Arlington, Texas: internet providers and fiber
Fiber is available at 87.4% of the 110,243 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Arlington, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 97.7%. 88.1% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 9.6% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Arlington in Texas
In June 2022, fiber reached 47.0% of Arlington's homes and businesses, the lowest share of the three largest Dallas–Fort Worth cities. By June 30, 2026 it reached 87.4%, ahead of both Dallas and Fort Worth, and the share of locations with a single fast wired provider fell from 40.3%2 to 9.6%1.
Spectrum, AT&T and who else reports service
The FCC counts 110,243 homes and businesses inside Arlington's city limits, as drawn for the 2020 Census. Nearly all of them fall inside the reported footprints of both of the city's large wired networks. Spectrum reports service at 96.9%, over cable except for a small fiber footprint at 1.4%, with a fastest advertised download of 1 Gbps. AT&T reports service at 97.2%: fiber at 84.8%, advertised up to 5 Gbps1, and DSL or fixed wireless at most of the rest.
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 97.2% | 87.8% | 5 Gbps | 0.8% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Fiber Cable | 96.9% | 96.9% | 1 Gbps | 8.8% |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 86.1% | 26.4% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 74.0% | 29.7% | 1 Gbps | – |
| Nextlink Internet | Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 46.9% | 37.2% | 1 Gbps | – |
| NOVOS FiBER | Fiber | 8.9% | 8.9% | 5 Gbps | 0.0% |
| Rise Broadband | Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 4.4% | 4.3% | 1.3 Gbps | – |
| Hotwire Communications | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 Gbps | – |
| PCs for People | Fiber Cable | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Centric Fiber | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 Gbps | – |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 0.0% | 0.0% | 500 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, Viasat, Starlink) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
These are the providers' own reports to the FCC National Broadband Map as of June 30, 2026, in the file revision of November 10, 2026. A provider counts a location as served if it says it could install standard service there within ten business days, and anyone can challenge that claim on the FCC map. Starlink, HughesNet and Viasat report service at every location in the city, as satellite companies do everywhere; none of them reports 100/20 Mbps, and they are left out of the counts that follow.
Fiber since 2022: from under half the city to most of it
Arlington's fiber map changed more than those of Dallas, Fort Worth and Grand Prairie. The share of locations where at least one provider reports fiber rose by 40.5 percentage points between June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2026, from 47.0% to 87.4%. The gain ranks 56th highest among the 343 US cities of 100,000 or more, and it is larger than the statewide rise of 28.8 percentage points. Over the same period fiber in Dallas went from 71.3% to 84.4% and in Fort Worth from 67.5% to 86.0%1. Among the larger cities of the metro area, only McKinney started lower (40.6%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.
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| Area | Fiber available: change since June 30, 2022 |
|---|---|
| McKinney | 48.8 pts |
| Arlington | 40.5 pts |
| Frisco | 34.1 pts |
| Grand Prairie | 33.2 pts |
| Texas | 28.8 pts |
| Mesquite | 26.1 pts |
| United States | 25.4 pts |
| Fort Worth | 18.5 pts |
| Dallas | 13.1 pts |
| Garland | 8.0 pts |
| Irving | 6.5 pts |
| Plano | 1.5 pts |
Arlington sits between the region's two largest cities and shares their two main wired providers. The table sets the three side by side with Grand Prairie, its neighbor to the east, from the same FCC release.
| Area | Fiber available | Fiber available: change since June 30, 2022 | Two or more fiber networks | One wired choice | 2 Gbps or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington, Texas | 87.4% | 40.5 pts | 7.6% | 9.6% | 84.5% |
| Dallas, Texas | 84.4% | 13.1 pts | 1.7% | 14.1% | 75.3% |
| Fort Worth, Texas | 86.0% | 18.5 pts | 16.4% | 14.8% | 77.7% |
| Grand Prairie, Texas | 87.4% | 33.2 pts | 0.8% | 10.9% | 80.7% |
| Texas | 74.4% | 28.8 pts | 18.2% | 24.2% | 63.0% |
| United States | 62.6% | 25.4 pts | 12.1% | 36.6% | 61.0% |
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.
Most of Arlington's fiber is AT&T's, which now reports it at 84.8% of locations. The second-largest fiber footprint belongs to NOVOS FiBER, which reported no Arlington locations in June 2022 and now reports fiber at 9,764 of them (8.9%), advertised up to 5 Gbps. The company reports 26,966 locations nationwide, all in Texas, so Arlington accounts for a large part of its network. The number of companies reporting fiber in the city grew from 32 to 61.
Two fiber networks at the same address are still uncommon. They are reported at 7.6% of locations, up from 0.1% in June 2022. Over the same four years copper retreated: DSL is reported at 56.1% of locations, down from 62.6%2. These comparisons use shares rather than counts, because the FCC's list of Arlington locations changed by +2,8591 over the period.
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 | 47.0% | 86.4% | 87.4% | 40.5 pts |
| DSL available | 62.6% | 56.6% | 56.1% | −6.5 pts |
| Two or more fiber networks | 0.1% | 6.7% | 7.6% | 7.5 pts |
| One wired choice | 40.3% | 10.4% | 9.6% | −30.7 pts |
Two fast wires at most addresses
Wired service of at least 100/20 Mbps is reported at 97.7% of Arlington locations, the same share as in June 2022 (97.6%2). What changed is how many companies offer it at each one. At 81.1% of locations exactly two wired providers do, which here usually means AT&T fiber and Spectrum cable; that share ranks tied for 44th highest among large cities. Another 7.0% have three or more. Statewide, 66.2% of locations have two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps; in Arlington the figure is 88.1%1.
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% |
The single-wire share is down to 9.6%, or 10,590 locations, below Dallas (14.1%) and Fort Worth (14.8%). At almost all of them the one wire is Spectrum's: it is the only wired provider at 100/20 Mbps for 8.8% of locations, while AT&T is the only one for 0.8%1.
Advertised speeds: 2 Gbps tiers and faster uploads
The share of locations where the fastest advertised download is 2 Gbps or more, a tier only fiber providers advertise in Arlington, went from 33.0% in June 2022 to 84.5%, against 63.0% for Texas. Upload speeds moved as well: wired service with at least 100 Mbps in both directions was advertised at 46.7%2 of locations in 2022 and at 97.5% in 2026, a share that ranks tied for 66th highest among large cities. Because fiber reaches 87.4%1, the remaining locations in that figure are reported over Spectrum's cable network. Every speed on this page is a provider's advertised maximum, not a measurement.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 13.2% | 84.5% |
| 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: wide reports, narrower 100/20 service
5 providers report licensed fixed wireless in Arlington, up from 2 in June 2022. Their reported reach is much wider than the area where they offer 100/20 Mbps. T-Mobile reports home internet at 86.1% of locations, with a top advertised download of 100 Mbps and 100/20 Mbps at 26.4%. Verizon reports 74.0%, advertises up to 1 Gbps and offers 100/20 Mbps at 29.7%. Nextlink Internet reports 46.9%, with 100/20 at 37.2%. Taken together, licensed fixed wireless at 100/20 Mbps or more reaches 66.5%1 of locations, up from 23.1%2.
A wireless sector's capacity is shared, so these carriers limit sign-ups by address. For a few locations fixed wireless is the only route to 100/20 Mbps: 1,060 homes and businesses. Separately, 142 count as unserved under the federal BEAD definition, without reliable wired or licensed fixed wireless service even at 25/3 Mbps, and 291 have satellite as their only option.
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 | Arlington | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber | 87.4% | 74.4% |
| Cable | 95.8% | 77.0% |
| DSL (copper) | 56.1% | 26.7% |
| Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home) | 97.1% | 91.0% |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 12.3% | 30.0% |
Households: subscriptions trail the wires
The Census Bureau's American Community Survey counts households, not locations, so its figures measure what people buy rather than what is offered. In 2025, 80.5% of Arlington households subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL (margin of error ±1.8 percentage points), close to the 2019 estimate of 78.7% (±2.4 percentage points). 11.8% relied only on a cellular data plan, and 4.9% had no internet subscription (±1.4 percentage points4), below the 2019 estimate of 7.3% (±1.3 percentage points5); the two margins of error overlap, so the survey cannot confirm a decline.
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) | 97.7% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 80.5% | ±1.8 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 11.8% | ±1.8 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 4.9% | ±1.4 |
The Texas page maps coverage in every county, including Tarrant County, where Arlington sits, and describes the state's BEAD plan.
Arlington internet questions
Which internet providers serve Arlington, Texas?
Two wired networks cover nearly the whole city: AT&T at 97.2% of locations, with fiber at 84.8% and DSL or fixed wireless elsewhere, and Spectrum at 96.9%, mostly cable. T-Mobile, Verizon and Nextlink Internet report fixed wireless home internet, and NOVOS FiBER reports fiber at 8.9%1.
Is fiber internet available in Arlington?
At 87.4% of locations, at least one provider reports fiber, as of June 30, 2026, against 74.4% for Texas and 62.6% for the US. AT&T reports fiber at 84.8% of the city's locations and NOVOS FiBER at 8.9%1.
How many internet providers does Arlington have?
7 companies report wired service (fiber, cable or DSL) somewhere in Arlington, 6 of them fiber, and 11 once fixed wireless is counted. At one location the usual choice at 100/20 Mbps is two wired providers: that is the case at 81.1%1 of locations.
Can I get 5G home internet in Arlington?
T-Mobile reports fixed wireless home internet at 86.1% of locations and Verizon at 74.0%. Both offer 100/20 Mbps at far fewer: 26.4% for T-Mobile and 29.7%1 for Verizon. Carriers accept or decline sign-ups address by address.
Checking one address in Arlington
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 Texas
The state picture, county by county: internet in Texas. Other large cities in the state: Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, El Paso, Corpus Christi, Plano, Lubbock, Laredo, Irving and Garland. Compare Arlington with any other city or state in the comparison tool.
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.