one of two companies. AT&T's fiber covers most of Frisco, McKinney and Richardson; Frontier's covers most of Plano and Carrollton. Allen has both. AT&T reports fiber at 83.4% of locations, and Frontier at 21.3%, a much larger Frontier share than in Frisco (6.3%) or Richardson (0.4%1).
The overlap shows up as choice. With Spectrum's cable at nearly every address and two fiber networks in parts of the city, 21.3% of Allen's locations have three or more wired providers offering 100/20 Mbps, compared with 11.9% in Plano, 15.7% in Frisco and 17.2% in McKinney. Two or more fiber networks reach 18.1%1 of Allen's locations, up from 7.5%2 in June 2022.
| Area | Three or more wired choices | Two or more wired choices | Two or more fiber networks | One wired choice | Fiber available |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, Texas | 21.3% | 93.1% | 18.1% | 5.6% | 91.0% |
| Plano, Texas | 11.9% | 89.1% | 12.5% | 7.9% | 90.7% |
| Frisco, Texas | 15.7% | 91.3% | 14.4% | 7.4% | 93.5% |
| McKinney, Texas | 17.2% | 87.7% | 23.1% | 10.8% | 89.4% |
| Richardson, Texas | 0.4% | 88.1% | 0.5% | 8.9% | 89.2% |
| Texas | 17.4% | 66.2% | 18.2% | 24.2% | 74.4% |
| United States | 11.1% | 55.6% | 12.1% | 36.6% | 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.
Fiber grew; copper is still on the filings
Fiber from any company rose from 71.0%2 of locations in June 2022 to 90.3%3 in December 2025 and 91.0% in June 2026. Most of that rise came before the end of 2025. The FCC's list of Allen locations changed by +1,3941 over the four years, so the comparison uses shares, not counts.
DSL over telephone copper fell by 19.7 percentage points in the same period but is still reported at 44.9% of Allen's locations, above the Texas share of 26.7% and far above Plano's 1.9%. Nearly all of it is AT&T's. A provider can report more than one technology at the same location, and AT&T's fiber, DSL and fixed wireless counts in Allen add up to more than its 31,159 locations, so much of this copper sits at addresses where AT&T also reports fiber. AT&T offers 100/20 Mbps at 85.1%1 of the city.
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 | 71.0% | 90.3% | 91.0% | 20.0 pts |
| DSL available | 64.6% | 45.2% | 44.9% | −19.7 pts |
| Two or more fiber networks | 7.5% | 17.9% | 18.1% | 10.6 pts |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 47.4% | 37.7% | 32.7% | −14.6 pts |
Upload speeds caught up with downloads
A 1 Gbps download was already advertised at 98.4% of Allen's locations in 2022. What changed is uploads. Gigabit service with uploads of at least 100 Mbps, the FCC's 1,000/100 tier, went from 71.0% to 98.6%, tied for 43rd highest among the 343 US cities of 100,000 or more. Symmetrical wired service of 100/100 Mbps rose the same way, to 98.6%; that is above the fiber share, which means cable, mostly Spectrum's, now also reports 100 Mbps uploads where fiber is absent. The fastest advertised download is 2 Gbps or more at 82.1%1 of locations, up from 53.3%2. These are maximums the providers advertise, not measured speeds.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 16.5% | 82.1% |
| McKinney | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 21.2% | 77.4% |
| Texas | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 27.8% | 63.0% |
| United States | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 31.0% | 61.0% |
Fixed wireless: carriers in, unlicensed networks out
Licensed fixed wireless providers in Allen went from 2 in June 2022 to 5. Verizon added more Allen locations to its filing than any other provider over those four years and now reports 19,004, advertised up to 1 Gbps, with 100/20 Mbps at 21.1% of the city. T-Mobile reports the wider footprint, 82.4% of locations, but its top advertised download here is 100 Mbps and it reaches 100/20 Mbps at 38.8%. 360 Broadband, absent from the 2022 data, reports 3,428 locations. Licensed fixed wireless at 100/20 Mbps or faster now reaches 53.7%1 of locations, against 28.6%2 in 2022.
Unlicensed fixed wireless, which runs on shared radio bands, moved the other way: from 47.4%2 of locations in 2022 to 32.7%. It is still a larger share than in Frisco (24.3%) or McKinney (20.5%). Almost all of it is Rise Broadband's, which reports 35.7% of Allen's locations across licensed and unlicensed spectrum, advertised up to 564 Mbps1.
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 | Unlicensed fixed wireless |
|---|---|
| Allen | 32.7% |
| Texas | 30.0% |
| Frisco | 24.3% |
| McKinney | 20.5% |
| United States | 19.7% |
| Richardson | 6.4% |
| Plano | 3.2% |
Every home on a wireless sector shares its capacity, so the carriers accept customers address by address. A location in their filing is one they say they can serve, not a guaranteed opening.
Where choice thins out
Only 5.6% of locations have a single wired provider at 100/20 Mbps, down from 19.8%2 in 2022. Where that happens it is almost always Spectrum, the sole wired option at that speed for 4.9% of locations; AT&T is the sole option at 0.5%1.
Below that, the counts are in dozens. No wired provider offers 100/20 Mbps at 413 locations, and at 130 of those fixed wireless is the only way to reach that speed. Under the definitions of BEAD, the federal broadband grant program, 22 locations are unserved, with no wired or licensed fixed wireless service of at least 25/3 Mbps, and at 151 satellite is the only service reported.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen | 1.3% | 5.6% | 71.8% | 21.3% |
| Plano | 3.0% | 7.9% | 77.2% | 11.9% |
| Frisco | 1.3% | 7.4% | 75.6% | 15.7% |
| Texas | 9.6% | 24.2% | 48.8% | 17.4% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
Subscriptions: lower than its neighbors
What households buy comes from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, which counts households rather than locations. In 2025, 83.8% of Allen households subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL, with a margin of error of ±2.9 percentage points. That is above the Texas figure of 76.8% but below Plano (89.4%, ±2.0 percentage points) and Frisco (89.9%, ±1.8 percentage points), and the margins do not overlap. Another 12.4% relied on a cellular data plan alone (±4.7 percentage points), and 1.4% had no internet subscription (±1.0 percentage points), tied for 5th lowest4 among large cities by point estimate.
| Area | Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL | Households relying only on a cellular data plan | Households without an internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, Texas | 83.8% ±2.9 | 12.4% ±4.7 | 1.4% ±1.0 |
| Plano, Texas | 89.4% ±2.0 | 6.8% ±1.7 | 2.4% ±1.0 |
| Frisco, Texas | 89.9% ±1.8 | 6.6% ±2.2 | 1.6% ±0.9 |
| McKinney, Texas | 88.0% ±3.1 | 8.0% ±2.6 | 2.2% ±1.4 |
| Texas | 76.8% ±0.3 | 13.1% ±0.2 | 5.4% ±0.1 |
| United States | – | – | – |
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables. Period: 2025. ± is the 90% margin of error.
The survey's estimate for broadband of any kind, 98.6%, carries an unusually wide margin (±1.2 percentage points4), so it is not a firm basis for ranking Allen against other cities.
The Texas page maps every county and describes the state's BEAD plan.
Allen internet questions
Which internet providers serve Allen, Texas?
Spectrum reports service at 98.0% of Allen's locations, nearly all by cable, and AT&T at 95.4%, mostly fiber. Frontier reports fiber at 21.3%. T-Mobile (82.4%), Verizon (58.2%), Rise Broadband (35.7%) and 360 Broadband (10.5%1) report fixed wireless.
How much of Allen has fiber internet?
At least one company reports fiber at 91.0% of Allen's locations, against 74.4% for Texas and 62.6%1 for the US, as of June 30, 2026. In June 2022 the share was 71.0%2.
Can I choose between AT&T Fiber and Frontier Fiber in Allen?
In part of the city. Two or more different fiber networks reach 18.1% of Allen's locations. Frontier's fiber covers 21.3% of the city and AT&T's 83.4%1, so most addresses have AT&T fiber without Frontier.
How many internet providers are in Allen?
6 companies report wired service somewhere in Allen and 10 once fixed wireless is counted. The number at one address is smaller: 71.8% of locations have exactly two wired providers offering 100/20 Mbps and 21.3%1 have three or more.
Checking one address in Allen
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
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.