Internet in Waco, Texas

Two cable networks, AT&T fiber and many wireless filers

9 providers report wired or fixed wireless service inside the city limits, 4 of them over wires. The FCC's data cover the city's 42,456¹ homes and businesses as of June 30, 2026 (file revision of November 10, 2026). "Available" here means a provider reports that it could install service within ten business days; anyone can challenge that claim on the FCC map.

HughesNet, Viasat and Starlink report satellite service at every location; they are not counted in the provider totals above.

Two cable companies on the same streets

Waco has two cable companies, and their networks overlap almost completely. Spectrum reports cable or fiber at 94.5% of locations and Astound at 93.0%; both offer 100/20 Mbps nearly everywhere they report service. Cable of any brand reaches 97.7%¹ of the city.

That overlap is why Waco scores high on wired choice without being a fiber leader. At 91.8% of locations two or more wired providers offer 100/20 Mbps, against 66.2% across Texas and 55.6% nationally. Three or more are reported at 62.9%, compared with 17.4%¹ statewide.

NoneOneTwoThree or more

Waco

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
Waco	1.9%	6.3%	28.9%	62.9%
Texas	9.6%	24.2%	48.8%	17.4%
United States	7.8%	36.6%	44.6%	11.1%

The single-wire pockets are small. Only 6.3% of locations have exactly one wired provider at 100/20 Mbps, and Spectrum is that provider at 3.9%; Astound is the lone wire at 2.2%¹.

Fiber is mostly one network

Fiber is reported at 69.2% of Waco's locations, a share that ranks tied for 152nd lowest among large cities and below the Texas figure of 74.4%. The bulk of it is AT&T, which reports fiber at 61.7% of locations and advertises up to 5 Gbps. The rest comes in small pieces: Pavlov Media, which reported no Waco locations in June 2022, now reports fiber at 4.0%; Astound at 3.2%; Spectrum at 1.6%¹.

Those networks rarely meet. Two or more fiber providers are reported at only 1.3% of locations, so for most homes the fiber question has one answer: AT&T, or no fiber at all. AT&T's older copper lines are fading from the map; DSL is reported at 12.9%¹ of locations, down from 22.7%² in June 2022.

The split between cable and fiber shows up in the speed tiers. A 1 Gbps download is advertised at 98.1% of locations, because both cable networks offer it. Gigabit service with uploads of 100 Mbps or more, the FCC's 1,000/100 tier, is advertised at 69.2%, close to the fiber share. The fastest advertised download is 2 Gbps or more at 57.1%¹ of locations. These are providers' advertised maximums, not measured speeds.

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

Waco

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
Waco	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%	1.5%	41.1%	57.1%
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%

One measure moved backwards in the latest release: the 1,000/100 share fell by 1.9 percentage points between December 31, 2025 and June 30, 2026, while the fiber share rose by 1.5 percentage points¹. The FCC filings record what providers advertise at each location, not why a listed tier changed.

Fixed wireless now covers nearly the whole city

The largest change in Waco since 2022 is not on the wires. Licensed fixed wireless at 100/20 Mbps or faster was reported at 42.2%² of locations in June 2022 and at 95.9% in June 2026, the 14th highest share among the 343 cities. The Texas figure is 62.3%¹.

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

Fixed wireless 100/2095.9% +53.7 pts

Fiber available69.2% +10.9 pts

DSL available12.9% −9.8 pts

Three or more wired choices62.9% +7.0 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)
Fixed wireless 100/20	42.2%	88.8%	95.9%	53.7 pts
Fiber available	58.3%	67.8%	69.2%	10.9 pts
DSL available	22.7%	13.4%	12.9%	−9.8 pts
Three or more wired choices	55.9%	61.7%	62.9%	7.0 pts

Three companies account for most of it. Nextlink Internet, which reports only fixed wireless here, reports service at 88.8% of locations and advertises up to 936 Mbps. Verizon reported almost no Waco locations in June 2022 and now reports home internet at 77.1%, with 100/20 Mbps at 54.8%. T-Mobile reports 70.5% but offers 100/20 Mbps at only 16.6%. Central Link Broadband covers 41.9% on unlicensed spectrum, at up to 100 Mbps¹.

Fixed wireless capacity is shared among everyone on a tower sector, and carriers decide address by address whether to take new customers. The FCC figures show where service is reported, not where every home could sign up at once.

Where the wires stop

Wired 100/20 Mbps service is reported at 98.1% of locations. The remainder is small and specific: 789 locations have no wired provider at that speed, at 742 of them only fixed wireless reports 100/20 Mbps, and 3 have satellite as their only option. Under the BEAD definition, which counts reliable wired and licensed fixed wireless service, 24¹ locations are unserved, meaning no such service at 25/3 Mbps.

McLennan County, which includes Waco, is mapped with every other county on the Texas page.

Waco beside other Texas cities

The chart compares three-wire choice across large Texas cities. Of those shown, Waco has the highest share: Lubbock, with two fiber networks and cable, reports 57.2%, Killeen 47.6% and Austin 37.5%. In Dallas the figure is 1.1%, and in College Station, the other large city near Waco, 0.1%, even though fiber reaches 58.3%¹ of its locations.

Waco62.9%

Lubbock57.2%

Killeen47.6%

Austin37.5%

San Antonio29.8%

Texas17.4%

United States11.1%

Fort Worth5.6%

Dallas1.1%

College Station0.1%

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	Three or more wired choices
Waco	62.9%
Lubbock	57.2%
Killeen	47.6%
Austin	37.5%
San Antonio	29.8%
Texas	17.4%
United States	11.1%
Fort Worth	5.6%
Dallas	1.1%
College Station	0.1%

The Killeen and College Station pages cover the two nearest large cities.

More households on wired service than in 2019

In the Census Bureau's 2025 American Community Survey, 80.7% of Waco households subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL (margin of error ±2.8 percentage points), up from 64.2% (margin ±2.6 percentage points⁵) in 2019; the ranges do not overlap. 17.4% of households (margin ±3.7 percentage points) had a smartphone but no desktop, laptop or tablet, a share tied for 28th highest⁴ among large cities by point estimate. Survey figures count households over a year; the FCC counts locations on one date.