Internet in Grand Prairie, Texas

Spectrum and AT&T at nearly every address

The FCC counts 53,854 homes and businesses inside Grand Prairie's 2020 city limits. As of June 30, 2026 (file revision of November 10, 2026), Spectrum reports service at 95.7% of them, mostly over cable, and AT&T at 94.0%¹, using fiber where it has built it and DSL or fixed wireless elsewhere. Everyone else is either a wireless provider or a fiber company with a small footprint. "Reports service" means the provider tells the FCC it can install a standard connection within ten business days; any listing can be challenged on the FCC map.

Satellite providers report service at every location, as they do almost everywhere. Satellite is the only option at 60¹ locations in the city.

AT&T's fiber turned one wire into two

Since the FCC's first National Broadband Map, fiber coverage in Grand Prairie has risen by 33.2 percentage points, from 54.1% of locations in June 2022 to 87.4% in June 2026, and AT&T now reports fiber at 85.5%. Spectrum's cable already reached nearly every address, so each new fiber connection added a second fast wire rather than a first one. The share of locations with a single wired provider at 100/20 Mbps fell from 34.8% to 10.9%, and the share with exactly two rose from 61.2%² to 86.1%. Copper went the other way: DSL is reported at 44.8% of locations, down 8.5 percentage points¹ since 2022.

June 30, 2022December 31, 2025June 30, 2026

Fiber available87.4% +33.2 pts

One wired choice10.9% −23.9 pts

Two wired choices86.1% +24.9 pts

DSL available44.8% −8.5 pts

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	54.1%	85.9%	87.4%	33.2 pts
One wired choice	34.8%	12.1%	10.9%	−23.9 pts
Two wired choices	61.2%	84.8%	86.1%	24.9 pts
DSL available	53.3%	45.1%	44.8%	−8.5 pts

Most of that change happened before the end of 2025. Between December 31, 2025 and June 30, 2026, fiber coverage rose by 1.4 percentage points¹.

Many fiber companies, one fiber line per address

6 companies report fiber somewhere in Grand Prairie, up from 3² in June 2022, a count that ranks tied for 64th highest among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more. The count overstates choice. Apart from AT&T, each covers a small slice of the city: Spectrum reports fiber at 1.6% of locations, and Frontier at 1.0%. Only 0.8%¹ of locations have two or more fiber providers.

Stockton, California 1Los Angeles, California 15

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	Fiber networks
Los Angeles, California	15
Houston, Texas	14
Dallas, Texas	12
Jacksonville, Florida	12
Denton, Texas	12
Fort Worth, Texas	11
Colorado Springs, Colorado	11
Columbus, Ohio	10
Indianapolis, Indiana	10
Nashville, Tennessee	10
Frisco, Texas	10
San Antonio, Texas	9
San Francisco, California	9
Denver, Colorado	9
Omaha, Nebraska	9
Cedar Rapids, Iowa	9
West Valley City, Utah	9
Conroe, Texas	9
Georgetown, Texas	9
San Diego, California	8
Austin, Texas	8
San Jose, California	8
Charlotte, North Carolina	8
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	8
Mesa, Arizona	8
Long Beach, California	8
Orlando, Florida	8
Corpus Christi, Texas	8
McKinney, Texas	8
Knoxville, Tennessee	8
Birmingham, Alabama	8
Akron, Ohio	8
Savannah, Georgia	8
Billings, Montana	8
Provo, Utah	8
Tyler, Texas	8
Fishers, Indiana	8
Seattle, Washington	7
Memphis, Tennessee	7
Atlanta, Georgia	7
Miami, Florida	7
Oakland, California	7
Tampa, Florida	7
Irvine, California	7
Santa Ana, California	7
Madison, Wisconsin	7
Laredo, Texas	7
Port St. Lucie, Florida	7
Des Moines, Iowa	7
Amarillo, Texas	7
Salem, Oregon	7
Palmdale, California	7
Macon, Georgia	7
Torrance, California	7
Fargo, North Dakota	7
Columbia, Missouri	7
West Palm Beach, Florida	7
New Braunfels, Texas	7
West Jordan, Utah	7
Westminster, Colorado	7
Palm Coast, Florida	7
Bend, Oregon	7
Fort Myers, Florida	7
New York, New York	6
Phoenix, Arizona	6
Louisville, Kentucky	6
Albuquerque, New Mexico	6
Kansas City, Missouri	6
Raleigh, North Carolina	6
Arlington, Texas	6
Newark, New Jersey	6
Durham, North Carolina	6
Fort Wayne, Indiana	6
Toledo, Ohio	6
Winston-Salem, North Carolina	6
Irving, Texas	6
Cape Coral, Florida	6
Huntsville, Alabama	6
Hialeah, Florida	6
Salt Lake City, Utah	6
Grand Prairie, Texas	6
Columbus, Georgia	6
Huntington Beach, California	6
Fort Lauderdale, Florida	6
Oceanside, California	6
Hollywood, Florida	6
Naperville, Illinois	6
Olathe, Kansas	6
Gainesville, Florida	6
Midland, Texas	6
Columbia, South Carolina	6
Round Rock, Texas	6
Orange, California	6
Carrollton, Texas	6
Pearland, Texas	6
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma	6
Rochester, Minnesota	6
Richardson, Texas	6
Pompano Beach, Florida	6
Sugar Land, Texas	6
Green Bay, Wisconsin	6
Wichita Falls, Texas	6
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	5
Washington, District of Columbia	5
Detroit, Michigan	5
Portland, Oregon	5
Sacramento, California	5
Virginia Beach, Virginia	5
Tulsa, Oklahoma	5
Cleveland, Ohio	5
Jersey City, New Jersey	5
Plano, Texas	5
Gilbert, Arizona	5
Reno, Nevada	5
Lubbock, Texas	5
St. Petersburg, Florida	5
Garland, Texas	5
Scottsdale, Arizona	5
Boise, Idaho	5
Spokane, Washington	5
Tacoma, Washington	5
Baton Rouge, Louisiana	5
Fontana, California	5
Fayetteville, North Carolina	5
Tallahassee, Florida	5
Overland Park, Kansas	5
Augusta, Georgia	5
Mobile, Alabama	5
Vancouver, Washington	5
Oxnard, California	5
Montgomery, Alabama	5
Brownsville, Texas	5
Eugene, Oregon	5
Rancho Cucamonga, California	5
Surprise, Arizona	5
Lancaster, California	5
Killeen, Texas	5
Alexandria, Virginia	5
Charleston, South Carolina	5
Kansas City, Kansas	5
Springfield, Massachusetts	5
McAllen, Texas	5
Palm Bay, Florida	5
Thornton, Colorado	5
Rockford, Illinois	5
Meridian, Idaho	5
Lewisville, Texas	5
Coral Springs, Florida	5
Fullerton, California	5
Dayton, Ohio	5
Pasadena, California	5
Abilene, Texas	5
Athens, Georgia	5
College Station, Texas	5
Lakeland, Florida	5
Arvada, Colorado	5
Berkeley, California	5
Independence, Missouri	5
Greeley, Colorado	5
Concord, North Carolina	5
Clearwater, Florida	5
Allen, Texas	5
Carlsbad, California	5
Hillsboro, Oregon	5
Edinburg, Texas	5
Pueblo, Colorado	5
Spokane Valley, Washington	5
Lee's Summit, Missouri	5
Fayetteville, Arkansas	5
Carmel, Indiana	5
San Mateo, California	5
Boca Raton, Florida	5
Davenport, Iowa	5
Deltona, Florida	5
Longmont, Colorado	5
Chicago, Illinois	4
Las Vegas, Nevada	4
Boston, Massachusetts	4
Baltimore, Maryland	4
Fresno, California	4
Minneapolis, Minnesota	4
Aurora, Colorado	4
Wichita, Kansas	4
Anaheim, California	4
Lexington, Kentucky	4
Greensboro, North Carolina	4
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	4
Lincoln, Nebraska	4
Chandler, Arizona	4
Buffalo, New York	4
Glendale, Arizona	4
Chesapeake, Virginia	4
Santa Clarita, California	4
Moreno Valley, California	4
Worcester, Massachusetts	4
Sioux Falls, South Dakota	4
Little Rock, Arkansas	4
Rochester, New York	4
Grand Rapids, Michigan	4
Chattanooga, Tennessee	4
Clarksville, Tennessee	4
Glendale, California	4
Ontario, California	4
Elk Grove, California	4
Cary, North Carolina	4
Aurora, Illinois	4
Santa Rosa, California	4
Pembroke Pines, Florida	4
Fort Collins, Colorado	4
Murfreesboro, Tennessee	4
Springfield, Missouri	4
Roseville, California	4
Hayward, California	4
Lakewood, Colorado	4
Sunnyvale, California	4
Bellevue, Washington	4
Bridgeport, Connecticut	4
Mesquite, Texas	4
Pasadena, Texas	4
Pomona, California	4
Waco, Texas	4
Miramar, Florida	4
New Haven, Connecticut	4
Kent, Washington	4
Santa Clara, California	4
Norman, Oklahoma	4
North Charleston, South Carolina	4
Wilmington, North Carolina	4
Topeka, Kansas	4
Buckeye, Arizona	4
Simi Valley, California	4
Vallejo, California	4
Concord, California	4
Cambridge, Massachusetts	4
Ann Arbor, Michigan	4
Thousand Oaks, California	4
League City, Texas	4
Menifee, California	4
Las Cruces, New Mexico	4
Evansville, Indiana	4
Waterbury, Connecticut	4
Rio Rancho, New Mexico	4
South Fulton, Georgia	4
Sparks, Nevada	4
Gresham, Oregon	4
Davie, Florida	4
Ventura, California	4
Costa Mesa, California	4
St. George, Utah	4
Centennial, Colorado	4
Downey, California	4
Rialto, California	4
Yuma, Arizona	4
Chico, California	4
Sandy Springs, Georgia	4
Suffolk, Virginia	4
South Bend, Indiana	4
Quincy, Massachusetts	4
Inglewood, California	4
Avondale, Arizona	4
San Angelo, Texas	4
Edmond, Oklahoma	4
Tucson, Arizona	3
Bakersfield, California	3
Henderson, Nevada	3
Honolulu, Hawaii	3
Riverside, California	3
Cincinnati, Ohio	3
North Las Vegas, Nevada	3
Anchorage, Alaska	3
Chula Vista, California	3
Richmond, Virginia	3
Norfolk, Virginia	3
Fremont, California	3
San Bernardino, California	3
Modesto, California	3
Peoria, Arizona	3
Tempe, Arizona	3
Garden Grove, California	3
Corona, California	3
Salinas, California	3
Joliet, Illinois	3
Visalia, California	3
Escondido, California	3
Syracuse, New York	3
Elizabeth, New Jersey	3
Victorville, California	3
Jackson, Mississippi	3
Stamford, Connecticut	3
Sterling Heights, Michigan	3
Allentown, Pennsylvania	3
Goodyear, Arizona	3
Lafayette, Louisiana	3
Odessa, Texas	3
Hartford, Connecticut	3
High Point, North Carolina	3
Nampa, Idaho	3
Manchester, New Hampshire	3
Elgin, Illinois	3
Tuscaloosa, Alabama	3
Murrieta, California	3
Lansing, Michigan	3
Miami Gardens, Florida	3
Everett, Washington	3
Springfield, Illinois	3
Jurupa Valley, California	3
Boulder, Colorado	3
Dearborn, Michigan	3
El Monte, California	3
Renton, Washington	3
Lynn, Massachusetts	3
Burbank, California	3
Hesperia, California	3
El Cajon, California	3
Albany, New York	3
Daly City, California	3
El Paso, Texas	2
Milwaukee, Wisconsin	2
New Orleans, Louisiana	2
St. Paul, Minnesota	2
St. Louis, Missouri	2
Yonkers, New York	2
Providence, Rhode Island	2
Newport News, Virginia	2
Shreveport, Louisiana	2
Paterson, New Jersey	2
Hampton, Virginia	2
Warren, Michigan	2
Clovis, California	2
Fairfield, California	2
Lowell, Massachusetts	2
Antioch, California	2
Temecula, California	2
Richmond, California	2
Beaumont, Texas	2
Santa Maria, California	2
Peoria, Illinois	2
Brockton, Massachusetts	2
West Covina, California	2
Vacaville, California	2
Tracy, California	2
Stockton, California	1
New Bedford, Massachusetts	1

One fast wire at about one address in eight

Spectrum is the only wired provider offering 100/20 Mbps at 9.6% of locations. These are mostly the places AT&T's fiber has not reached: AT&T reports service at 94.0% of locations but offers 100/20 Mbps at 87.5%. A further 1,589 locations have no wired provider at 100/20 Mbps at all; about half of them can still get fixed wireless at that speed, and 115¹ locations are unserved by the federal definition (no wired or licensed fixed wireless service at 25/3 Mbps).

NoneOneTwoThree or more

Grand Prairie

Arlington

Fort Worth

Texas

United States

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
Grand Prairie	3.0%	10.9%	86.1%	0.0%
Arlington	2.3%	9.6%	81.1%	7.0%
Fort Worth	3.0%	14.8%	76.5%	5.6%
Texas	9.6%	24.2%	48.8%	17.4%
United States	7.8%	36.6%	44.6%	11.1%

Uploads caught up with downloads

In June 2022, gigabit service with uploads of 100 Mbps or more (the FCC's 1,000/100 tier) was advertised at 54.1% of Grand Prairie's locations. It is now advertised at 96.9%, more than fiber reaches, which means Spectrum now reports uploads of at least 100 Mbps on its cable network as well. The fastest advertised download is 2 Gbps or more at 80.7% of locations, up from 30.3%²; AT&T advertises up to 5 Gbps on fiber, Spectrum up to 1 Gbps¹. These are providers' advertised maximums, not measured speeds.

Under 25 Mbps or none25–99100–249250–499500–939940–1,9992,000 or more

Grand Prairie

Texas

United States

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
Grand Prairie	1.0%	0.5%	1.0%	0.2%	0.4%	16.3%	80.7%
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%

A crowded field of fixed wireless providers

5 providers report licensed fixed wireless in Grand Prairie, up from 2² in June 2022; the count ranks tied for 39th highest among large US cities. Three account for most of the coverage. T-Mobile reports home internet at 84.1% of locations with a top advertised download of 100 Mbps. Verizon's reported footprint more than quadrupled since June 2022, to 79.2% of locations, with up to 300 Mbps. Nextlink Internet, a regional provider whose largest state by locations is Texas, grew about tenfold over the same period and now reports service at 38.8% of the city's locations, offering 100/20 Mbps at 38.7%¹, a larger share than either national carrier.

Reported reach and fast service differ: licensed fixed wireless reaches 96.0% of locations, but offers 100/20 Mbps at 63.2%¹. Capacity on a tower sector is shared, so carriers decide address by address whether to accept a sign-up.

Fort Worth79.0%

Arlington66.5%

Grand Prairie63.2%

Texas62.3%

Mesquite62.3%

United States47.9%

Dallas45.8%

Irving35.9%

Garland31.7%

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	Fixed wireless 100/20
Fort Worth	79.0%
Arlington	66.5%
Grand Prairie	63.2%
Texas	62.3%
Mesquite	62.3%
United States	47.9%
Dallas	45.8%
Irving	35.9%
Garland	31.7%

Households: few without a subscription

The Census Bureau's 2025 American Community Survey found 2.3% of Grand Prairie households without any internet subscription (margin of error ±0.9 percentage points), down from 9.5% in 2019 (±2.4 percentage points⁵). The share with a broadband subscription of any type, 97.7%, ranks tied for 23rd highest among large cities, though cities near it in the ranking may not differ significantly. 80.4% subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL, and 13.8%⁴ relied only on a cellular data plan. Survey estimates count households over a year; the FCC counts locations on one date, so the two do not line up exactly.

Wired 100/20 Mbps available (FCC, share of locations)97.1%

Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census)80.4% ±2.7

Households relying only on a cellular data plan13.8% ±3.2

Households with no internet subscription2.3% ±0.9

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)	97.1%
Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census)	80.4%	±2.7
Households relying only on a cellular data plan	13.8%	±3.2
Households with no internet subscription	2.3%	±0.9

Next to Dallas, Arlington and Fort Worth

Fiber coverage is close to level across the four cities: 87.4% in Grand Prairie, 87.4% in Arlington, 86.0% in Fort Worth and 84.4% in Dallas. The difference is in how fully the fiber and cable footprints overlap. Exactly two wired providers offer 100/20 Mbps at 86.1% of Grand Prairie's locations, against 81.9% in Dallas, 81.1% in Arlington and 76.5% in Fort Worth. Statewide, 66.2%¹ of Texas locations have two or more wired providers at that speed.

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