Internet providers in McAllen, Texas
Fiber is available at 43.7% of the 46,463 homes and businesses the FCC counts in McAllen, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 94.2%. 42.0% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 52.2% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
McAllen in Texas
At most McAllen addresses, three or more land-based providers now offer 100/20 Mbps, but usually only one of them is a wire: Spectrum's cable. Fiber went from 8.8% of homes and businesses in 2022 to 43.7%, mostly AT&T's, and licensed fixed wireless at 100/20 Mbps from 11.7%2 to 91.1%1.
Spectrum, AT&T fiber and the wireless list
As of June 30, 2026, 9 companies tell the FCC they offer land-based internet service inside McAllen; these figures use the data revision published November 10, 2026. The FCC counts 46,463 homes and businesses in the city. Spectrum covers the largest share, 92.8%, almost entirely over cable. Verizon is the widest wireless provider, at 87.0%, ahead of TWIN at 73.2%. AT&T's 66.2%1 combines fiber, DSL and fixed wireless. Fiber filed for business customers only is not counted on this page.
| Spectrum | Fiber Cable | 92.8% | 92.8% | 1 Gbps | 50.9% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 87.0% | 49.6% | 300 Mbps | – |
| TWIN | Licensed wireless | 73.2% | 73.2% | 400 Mbps | – |
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 66.2% | 34.7% | 5 Gbps | 0.4% |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 62.2% | 7.5% | 100 Mbps | – |
| VTX Communications, LLC | Fiber Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 45.4% | 45.3% | 1 Gbps | 0.0% |
| Metronet | Fiber | 10.1% | 10.1% | 5 Gbps | 0.1% |
| Smartcom Telephone LLC | Fiber | 4.5% | 4.5% | 5 Gbps | 0.8% |
| Smith Internet Solutions | Fixed wireless | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50 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.
The shares are self-reported. A company lists a location as served when it says it could connect it within ten business days, and any listing can be challenged on the FCC map. McAllen here means the 2020 Census city limits. The three satellite companies list every location in the city, as they do almost everywhere, so this page leaves them out when it counts choices.
Fiber at about four in ten addresses
In June 2022, fiber reached 8.8%2 of McAllen's locations. By June 2026 it reached 43.7%, a rise of 34.9 percentage points. Among the 343 US cities with 100,000 people or more, that gain ranks 74th highest. Statewide, fiber stands at 74.4%1.
Most of the city's fiber is AT&T's, at 31.5% of locations, while its copper DSL lines still reach 32.4%, down 6.7 percentage points since 2022. Metronet reports fiber at 10.1%, Smartcom Telephone at 4.5% and VTX Communications, mostly a wireless company, at 1.5%1.
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 | 8.8% | 38.8% | 43.7% | 34.9 pts |
| Fixed wireless 100/20 | 11.7% | 93.5% | 91.1% | 79.5 pts |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 87.5% | 14.9% | 11.9% | −75.6 pts |
| One wired choice | 82.9% | 56.9% | 52.2% | −30.7 pts |
These footprints rarely overlap: 5.9% of locations have two or more separate fiber providers. The count of fiber providers in the city went from 32 to 5, and since December 31, 2025 the fiber share has changed by +5.0 percentage points1.
Three or more land-based choices at most addresses
Counting every land-based technology at 100/20 Mbps, 70.2% of McAllen's locations have three or more providers, a share that ranks 112th highest among big cities. The Texas figure is 59.9% and the US figure 43.1%1. Most of that comes from wireless.
Wired choice changed less. Four years ago only one wired provider offered 100/20 Mbps at 82.9% of locations. That share has dropped to 52.2%, while the share with at least two wired options climbed from 10.6%2 to 42.0%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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAllen | 5.8% | 52.2% | 36.6% | 5.4% |
| Texas | 9.6% | 24.2% | 48.8% | 17.4% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
New Bedford, Massachusetts 2.2%San Angelo, Texas 99.7%
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 | Three or more terrestrial choices |
|---|---|
| San Angelo, Texas | 99.7% |
| Elk Grove, California | 99.2% |
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico | 98.7% |
| Tracy, California | 98.5% |
| Modesto, California | 98.4% |
| Berkeley, California | 98.0% |
| Boulder, Colorado | 97.1% |
| Concord, California | 96.2% |
| Bakersfield, California | 96.2% |
| West Valley City, Utah | 96.1% |
| Amarillo, Texas | 95.9% |
| Sparks, Nevada | 95.7% |
| Daly City, California | 95.7% |
| Rochester, Minnesota | 95.6% |
| Pueblo, Colorado | 95.5% |
| Waco, Texas | 95.3% |
| Lincoln, Nebraska | 95.2% |
| Reno, Nevada | 95.1% |
| Wichita Falls, Texas | 95.0% |
| Overland Park, Kansas | 94.7% |
| Fremont, California | 94.6% |
| Killeen, Texas | 94.5% |
| Oakland, California | 93.8% |
| Abilene, Texas | 93.6% |
| San Mateo, California | 93.6% |
| San Francisco, California | 93.2% |
| Allentown, Pennsylvania | 93.2% |
| Fresno, California | 92.7% |
| Odessa, Texas | 92.7% |
| Simi Valley, California | 92.0% |
| Edinburg, Texas | 91.7% |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | 91.6% |
| Cary, North Carolina | 90.9% |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | 90.7% |
| Roseville, California | 90.2% |
| Huntsville, Alabama | 90.0% |
| Hayward, California | 89.9% |
| Olathe, Kansas | 89.8% |
| Dearborn, Michigan | 89.5% |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 89.5% |
| Knoxville, Tennessee | 89.5% |
| Surprise, Arizona | 89.4% |
| San Jose, California | 89.1% |
| Lubbock, Texas | 88.6% |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 87.5% |
| Kansas City, Missouri | 86.6% |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin | 86.4% |
| Clarksville, Tennessee | 86.4% |
| Edmond, Oklahoma | 86.3% |
| Clovis, California | 86.1% |
| Conroe, Texas | 85.9% |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 85.8% |
| Santa Clara, California | 85.6% |
| Vacaville, California | 84.8% |
| South Bend, Indiana | 84.6% |
| Des Moines, Iowa | 84.5% |
| Richmond, California | 84.3% |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 84.0% |
| Sacramento, California | 84.0% |
| Salinas, California | 83.8% |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | 82.9% |
| Midland, Texas | 82.5% |
| St. Petersburg, Florida | 82.1% |
| Cleveland, Ohio | 81.6% |
| Lee's Summit, Missouri | 81.2% |
| Independence, Missouri | 81.0% |
| Stockton, California | 81.0% |
| Visalia, California | 80.9% |
| Tempe, Arizona | 80.8% |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | 80.8% |
| San Antonio, Texas | 80.7% |
| Montgomery, Alabama | 80.2% |
| Greeley, Colorado | 79.7% |
| Columbia, Missouri | 79.5% |
| Springfield, Missouri | 79.5% |
| Madison, Wisconsin | 79.0% |
| Round Rock, Texas | 79.0% |
| Sugar Land, Texas | 78.8% |
| Durham, North Carolina | 78.3% |
| Fort Collins, Colorado | 78.2% |
| Chandler, Arizona | 77.8% |
| Spokane, Washington | 77.8% |
| Warren, Michigan | 77.8% |
| Centennial, Colorado | 77.5% |
| St. George, Utah | 77.1% |
| North Las Vegas, Nevada | 77.0% |
| Denver, Colorado | 76.4% |
| New Braunfels, Texas | 76.1% |
| Frisco, Texas | 76.0% |
| Sunnyvale, California | 75.8% |
| Wichita, Kansas | 75.6% |
| Georgetown, Texas | 75.5% |
| Pearland, Texas | 74.9% |
| Fort Worth, Texas | 74.7% |
| Buckeye, Arizona | 74.4% |
| Tacoma, Washington | 73.2% |
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | 73.0% |
| Westminster, Colorado | 72.7% |
| Omaha, Nebraska | 72.7% |
| Huntington Beach, California | 72.4% |
| Bridgeport, Connecticut | 72.3% |
| Lexington, Kentucky | 72.1% |
| Kansas City, Kansas | 72.1% |
| Austin, Texas | 72.1% |
| Fullerton, California | 71.8% |
| Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | 71.7% |
| Columbus, Ohio | 71.6% |
| Carmel, Indiana | 71.4% |
| Henderson, Nevada | 71.1% |
| Columbus, Georgia | 70.8% |
| Eugene, Oregon | 70.7% |
| McAllen, Texas | 70.2% |
| Tyler, Texas | 70.0% |
| Concord, North Carolina | 70.0% |
| Pembroke Pines, Florida | 69.7% |
| Clearwater, Florida | 69.7% |
| Louisville, Kentucky | 69.2% |
| McKinney, Texas | 69.1% |
| West Jordan, Utah | 69.1% |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 68.4% |
| Mesa, Arizona | 67.9% |
| Tucson, Arizona | 67.8% |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 67.4% |
| Springfield, Illinois | 67.4% |
| Allen, Texas | 67.3% |
| Fishers, Indiana | 67.1% |
| Garden Grove, California | 66.9% |
| Avondale, Arizona | 66.7% |
| Nampa, Idaho | 66.5% |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | 66.1% |
| Hillsboro, Oregon | 65.7% |
| Jackson, Mississippi | 65.7% |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 65.7% |
| Norman, Oklahoma | 65.6% |
| Naperville, Illinois | 65.5% |
| Provo, Utah | 65.1% |
| Nashville, Tennessee | 64.9% |
| Fayetteville, Arkansas | 64.7% |
| Lansing, Michigan | 63.9% |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 63.9% |
| Arlington, Texas | 63.9% |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 63.2% |
| Topeka, Kansas | 62.8% |
| Palm Coast, Florida | 62.6% |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | 62.2% |
| Sterling Heights, Michigan | 62.0% |
| Elgin, Illinois | 61.9% |
| Brownsville, Texas | 61.9% |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | 61.6% |
| Seattle, Washington | 61.6% |
| Chico, California | 60.8% |
| Lakewood, Colorado | 60.7% |
| New Haven, Connecticut | 60.1% |
| Longmont, Colorado | 59.9% |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | 59.8% |
| Mesquite, Texas | 59.8% |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 59.7% |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 58.8% |
| Grand Prairie, Texas | 58.0% |
| Chula Vista, California | 57.7% |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 57.2% |
| Chicago, Illinois | 57.1% |
| Fort Myers, Florida | 57.0% |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 56.8% |
| North Charleston, South Carolina | 56.7% |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | 56.6% |
| Lancaster, California | 56.6% |
| Coral Springs, Florida | 56.1% |
| Thornton, Colorado | 55.9% |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 55.8% |
| Meridian, Idaho | 55.6% |
| Richardson, Texas | 55.6% |
| Boise, Idaho | 55.3% |
| Goodyear, Arizona | 55.2% |
| Alexandria, Virginia | 54.7% |
| Miramar, Florida | 54.6% |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 54.3% |
| Columbia, South Carolina | 54.2% |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | 54.1% |
| Glendale, Arizona | 54.0% |
| Houston, Texas | 53.9% |
| Torrance, California | 53.8% |
| Portland, Oregon | 53.5% |
| Tallahassee, Florida | 53.3% |
| Charleston, South Carolina | 53.3% |
| Davenport, Iowa | 53.0% |
| Anaheim, California | 52.9% |
| New York, New York | 52.5% |
| Everett, Washington | 52.5% |
| Miami Gardens, Florida | 52.4% |
| Fairfield, California | 52.2% |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 50.9% |
| Peoria, Illinois | 50.8% |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan | 50.5% |
| Joliet, Illinois | 50.3% |
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 50.0% |
| Irvine, California | 50.0% |
| Orange, California | 49.8% |
| Yuma, Arizona | 49.6% |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 49.6% |
| League City, Texas | 49.3% |
| Scottsdale, Arizona | 49.3% |
| College Station, Texas | 49.2% |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 49.1% |
| Las Cruces, New Mexico | 49.1% |
| Dayton, Ohio | 48.7% |
| Waterbury, Connecticut | 48.4% |
| Augusta, Georgia | 48.1% |
| Gainesville, Florida | 47.6% |
| Beaumont, Texas | 47.4% |
| Denton, Texas | 47.3% |
| Orlando, Florida | 47.1% |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 47.0% |
| St. Paul, Minnesota | 46.8% |
| Inglewood, California | 46.8% |
| Sandy Springs, Georgia | 46.7% |
| Burbank, California | 46.5% |
| Manchester, New Hampshire | 46.2% |
| Mobile, Alabama | 46.2% |
| Fargo, North Dakota | 46.1% |
| Pasadena, Texas | 46.0% |
| Spokane Valley, Washington | 45.6% |
| Boca Raton, Florida | 45.1% |
| Plano, Texas | 44.8% |
| Aurora, Illinois | 44.7% |
| Hollywood, Florida | 44.4% |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 44.1% |
| Arvada, Colorado | 44.1% |
| Antioch, California | 44.0% |
| Savannah, Georgia | 43.9% |
| San Diego, California | 43.6% |
| Aurora, Colorado | 43.5% |
| El Paso, Texas | 43.3% |
| Long Beach, California | 43.3% |
| Santa Ana, California | 43.3% |
| Laredo, Texas | 43.1% |
| Miami, Florida | 42.8% |
| Gilbert, Arizona | 42.7% |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 42.7% |
| Gresham, Oregon | 42.5% |
| Murrieta, California | 42.4% |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 41.9% |
| Rochester, New York | 41.1% |
| Dallas, Texas | 40.8% |
| Escondido, California | 40.8% |
| Salem, Oregon | 40.8% |
| South Fulton, Georgia | 40.6% |
| Hialeah, Florida | 40.4% |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 40.0% |
| Los Angeles, California | 39.8% |
| Costa Mesa, California | 39.6% |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts | 39.4% |
| Billings, Montana | 39.4% |
| Palm Bay, Florida | 39.2% |
| Richmond, Virginia | 39.1% |
| Evansville, Indiana | 39.0% |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | 38.9% |
| Akron, Ohio | 38.8% |
| Bend, Oregon | 38.8% |
| Vallejo, California | 38.6% |
| Port St. Lucie, Florida | 38.6% |
| Rockford, Illinois | 38.0% |
| Pompano Beach, Florida | 37.6% |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | 37.5% |
| Jersey City, New Jersey | 37.4% |
| Santa Maria, California | 37.4% |
| Baltimore, Maryland | 37.3% |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 36.8% |
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 36.5% |
| Lakeland, Florida | 36.4% |
| Carrollton, Texas | 36.2% |
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 36.2% |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 36.1% |
| Tampa, Florida | 35.9% |
| Oceanside, California | 34.1% |
| Ontario, California | 33.8% |
| Downey, California | 33.6% |
| Carlsbad, California | 33.6% |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 32.8% |
| Deltona, Florida | 32.4% |
| Pasadena, California | 32.0% |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 31.8% |
| High Point, North Carolina | 31.7% |
| El Cajon, California | 31.7% |
| Buffalo, New York | 31.2% |
| Peoria, Arizona | 31.0% |
| Davie, Florida | 30.5% |
| Vancouver, Washington | 30.2% |
| Irving, Texas | 29.9% |
| Bellevue, Washington | 29.8% |
| Menifee, California | 29.6% |
| Riverside, California | 29.1% |
| Athens, Georgia | 29.0% |
| Garland, Texas | 28.8% |
| Quincy, Massachusetts | 28.8% |
| El Monte, California | 28.6% |
| Hesperia, California | 28.5% |
| Cape Coral, Florida | 27.7% |
| Suffolk, Virginia | 27.6% |
| Glendale, California | 26.5% |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 26.5% |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 26.2% |
| Hartford, Connecticut | 25.5% |
| Temecula, California | 25.3% |
| Thousand Oaks, California | 24.8% |
| Pomona, California | 24.6% |
| Toledo, Ohio | 24.3% |
| Detroit, Michigan | 24.1% |
| Santa Rosa, California | 23.9% |
| Lynn, Massachusetts | 23.4% |
| Lewisville, Texas | 23.2% |
| Syracuse, New York | 22.3% |
| Ventura, California | 22.2% |
| Newport News, Virginia | 22.0% |
| Renton, Washington | 21.9% |
| Stamford, Connecticut | 21.8% |
| Kent, Washington | 21.8% |
| West Covina, California | 21.1% |
| Palmdale, California | 20.4% |
| San Bernardino, California | 19.6% |
| Yonkers, New York | 19.6% |
| Macon, Georgia | 19.5% |
| Newark, New Jersey | 19.4% |
| Hampton, Virginia | 18.9% |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | 18.8% |
| Providence, Rhode Island | 17.9% |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 17.9% |
| Albany, New York | 17.9% |
| Rancho Cucamonga, California | 16.7% |
| Corona, California | 16.2% |
| Victorville, California | 15.6% |
| Fontana, California | 14.3% |
| Brockton, Massachusetts | 14.1% |
| Oxnard, California | 14.0% |
| Paterson, New Jersey | 13.2% |
| Jurupa Valley, California | 12.4% |
| Moreno Valley, California | 11.6% |
| Rialto, California | 11.2% |
| Elizabeth, New Jersey | 10.0% |
| Santa Clarita, California | 9.6% |
| Lowell, Massachusetts | 7.3% |
| Worcester, Massachusetts | 6.5% |
| New Bedford, Massachusetts | 2.2% |
Where one wire remains, it is usually Spectrum's (50.9% of locations). The leftovers are small: 1,902 locations reach 100/20 Mbps only by fixed wireless, 795 lack any land-based 100/20 service, and the count left with satellite alone is 01.
Fixed wireless at 100/20 Mbps, not just as a backup
Licensed fixed wireless, which includes 5G home internet, offers at least 100/20 Mbps at 91.1% of McAllen's locations, up from 11.7%2 in 2022. That ranks 29th highest among big cities; the Texas share is 62.3% and the US share 47.9%1. Here wireless is a third fast option beside cable and fiber, not only a fallback where wires are missing.
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 |
|---|---|
| Edinburg | 98.6% |
| McAllen | 91.1% |
| Brownsville | 76.9% |
| Texas | 62.3% |
| Laredo | 53.8% |
| United States | 47.9% |
Four companies provide it:
- TWIN, a fixed wireless company that files only in Texas, offers 100/20 Mbps everywhere it reports service here, at 73.2% of locations, with an advertised maximum of 400 Mbps.
- Verizon covers 87.0% of locations, 49.6% of them at 100/20 Mbps or faster. In 2022 it listed only a small part of the city.
- VTX Communications covers 45.4%, largely on licensed frequencies; nearly all of that (45.3%) reaches 100/20 Mbps.
- T-Mobile reports 62.2%, but 100/20 Mbps at only 7.5%; its advertised maximum here is 100 Mbps1.
Service on unlicensed frequencies moved the other way, shrinking from 87.5%2 of locations in 2022 to 11.9%1. A wireless network's bandwidth is divided among the homes each antenna serves, and providers cap sign-ups accordingly, so coverage on the map does not guarantee a slot at a given address.
Upload speeds caught up
In 2022, when cable was almost the only wire, a 1 Gbps download was already advertised at 93.5% of locations. The upload side is what moved. The FCC's 1,000/100 tier, a gigabit down with 100 Mbps or more up, rose from 8.8%2 to 43.7%, and the fastest advertised download is 2 Gbps or more at 40.3% of locations. On fiber, AT&T, Metronet and Smartcom each advertise up to 5 Gbps; Spectrum's top tier is 1 Gbps1. All of these are the top speeds companies advertise in their filings; nobody measured them.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAllen | 1.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 53.9% | 40.3% |
| 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 high smartphone-only share among households
Census Bureau survey figures describe households, not locations, and carry margins of error. The 2025 American Community Survey found 82.6% of McAllen households paying for a cable, fiber or DSL connection (margin of error ±0.3 percentage points4), up from 64.6% (±4.0 percentage points5) in 2019; the two ranges do not overlap.
One figure stands out. In 17.3% of households (±3.3 percentage points), a smartphone was the only computing device, 30th highest among big cities; for Texas as a whole the figure is 11.6% (±0.2 percentage points), and the ranges do not overlap. A cellular data plan was the only internet subscription in 10.2% of households, and 5.0% paid for none (±1.8 percentage points4).
Prices are not part of the FCC filings. For cost, the federal option still running is the Lifeline discount, which reaches 9.4%6 of the Texas households that qualify, and every plan's price appears on the broadband facts label its provider must publish.
McAllen, Edinburg and Hidalgo County
Next door, Edinburg went further on fiber, from 10.3%2 in 2022 to 58.6%; two or more fiber companies overlap at 13.4% of its locations. Across Hidalgo County, which includes both cities, fiber reaches 46.2% of 287,421 locations, up 39.3 percentage points since 2022, and 53.3%1 still have a single wired provider at 100/20 Mbps.
| Area | Fiber available | Fixed wireless 100/20 | Three or more terrestrial choices | One wired choice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAllen, Texas | 43.7% | 91.1% | 70.2% | 52.2% |
| Edinburg, Texas | 58.6% | 98.6% | 91.7% | 42.0% |
| Brownsville, Texas | 69.2% | 76.9% | 61.9% | 30.1% |
| Laredo, Texas | 65.2% | 53.8% | 43.1% | 35.0% |
| Texas | 74.4% | 62.3% | 59.9% | 24.2% |
| United States | 62.6% | 47.9% | 43.1% | 36.6% |
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.
Brownsville, near the mouth of the Rio Grande, and Laredo, upriver, show the same fiber surge with different builders. County-by-county figures for the whole state are on the Texas page.
McAllen internet questions
What internet providers are available in McAllen, Texas?
Spectrum (cable, 92.8% of locations) reports the widest wired service. AT&T reports fiber, DSL or fixed wireless at 66.2%, Metronet fiber at 10.1% and Smartcom Telephone fiber at 4.5%1. Verizon, TWIN, T-Mobile and VTX Communications report fixed wireless home internet.
Is fiber internet available in McAllen?
At 43.7% of locations inside city limits, against 74.4% for Texas and 62.6% for the US. AT&T reports fiber at 31.5% of the city's locations, Metronet at 10.1% and Smartcom Telephone at 4.5%; at 5.9%1 two or more companies report it.
How many internet providers are there in McAllen?
9 companies report land-based service somewhere in the city, 5 of them over wires and 5 with fiber. At one address the number is smaller: on average 1.421 wired providers offer 100/20 Mbps per location.
Is 5G or fixed wireless home internet available in McAllen?
Verizon reports it at 87.0% of locations, TWIN at 73.2%, T-Mobile at 62.2% and VTX Communications at 45.4%. Licensed fixed wireless of at least 100/20 Mbps is reported at 91.1%1 of locations. Carriers accept sign-ups address by address, because tower capacity is shared.
Checking one address in McAllen
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
- USAC, Lifeline participation rate; released August 17, 2026. www.usac.org
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.