Internet in Amarillo, Texas
Fiber is available at 98.0% of the 76,850 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Amarillo, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 99.2%. 96.5% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 2.7% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Amarillo in Texas
Few large American cities have as much overlapping fiber as Amarillo. Two or more fiber networks reach 84.1% of its homes and businesses, the 5th highest1 share among large US cities, and cable reaches nearly all of them. The provider that reports service at the most locations, though, is Plains Internet, which reports mostly fixed wireless.
A wireless company first, three wired networks after
As of June 30, 2026, 10 providers report land-based internet service somewhere in Amarillo's 76,850 homes and businesses. The list is led by a wireless company. Plains Internet reports service at 99.5% of locations, almost all of it fixed wireless over unlicensed radio spectrum, and offers 100/20 Mbps at 28.3%. The three networks that cover most of the city by wire are Optimum's cable at 92.8%, AT&T at 92.3% (fiber at 86.1%) and Metronet's fiber at 90.9%1.
| Plains Internet LLC | Fiber Fixed wireless | 99.5% | 28.3% | 1 Gbps | – |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Fiber Cable | 92.8% | 92.8% | 940 Mbps | 1.2% |
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 92.3% | 86.6% | 5 Gbps | 0.5% |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 91.4% | 70.5% | 300 Mbps | – |
| Metronet | Fiber | 90.9% | 90.9% | 5 Gbps | 0.9% |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 74.8% | 19.2% | 100 Mbps | – |
| AW Broadband | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 62.0% | 35.5% | 1 Gbps | 0.0% |
| Pathwayz | Fiber | 12.5% | 12.5% | 1 Gbps | 0.2% |
| Kwikbit | Fixed wireless | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 Gbps | – |
| ICS Advanced Technologies | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100 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 provider is counted where it reports that it could install service within ten business days of a request. These are the providers' own filings, and anyone can challenge them on the FCC National Broadband Map, which also lists what is reported at a single address. HughesNet, Starlink and Viasat report satellite service at every location in the city and are left out of the counts on this page.
Two fiber networks at most addresses
Fiber reaches 98.0% of locations in Amarillo, against 74.4% statewide. The more unusual figure is overlap. AT&T reports fiber at 86.1% of locations and Metronet at 90.9%, and their footprints largely coincide: 84.1% of locations have two or more fiber providers. Across Texas the share is 18.2%, and nationally 12.1%1.
Stockton, California 0.0%Overland Park, Kansas 91.0%
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 or more fiber networks |
|---|---|
| Overland Park, Kansas | 91.0% |
| Bridgeport, Connecticut | 89.5% |
| Simi Valley, California | 89.2% |
| West Valley City, Utah | 86.4% |
| Amarillo, Texas | 84.1% |
| Cary, North Carolina | 82.2% |
| Olathe, Kansas | 82.1% |
| Clarksville, Tennessee | 77.9% |
| Stamford, Connecticut | 77.0% |
| Des Moines, Iowa | 74.0% |
| Newark, New Jersey | 73.5% |
| Elizabeth, New Jersey | 69.8% |
| Conroe, Texas | 69.4% |
| San Angelo, Texas | 69.3% |
| Kansas City, Missouri | 68.9% |
| Knoxville, Tennessee | 68.5% |
| Huntsville, Alabama | 67.6% |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | 67.5% |
| Yonkers, New York | 67.5% |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | 67.4% |
| Durham, North Carolina | 67.2% |
| Paterson, New Jersey | 64.5% |
| Columbia, Missouri | 63.4% |
| Independence, Missouri | 59.5% |
| Oakland, California | 58.6% |
| Lubbock, Texas | 58.0% |
| Wichita Falls, Texas | 57.8% |
| Killeen, Texas | 53.6% |
| Sugar Land, Texas | 51.9% |
| Richmond, California | 47.5% |
| Tyler, Texas | 47.3% |
| New Haven, Connecticut | 46.2% |
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | 45.9% |
| Round Rock, Texas | 45.3% |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | 44.9% |
| Palm Coast, Florida | 44.1% |
| Springfield, Missouri | 44.0% |
| Lansing, Michigan | 43.8% |
| Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | 43.6% |
| Kansas City, Kansas | 43.0% |
| Surprise, Arizona | 42.7% |
| Buckeye, Arizona | 41.8% |
| Waterbury, Connecticut | 41.0% |
| Abilene, Texas | 40.4% |
| Goodyear, Arizona | 39.8% |
| Centennial, Colorado | 36.6% |
| Omaha, Nebraska | 36.4% |
| Wichita, Kansas | 35.7% |
| Westminster, Colorado | 35.6% |
| Concord, North Carolina | 34.6% |
| Lakewood, Colorado | 34.5% |
| Gainesville, Florida | 34.2% |
| Fayetteville, Arkansas | 34.2% |
| Lancaster, California | 34.1% |
| Nashville, Tennessee | 33.5% |
| Elk Grove, California | 32.7% |
| Chula Vista, California | 32.1% |
| Pearland, Texas | 32.1% |
| Coral Springs, Florida | 32.0% |
| Pueblo, Colorado | 31.4% |
| Austin, Texas | 31.4% |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 29.8% |
| Port St. Lucie, Florida | 29.3% |
| Hillsboro, Oregon | 28.7% |
| San Mateo, California | 28.5% |
| Berkeley, California | 28.3% |
| Spokane, Washington | 28.2% |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | 28.0% |
| Lexington, Kentucky | 27.8% |
| St. George, Utah | 27.6% |
| San Francisco, California | 26.8% |
| Irvine, California | 26.7% |
| Fishers, Indiana | 26.7% |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 26.5% |
| Lee's Summit, Missouri | 26.0% |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin | 25.6% |
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico | 25.4% |
| New York, New York | 25.2% |
| Norman, Oklahoma | 25.2% |
| San Antonio, Texas | 24.8% |
| Fullerton, California | 23.7% |
| Carmel, Indiana | 23.1% |
| McKinney, Texas | 23.1% |
| Lincoln, Nebraska | 22.9% |
| Hayward, California | 22.1% |
| Alexandria, Virginia | 21.9% |
| Meridian, Idaho | 21.5% |
| Fort Collins, Colorado | 20.9% |
| Nampa, Idaho | 20.3% |
| Mesa, Arizona | 20.0% |
| Davenport, Iowa | 19.9% |
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 19.5% |
| Dayton, Ohio | 19.2% |
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 19.1% |
| Palm Bay, Florida | 18.9% |
| Allen, Texas | 18.1% |
| Topeka, Kansas | 18.1% |
| Eugene, Oregon | 18.0% |
| St. Petersburg, Florida | 17.9% |
| Sacramento, California | 17.7% |
| Columbia, South Carolina | 17.6% |
| Pembroke Pines, Florida | 17.3% |
| South Fulton, Georgia | 17.3% |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 16.8% |
| Fort Worth, Texas | 16.4% |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 15.8% |
| Thornton, Colorado | 15.2% |
| Columbus, Georgia | 15.0% |
| Deltona, Florida | 15.0% |
| Toledo, Ohio | 14.9% |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 14.8% |
| Savannah, Georgia | 14.8% |
| Concord, California | 14.8% |
| Frisco, Texas | 14.4% |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 13.7% |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 13.5% |
| Lakeland, Florida | 13.5% |
| Edinburg, Texas | 13.4% |
| Peoria, Arizona | 13.3% |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 13.1% |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 12.6% |
| Montgomery, Alabama | 12.5% |
| Plano, Texas | 12.5% |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 12.4% |
| Laredo, Texas | 12.1% |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | 12.0% |
| Rockford, Illinois | 11.9% |
| Ontario, California | 11.8% |
| Odessa, Texas | 11.5% |
| West Jordan, Utah | 11.1% |
| Louisville, Kentucky | 11.1% |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 11.0% |
| Santa Rosa, California | 11.0% |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 10.7% |
| Rochester, New York | 10.6% |
| Springfield, Illinois | 10.2% |
| Edmond, Oklahoma | 10.1% |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | 10.0% |
| Denton, Texas | 9.9% |
| Billings, Montana | 9.9% |
| Cape Coral, Florida | 9.3% |
| Vallejo, California | 9.2% |
| Salem, Oregon | 8.9% |
| Glendale, Arizona | 8.4% |
| New Braunfels, Texas | 8.4% |
| Henderson, Nevada | 8.2% |
| Palmdale, California | 8.1% |
| Arlington, Texas | 7.6% |
| Buffalo, New York | 7.6% |
| Charleston, South Carolina | 7.3% |
| Fort Myers, Florida | 7.3% |
| San Jose, California | 7.0% |
| Avondale, Arizona | 6.9% |
| Bend, Oregon | 6.8% |
| Dearborn, Michigan | 6.7% |
| Chicago, Illinois | 6.6% |
| Jackson, Mississippi | 6.4% |
| Hartford, Connecticut | 6.2% |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 6.2% |
| Chandler, Arizona | 6.2% |
| Arvada, Colorado | 6.1% |
| High Point, North Carolina | 6.1% |
| North Las Vegas, Nevada | 6.1% |
| Gilbert, Arizona | 5.9% |
| McAllen, Texas | 5.9% |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 5.6% |
| Longmont, Colorado | 5.4% |
| North Charleston, South Carolina | 5.3% |
| Scottsdale, Arizona | 5.3% |
| Orlando, Florida | 5.3% |
| Yuma, Arizona | 5.1% |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 5.1% |
| Brownsville, Texas | 5.1% |
| Houston, Texas | 5.0% |
| Chico, California | 4.7% |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | 4.3% |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | 4.3% |
| South Bend, Indiana | 4.1% |
| Peoria, Illinois | 4.0% |
| Menifee, California | 4.0% |
| Santa Maria, California | 4.0% |
| Torrance, California | 3.9% |
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 3.9% |
| Macon, Georgia | 3.8% |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | 3.5% |
| Aurora, Colorado | 3.5% |
| Tallahassee, Florida | 3.5% |
| Suffolk, Virginia | 3.5% |
| Sparks, Nevada | 3.4% |
| Georgetown, Texas | 3.4% |
| El Cajon, California | 3.4% |
| Midland, Texas | 3.3% |
| Temecula, California | 3.3% |
| Mesquite, Texas | 3.2% |
| Oceanside, California | 3.1% |
| Naperville, Illinois | 3.1% |
| Pompano Beach, Florida | 3.0% |
| Akron, Ohio | 2.8% |
| Clovis, California | 2.4% |
| Kent, Washington | 2.4% |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 2.2% |
| Escondido, California | 2.2% |
| El Paso, Texas | 2.2% |
| Seattle, Washington | 2.1% |
| Boca Raton, Florida | 2.1% |
| Bakersfield, California | 2.1% |
| Davie, Florida | 2.1% |
| Fontana, California | 1.9% |
| Columbus, Ohio | 1.9% |
| Reno, Nevada | 1.9% |
| Daly City, California | 1.9% |
| Greeley, Colorado | 1.8% |
| Athens, Georgia | 1.8% |
| Dallas, Texas | 1.7% |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 1.6% |
| El Monte, California | 1.5% |
| Allentown, Pennsylvania | 1.4% |
| Boise, Idaho | 1.4% |
| Rochester, Minnesota | 1.4% |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 1.3% |
| Fargo, North Dakota | 1.3% |
| Waco, Texas | 1.3% |
| Sterling Heights, Michigan | 1.3% |
| Irving, Texas | 1.2% |
| San Diego, California | 1.2% |
| Rialto, California | 1.2% |
| Aurora, Illinois | 1.1% |
| Spokane Valley, Washington | 1.1% |
| Joliet, Illinois | 1.1% |
| Jurupa Valley, California | 1.1% |
| Hollywood, Florida | 0.9% |
| Carlsbad, California | 0.9% |
| Santa Clara, California | 0.9% |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 0.9% |
| Baltimore, Maryland | 0.8% |
| Moreno Valley, California | 0.8% |
| Grand Prairie, Texas | 0.8% |
| Tempe, Arizona | 0.8% |
| Murrieta, California | 0.7% |
| Madison, Wisconsin | 0.7% |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 0.7% |
| Provo, Utah | 0.7% |
| Sunnyvale, California | 0.7% |
| Rancho Cucamonga, California | 0.6% |
| Tucson, Arizona | 0.6% |
| Newport News, Virginia | 0.6% |
| Roseville, California | 0.5% |
| League City, Texas | 0.5% |
| Denver, Colorado | 0.5% |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 0.5% |
| Everett, Washington | 0.5% |
| Costa Mesa, California | 0.5% |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 0.5% |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 0.5% |
| Visalia, California | 0.5% |
| Lewisville, Texas | 0.5% |
| College Station, Texas | 0.5% |
| Richardson, Texas | 0.5% |
| Long Beach, California | 0.5% |
| Ventura, California | 0.4% |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan | 0.4% |
| Bellevue, Washington | 0.4% |
| Evansville, Indiana | 0.4% |
| Los Angeles, California | 0.4% |
| Fremont, California | 0.3% |
| Orange, California | 0.3% |
| Carrollton, Texas | 0.3% |
| Portland, Oregon | 0.3% |
| Sandy Springs, Georgia | 0.3% |
| Tampa, Florida | 0.3% |
| Santa Clarita, California | 0.3% |
| Garland, Texas | 0.3% |
| Vancouver, Washington | 0.3% |
| Downey, California | 0.3% |
| Providence, Rhode Island | 0.3% |
| Pomona, California | 0.3% |
| Jersey City, New Jersey | 0.3% |
| Hampton, Virginia | 0.3% |
| Las Cruces, New Mexico | 0.3% |
| Fresno, California | 0.2% |
| Riverside, California | 0.2% |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | 0.2% |
| Syracuse, New York | 0.2% |
| Anaheim, California | 0.2% |
| Santa Ana, California | 0.2% |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 0.2% |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 0.2% |
| Mobile, Alabama | 0.2% |
| Oxnard, California | 0.2% |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | 0.2% |
| Hesperia, California | 0.2% |
| Miami, Florida | 0.2% |
| Gresham, Oregon | 0.2% |
| West Covina, California | 0.2% |
| San Bernardino, California | 0.1% |
| Cleveland, Ohio | 0.1% |
| Pasadena, California | 0.1% |
| Boulder, Colorado | 0.1% |
| Inglewood, California | 0.1% |
| Hialeah, Florida | 0.1% |
| Huntington Beach, California | 0.1% |
| Miramar, Florida | 0.1% |
| Burbank, California | 0.1% |
| Glendale, California | 0.1% |
| Clearwater, Florida | 0.1% |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | 0.1% |
| Corona, California | 0.1% |
| Pasadena, Texas | 0.1% |
| Lowell, Massachusetts | 0.1% |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 0.1% |
| Garden Grove, California | 0.1% |
| Victorville, California | 0.1% |
| Quincy, Massachusetts | 0.1% |
| Tacoma, Washington | 0.0% |
| Worcester, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Salinas, California | 0.0% |
| Thousand Oaks, California | 0.0% |
| Beaumont, Texas | 0.0% |
| Albany, New York | 0.0% |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 0.0% |
| Detroit, Michigan | 0.0% |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | 0.0% |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 0.0% |
| Richmond, Virginia | 0.0% |
| Augusta, Georgia | 0.0% |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Miami Gardens, Florida | 0.0% |
| St. Paul, Minnesota | 0.0% |
| Fairfield, California | 0.0% |
| Antioch, California | 0.0% |
| Renton, Washington | 0.0% |
| Lynn, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Tracy, California | 0.0% |
| Stockton, California | 0.0% |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 0.0% |
| Modesto, California | 0.0% |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 0.0% |
| Warren, Michigan | 0.0% |
| Manchester, New Hampshire | 0.0% |
| Elgin, Illinois | 0.0% |
| Brockton, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Vacaville, California | 0.0% |
| New Bedford, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
Pathwayz adds a third fiber network at 12.5% of locations, and Optimum, Plains Internet and AW Broadband each report fiber at small pockets of the city. The count of fiber providers rose from 42 in the June 2022 map to 71.
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 | 79.0% | 97.5% | 98.0% | 19.0 pts |
| Two or more fiber networks | 50.5% | 76.1% | 84.1% | 33.6 pts |
| Fixed wireless 100/20 | 9.5% | 74.7% | 77.6% | 68.1 pts |
| DSL available | 31.7% | 14.4% | 14.3% | −17.4 pts |
The change since the first National Broadband Map is mostly about the second network. Fiber of any kind went from 79.0% to 98.0% of locations, while the share with two fiber networks went from 50.5% to 84.1%, a rise of 33.6 percentage points; 7.9 percentage points of that came in the six months after December 31, 2025. Metronet reported no Amarillo locations in June 2022 and reports 69,865 now. Copper is retreating in the same period: DSL, which only AT&T reports here in any quantity, fell from 31.7%2 of locations to 14.3%. All of these compare shares, because the FCC's list of locations in the city changed between the two dates (+2,3151 locations).
Three wired choices are typical
With cable plus two fiber networks, a single wired option is rare in Amarillo. 81.0% of locations can choose among three or more wired providers offering at least 100/20 Mbps, the 9th highest share among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more. Only 2.7% have exactly one, down from 20.2%2 in June 2022. Statewide, 24.2% of Texas locations have one wired option at that speed and 17.4%1 have three or more.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarillo | 0.8% | 2.7% | 15.5% | 81.0% |
| Texas | 9.6% | 24.2% | 48.8% | 17.4% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
Where a single wire remains, it is usually Optimum's: the cable network is the only wired 100/20 provider at 1.2% of locations, Metronet at 0.9% and AT&T at 0.5%. At the top of the speed range, AT&T and Metronet both advertise downloads up to 5 Gbps, and a fastest advertised download of 2 Gbps or more is reported at 86.5% of locations, up from 46.1%2 in 2022. Optimum's fastest advertised download is 940 Mbps1. These are maximum advertised speeds, not measurements.
Unlicensed wireless across the whole city
Fixed wireless over unlicensed spectrum, the radio bands also used by Wi-Fi, is reported at 19.7% of US locations and 30.0% of Texas locations. In Amarillo it is reported at 99.6%; on that measure the city ranks tied for 16th highest among the 343 large cities. Two providers account for nearly all of it. Plains Internet covers almost the whole city, and AW Broadband reports service at 62.0% of locations, offering 100/20 Mbps at 35.5%. Of the other West Texas cities below, only Lubbock comes close, at 83.0%1.
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 |
|---|---|
| Amarillo | 99.6% |
| Lubbock | 83.0% |
| Abilene | 51.7% |
| Midland | 44.5% |
| Texas | 30.0% |
| United States | 19.7% |
| Odessa | 0.3% |
The bigger change since 2022 came from the mobile carriers. Licensed fixed wireless, which includes 5G home internet, was already reported at 92.9% of locations in June 2022, but at 100/20 Mbps it reached only 9.5%2 of locations. By June 30, 2026 that share was 77.6%, mostly from Verizon, which offers 100/20 Mbps at 70.5% of locations and advertises up to 300 Mbps. T-Mobile reports home internet at 74.8% of locations, with advertised downloads up to 100 Mbps1. A wireless tower's capacity is shared by everyone it serves, so the carriers limit sign-ups by address.
For a few hundred locations, wireless is the only fast option: at 579 homes and businesses, 0.8% of the city, fixed wireless is the only service reported at 100/20 Mbps. Under the federal BEAD program's definitions, 1131 locations are unserved, meaning they have no 25/3 Mbps service by wire or licensed wireless; none rely on satellite alone.
Amarillo and other West Texas cities
Metronet also reports fiber across most of Lubbock (74.6% of locations) and Abilene (93.2%), but fewer locations there have a second fiber network. Two fiber networks reach 58.0% of Lubbock's locations and 40.4% of Abilene's; in Midland and Odessa the shares are 3.3% and 11.5%1. Abilene and Odessa report higher shares than Amarillo for 5G and other licensed fixed wireless at 100/20 Mbps.
| Area | Two or more fiber networks | Three or more wired choices | Fixed wireless 100/20 | DSL available |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarillo, Texas | 84.1% | 81.0% | 77.6% | 14.3% |
| Lubbock, Texas | 58.0% | 57.2% | 56.6% | 32.6% |
| Abilene, Texas | 40.4% | 36.9% | 96.3% | 36.1% |
| Midland, Texas | 3.3% | 59.7% | 53.7% | 46.6% |
| Odessa, Texas | 11.5% | 66.9% | 92.6% | 38.3% |
| Texas | 18.2% | 17.4% | 62.3% | 26.7% |
| United States | 12.1% | 11.1% | 47.9% | 36.2% |
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.
More wired subscriptions, fewer phone-only homes
Availability and subscription are measured differently: the FCC counts locations on one date, the Census Bureau surveys households over a year. In the 2025 American Community Survey, 78.3% of Amarillo households subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL (margin of error ±2.8 percentage points), up from 66.0% (margin of error ±2.6 percentage points) in 2019. Households relying only on a cellular data plan fell from 19.2% (margin of error ±2.1 percentage points5) to 12.3% (margin of error ±2.4 percentage points4). Both differences are larger than the margins of error.
| Measure | Amarillo | Texas | United States | Rank among largest cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL | 78.3% ±2.8 | 76.8% | – | tied 194th of 340 |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL | 66.0% ±2.6 | 67.6% | – | 283rd of 343 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 12.3% ±2.4 | 13.1% | – | tied 185th of 340 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 19.2% ±2.1 | 14.3% | – | 15th of 343 |
| Households whose only computer is a smartphone | 17.1% ±3.1 | 11.6% | – | 32nd of 343 |
| Households without an internet subscription | 7.1% ±1.9 | 5.4% | – | tied 62nd of 340 |
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables; Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019 1-year detailed tables. Rank 1 is the highest value. Period: 2025.
Devices are a separate gap. 17.1% of households (margin of error ±3.1 percentage points) have a smartphone but no desktop, laptop or tablet; by point estimate that share ranks 32nd highest among large cities. Another 7.1% have no internet subscription at all (margin of error ±1.9 percentage points4).
The figures cover the city of Amarillo within its 2020 Census boundaries.
Amarillo internet questions
What internet providers are available in Amarillo?
By wire, Optimum (92.8% of locations, cable), AT&T (92.3%, mostly fiber) and Metronet (90.9%, fiber) cover most of the city, and Pathwayz reports fiber at 12.5%. Plains Internet (99.5%) and AW Broadband (62.0%) report fixed wireless, and Verizon (91.4%) and T-Mobile (74.8%1) report 5G or LTE home internet.
Does Amarillo have fiber internet?
At least one provider reports fiber at 98.0% of Amarillo's locations, compared with 74.4% across Texas and 62.6% nationally, as of June 30, 2026. AT&T and Metronet both report fiber at most addresses, so 84.1%1 of locations have two or more fiber networks.
How many internet providers are in Amarillo?
10 providers report land-based service somewhere in the city, 7 of them by wire and 7 with fiber. On average, a location has 2.841 wired providers offering 100/20 Mbps. Three satellite services are reported at every location.
Is 5G home internet available in Amarillo?
Verizon reports fixed wireless home internet at 91.4% of locations, with 100/20 Mbps at 70.5%. T-Mobile reports 74.8%, with 100/20 Mbps at 19.2%1. The carriers decide address by address whether a new customer can join.
Checking one address in Amarillo
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
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.