Pasadena, Texas: internet providers, fiber and choice
Fiber is available at 84.6% of the 39,126 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Pasadena, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 99.6%. 85.5% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 14.2% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Pasadena in Texas
Pasadena is a two-wire city. Xfinity's cable network reaches 99.5% of its homes and businesses and AT&T's fiber 84.2%, so 85.4% of locations have exactly two wired providers at 100/20 Mbps and only 0.1%1 have a third. In June 2022 fiber reached 50.1% of locations and 42.6%2 had a single wired option at 100/20.
Xfinity cable and AT&T fiber, side by side
Two companies account for nearly all wired internet in Pasadena. Xfinity reports service at 99.5% of the city's 39,126 homes and businesses, almost entirely over cable, with 100/20 Mbps or faster at 99.5%. AT&T reports service at 92.3%; its fiber covers 84.2% of locations, and at the rest of its footprint it reports DSL or fixed wireless. Xfinity is the less common cable company in Texas: statewide it reports 20.3% of locations, against 47.8%1 for Spectrum.
| Xfinity | Fiber Cable | 99.5% | 99.5% | 2 Gbps | 14.0% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 92.3% | 86.4% | 5 Gbps | 0.2% |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 77.5% | 25.8% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 72.3% | 34.0% | 300 Mbps | – |
| Rural Telecommunications of America | Fixed wireless | 4.9% | 4.9% | 300 Mbps | – |
| Frontier | Fiber DSL | 0.3% | 0.3% | 7 Gbps | – |
| Hotwire Communications | Fiber | 0.1% | 0.1% | 8 Gbps | – |
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 (Starlink, HughesNet, Viasat) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
The table lists what each provider reported to the FCC National Broadband Map as of June 30, 2026 (file revision of November 10, 2026), for the locations inside Pasadena's city limits as drawn for the 2020 Census. A provider lists a location as available when it says it could install service there within ten business days, and anyone can challenge a listing on the FCC map, which is also where to check one house or apartment.
Exactly two wires, almost never three
At 85.4% of Pasadena's locations, exactly two wired providers offer 100/20 Mbps or more, the 32nd highest share among the 343 US cities of 100,000 or more. Three or more reach only 0.1%, against 17.4% of locations across Texas and 11.1%1 nationally. The two are Xfinity and AT&T almost everywhere.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasadena | 0.4% | 14.2% | 85.4% | 0.1% |
| Texas | 9.6% | 24.2% | 48.8% | 17.4% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
Where AT&T has no fiber, Xfinity is usually the only fast wire: it is the sole wired provider at 100/20 for 14.0% of locations. AT&T is the sole one for 0.2%. 147 locations have no wired provider at that speed, and 31 are reported as reachable only by satellite.
4 companies report fiber somewhere in the city, but apart from AT&T each reaches a sliver: Frontier at 0.3% of locations and Xfinity's own fiber at 0.1%. Only 0.1% of locations have two or more fiber networks, a share that ranks tied for 31st lowest1 among large cities.
How fiber reached most of the city
In June 2022, fiber was reported at 50.1% of Pasadena's locations. By December 2025 it was 80.4%3, and as of June 30, 2026 it is 84.6%, a rise of 34.5 percentage points. Over the same four years the share of locations with a single wired option at 100/20 fell from 42.6%2 to 14.2%1: where fiber arrived, it became the second wire beside cable.
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 | 50.1% | 80.4% | 84.6% | 34.5 pts |
| One wired choice | 42.6% | 17.7% | 14.2% | −28.4 pts |
| Gigabit (1,000/100) | 50.1% | 99.1% | 99.2% | 49.1 pts |
| DSL available | 45.8% | 40.7% | 40.0% | −5.8 pts |
Upload speeds moved too. In 2022 the gigabit tier with uploads of at least 100 Mbps was advertised at 50.1% of locations, almost exactly the fiber share at the time. It now stands at 99.2%, well above the fiber share, so the tier is also being reported over cable. Symmetrical 100/100 Mbps wired service shows the same jump, from 50.1%2 to 99.2%1.
The copper phone network has not disappeared. DSL is still reported at 40.0%1 of locations, down from 45.8%2 in 2022, almost all of it AT&T's, with advertised downloads of 100 Mbps at most.
Fixed wireless from three carriers
Only 3 companies report licensed fixed wireless in Pasadena, tied for the fewest among large cities. T-Mobile reports it at 77.5% of locations, with an advertised maximum of 100 Mbps and 100/20 at 25.8%. Verizon, whose footprint here has grown more than any other provider's since June 2022, reports 72.3%, advertises up to 300 Mbps and offers 100/20 at 34.0%. AT&T also reports fixed wireless at part of the city. Licensed fixed wireless at 100/20 or more now reaches 49.3%1 of locations, up from 36.4%2.
Rural Telecommunications of America adds unlicensed fixed wireless at 4.9%1. Wireless capacity is shared within each tower sector, so carriers may turn down an address that their reported coverage includes.
The gap is in devices, not wires
The FCC data show a network that reaches almost every address. The Census Bureau's 2025 American Community Survey shows a different gap. 7.2% of Pasadena households reported no computer, smartphone or tablet of any kind (margin of error ±3.3 percentage points), the 3rd highest point estimate among large cities. The Texas figure is 2.6% (±0.1 percentage points) and Houston's 2.7% (±0.4 percentage points); the margins do not overlap. 5.8% had no internet access at all (±2.9 percentage points), against 3.5%4 statewide.
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) | 99.6% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 77.4% | ±1.8 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 13.6% | ±3.3 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 7.2% | ±3.1 |
Subscriptions have moved toward wired service. Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL went from 68.7% in 2019 (±3.1 percentage points) to 77.4% (±1.8 percentage points), and those relying only on a cellular data plan fell from 20.4% (±3.1 percentage points5) to 13.6% (±3.3 percentage points). The survey estimates 52,6954 households, more than the FCC's count of locations, because the FCC counts an apartment building as one location; the two sources measure different things and cannot be subtracted from each other.
Pasadena beside Houston and its suburbs
The two-wire pattern is not shared by every city around Houston. League City has the same shape, while Pearland and Sugar Land have a third wired provider at a large share of locations.
| Area | Fiber available | Two wired choices | Three or more wired choices | Two or more fiber networks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasadena, Texas | 84.6% | 85.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Houston, Texas | 81.9% | 74.6% | 8.5% | 5.0% |
| Pearland, Texas | 93.9% | 59.3% | 34.4% | 32.1% |
| League City, Texas | 89.4% | 89.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Sugar Land, Texas | 96.6% | 42.6% | 54.3% | 51.9% |
| Texas | 74.4% | 48.8% | 17.4% | 18.2% |
| United States | 62.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% | 12.1% |
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.
This page covers Pasadena, Texas, not Pasadena, California. The Texas page maps every county, including Harris County, and the Houston page covers the neighboring city.
Pasadena internet questions
What internet providers are available in Pasadena, Texas?
Xfinity reports service at 99.5% of locations, almost all over cable, and AT&T at 92.3%, over fiber, DSL and fixed wireless. T-Mobile (77.5%) and Verizon (72.3%1) report fixed wireless home internet. Frontier, Hotwire Communications and a few others report small pockets, and three satellite services report the whole city.
Is fiber internet available in Pasadena?
At 84.6% of homes and businesses, against 74.4% across Texas and 62.6% nationally. Nearly all of it is AT&T's, which reports fiber at 84.2%1 of locations.
How many internet providers does Pasadena have?
4 wired providers report service somewhere in the city and 7 counting fixed wireless. At a given address the usual number of wired providers offering 100/20 Mbps is two: that is the case at 85.4% of locations, while 14.2%1 have one.
Can I get gigabit internet in Pasadena?
Gigabit downloads with uploads of at least 100 Mbps (the 1,000/100 tier) are advertised at 99.2%1 of locations, up from 50.1%2 in June 2022. These are maximum speeds providers report to the FCC, not measured speeds.
Checking one address in Pasadena
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, Arlington, Corpus Christi, Plano, Lubbock, Laredo and Irving. Compare Pasadena 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.