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Utah internet, where fiber names outnumber fiber lines

Fiber is available at 76.4% of the 1,048,011 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Utah, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 93.7%. 66.9% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 26.8% there is only one.1

FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.

West region, Mountain division

Utah's fiber map is easy to misread. Along the Wasatch Front, several companies sell service over UTOPIA's open-access fiber, Google Fiber and Quantum Fiber compete line against line, and some cities have a single fiber builder. In the rural counties, one local company usually carries the only wire, and the largest gaps are in the Uinta Basin, the southern counties and Summit County.

Utah's internet providers, sorted by what they offer

As of June 30, 2026 (FCC file revision of November 10, 2026), 50 companies report wired or fixed wireless home internet somewhere in Utah, 33 of them over fiber, across 1.0 million1 broadband serviceable locations. A company lists a location when it says it could connect it within ten business days for a standard installation, and anyone can challenge a listing on the FCC's map.

Internet providers in Utah
XfinityFiber Cable74.5%74.5%2 Gbps13.4%
T-MobileLicensed wireless71.7%17.8%100 Mbps–
VerizonLicensed wireless71.3%35.6%1 Gbps–
AT&TFiber Licensed wireless55.3%25.9%10 Gbps0.1%
Rise BroadbandFiber Licensed wireless Fixed wireless53.9%14.1%1 Gbps–
CenturyLinkFiber DSL49.9%3.2%2 Gbps0.0%
Utah BroadbandFiber Licensed wireless Fixed wireless25.9%15.1%2 Gbps0.1%
SenaWaveFiber DSL Fixed wireless23.3%23.3%5 Gbps0.0%
Google FiberFiber Fixed wireless22.7%22.7%8 Gbps0.1%
IntellipopFiber Fixed wireless17.7%17.7%10 Gbps–
Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure AgencyFiber17.6%17.6%10 Gbps0.1%

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.

Sorted by reach, one wired network and two radio networks lead. Xfinity's cable is the widest, at 74.5% of locations, and it is the only wired 100/20 provider at 13.4%. T-Mobile reports home internet at 71.7% and Verizon at 71.3%, but they offer 100/20 Mbps at only 17.8% and 35.6% respectively. CenturyLink still reports copper DSL at 49.9% of locations but offers 100/20 at 3.2%, and DSL's reach across the state fell by 12.7 percentage points1 since 2022.

Which technologies reach Utah's homes and businesses
Fiber76.4% 62.6%
Cable82.0% 80.3%
DSL (copper)53.6% 36.2%
Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home)92.4% 87.3%
Unlicensed fixed wireless66.1% 19.7%

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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TechnologyUtahUnited States
Fiber76.4%62.6%
Cable82.0%80.3%
DSL (copper)53.6%36.2%
Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home)92.4%87.3%
Unlicensed fixed wireless66.1%19.7%

Below those rows sit the fiber companies, and here the table needs a key.

One fiber network, several names

The row for the Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency is UTOPIA Fiber. It describes itself as an open-access network founded by Utah cities in 2004: it builds the fiber and other internet companies sell service over it. Intellipop and Beehive Broadband are among the companies UTOPIA lists as selling service on it. In the FCC's June 2026 fiber file for Utah, most of their fiber locations, and most of SenaWave's, are addresses that UTOPIA reports too: each company files its own record for the same building.

That matters for one of Utah's standout numbers. At 33.8% of locations two or more providers report fiber, the 3rd highest share among the states and more than twice the national 12.1%. A sizeable part of that overlap is UTOPIA and the companies filing at its addresses: a choice of which company bills and supports the connection, over one physical line. SenaWave reports fiber at 15.6% of the state's locations, Intellipop at 17.2% and UTOPIA itself at 17.6%1.

The rest of the overlap is separate networks built side by side, mainly Google Fiber (22.7% of locations) and Quantum Fiber. Quantum Fiber now files under AT&T: in the FCC's December 31, 2025 Utah file its locations carried CenturyLink's provider record, and in the June 30, 2026 file AT&T's. Lumen, CenturyLink's parent, completed the sale of its consumer fiber-to-the-home business to AT&T on February 2, 2026 and kept its copper consumer services. AT&T, which reported no Utah service in the 2022 map, now reports fiber at 22.6% of locations; CenturyLink's fiber share is down to 0.2%1.

Five cities, three ways fiber arrived

The large cities show the difference better than the statewide figures do.

Fiber and choice in Utah's largest cities, June 30, 2026
AreaFiber availableTwo or more fiber networksTwo or more wired choicesGigabit (1,000/100)
West Valley City, Utah92.9%86.4%93.2%99.9%
Salt Lake City, Utah89.8%67.4%89.8%99.7%
West Jordan, Utah88.8%11.1%90.4%97.4%
Provo, Utah87.6%0.7%86.4%99.2%
St. George, Utah64.5%27.6%57.9%63.4%
Utah76.4%33.8%66.9%88.6%
United States62.6%12.1%55.6%72.3%

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.

  • West Valley City is UTOPIA territory. The agency reports fiber at 89.1% of locations, and two or more fiber providers are reported at 86.4%, mostly retailers on the same lines.
  • Salt Lake City has two fiber builders. Google Fiber reports 81.7% of locations and AT&T's Quantum Fiber 72.0%, so its 67.4% with two fiber providers is mostly physical competition.
  • Provo has one. Google Fiber reaches 87.1% of locations, and only 0.7% have a second fiber provider; the other wired choice is Xfinity's cable.
  • West Jordan changed most. Fiber was reported at 6.7%2 of its locations in June 2022 and at 88.8% four years later; Google Fiber now reports 87.3%.
  • St. George, in the southwest, is outside Xfinity's cable footprint. Quantum Fiber, filed by AT&T, reports fiber at 52.3% of locations, and the city's fiber share is 64.5%1.

Wired choice grew faster than coverage

Wired service of 100/20 Mbps reached 90.1% of Utah's locations in June 2022 and 93.7% in June 2026, a modest rise. What changed was how many wired companies compete at each address. The share with two or more wired providers at 100/20 rose by 29.7 percentage points to 66.9%, the 7th highest increase of any state, and the share with three or more went from 7.6%2 to 31.2%, 3rd highest1 among the states. As above, a third "provider" can be another retailer on UTOPIA's network.

What changed in Utah since June 30, 2022
Fiber available76.4% +34.1 pts
Two or more fiber networks33.8% +26.5 pts
Three or more wired choices31.2% +23.7 pts
Wired 100/100 Mbps88.9% +45.4 pts
DSL available53.6% −12.7 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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MeasureJune 30, 2022December 31, 2025June 30, 2026Change (points)
Fiber available42.3%75.2%76.4%34.1 pts
Two or more fiber networks7.3%32.7%33.8%26.5 pts
Three or more wired choices7.6%30.2%31.2%23.7 pts
Wired 100/100 Mbps43.5%87.8%88.9%45.4 pts
DSL available66.3%57.6%53.6%−12.7 pts

Upload speeds moved with the fiber. Wired service with at least 100 Mbps in both directions went from 43.5%2 to 88.9% of locations, and the FCC's gigabit tier, 1,000 Mbps down with 100 Mbps up, is advertised at 88.6%, 5th highest among the states. At 81.4%1 of locations the fastest advertised download is 2 Gbps or more. These are providers' maximum advertised speeds, not measurements.

Fastest advertised download speed at each location: Utah
Utah
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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AreaUnder 25 Mbps or none25–99100–249250–499500–939940–1,9992,000 or more
Utah1.5%0.9%1.4%0.8%1.2%12.8%81.4%
United States2.4%1.6%1.8%1.4%0.9%31.0%61.0%
How many wired providers offer 100/20 Mbps at each location: Utah

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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AreaNoneOneTwoThree or more
Utah6.3%26.8%35.7%31.2%
West Valley City0.2%6.6%6.6%86.6%
Provo1.0%12.6%85.6%0.9%
Duchesne County40.9%59.1%0.0%0.0%
United States7.8%36.6%44.6%11.1%

Rural Utah: one local fiber company per valley

Away from the Wasatch Front, fiber is common but competition is not. 22 of Utah's 294 counties have fiber at half or more of their locations; only 8 have two or more wired 100/20 providers at half or more. Grand County, around Moab, has the highest fiber share, 97.7%, from E Fiber, yet the share of its locations with a second wired provider at 100/20 is 0.0%. Piute County, in the central mountains, gained 43.3 percentage points since 2022, and fiber now reaches 62.4% of its locations; its largest provider, SC BROADBAND, is also the largest in Kane County. The largest rise in the state was back on the Wasatch Front, in Weber County, around Ogden: +59.3 percentage points1.

Two or more wired choices by county, Utah
Two or more wired choices by county, UtahBeaver County: 0.2%Box Elder County: 60.1%Cache County: 42.3%Carbon County: 0.0%Daggett County: 0.0%Davis County: 92.7%Duchesne County: 0.0%Emery County: 0.0%Garfield County: 0.0%Grand County: 0.0%Iron County: 50.3%Juab County: 0.0%Kane County: 0.0%Millard County: 0.0%Morgan County: 34.1%Piute County: 0.0%Rich County: 0.0%Salt Lake County: 86.5%San Juan County: 0.0%Sanpete County: 0.9%Sevier County: 16.5%Summit County: 10.7%Tooele County: 74.4%Uintah County: 0.0%Utah County: 78.4%Wasatch County: 26.0%Washington County: 51.8%Wayne County: 0.0%Weber County: 73.3%

Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. Darker counties are higher. Point at a county for its value; the county table has every figure. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.

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CountyTwo or more wired choices
Davis County92.7%
Salt Lake County86.5%
Utah County78.4%
Tooele County74.4%
Weber County73.3%
Box Elder County60.1%
Washington County51.8%
Iron County50.3%
Cache County42.3%
Morgan County34.1%
Wasatch County26.0%
Sevier County16.5%
Summit County10.7%
Sanpete County0.9%
Beaver County0.2%
Juab County0.0%
Millard County0.0%
Duchesne County0.0%
Uintah County0.0%
Carbon County0.0%
Daggett County0.0%
Emery County0.0%
Garfield County0.0%
Grand County0.0%
Kane County0.0%
Piute County0.0%
Rich County0.0%
San Juan County0.0%
Wayne County0.0%

The largest service gap is in the Uinta Basin. Duchesne County has the highest unserved share in the state, 20.0% of its 10,608 locations, even though STRATA Networks reports some service at 94.9% of them and fiber reaches 58.0%. No cable is reported in the county, and at 17.4% of locations 100/20 Mbps is available only by fixed wireless. Next door in Uintah County, the same company is the largest provider, and the share with two wired choices is 0.0%1.

In the south, Kane County has the highest satellite-only share, 13.8%, and is unserved at 15.7%. San Juan County, in the southeast corner, is unserved at 12.3%1.

Summit County, around Park City, is the exception near the metro. Fiber reaches only 37.4% of its locations, wired 100/20 service 78.2%, and 11.3%1 are unserved, more than in any county along the Wasatch Front.

Utah's rural gaps beside Salt Lake County, June 30, 2026
AreaLocations (BSLs)Fiber availableTwo or more wired choicesUnservedFixed wireless only at 100/20Satellite only
Duchesne County, Utah10,60858.0%0.0%20.0%17.4%4.8%
Kane County, Utah6,96259.8%0.0%15.7%7.2%13.8%
San Juan County, Utah6,71152.8%0.0%12.3%4.0%6.2%
Summit County, Utah24,82037.4%10.7%11.3%7.0%1.4%
Uintah County, Utah13,79752.5%0.0%4.4%9.5%1.2%
Grand County, Utah5,35397.7%0.0%2.3%0.0%2.1%
Salt Lake County, Utah324,00186.4%86.5%0.2%0.6%0.1%
Utah1,048,01176.4%66.9%2.1%3.9%0.7%

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.

Internet in every county of Utah
Beaver County3,53444.0%73.2%0.2%7.3%InfoWest72.1% ±6.9
Box Elder County20,56171.1%88.9%60.1%3.5%Rise Broadband74.8% ±1.9
Cache County40,70242.6%88.8%42.3%4.6%Xfinity77.7% ±1.3
Carbon County9,59893.6%93.6%0.0%2.5%E Fiber69.6% ±2.9
Daggett County1,40542.5%50.8%0.0%18.2%Union Telephone Company58.0% ±5.5
Davis County104,66892.5%99.5%92.7%0.2%Xfinity85.0% ±1.0
Duchesne County10,60858.0%59.1%0.0%20.0%STRATA Networks75.9% ±2.3
Emery County4,62696.0%96.0%0.0%3.9%E Fiber74.2% ±3.9
Garfield County4,19765.4%65.4%0.0%17.9%SC BROADBAND69.5% ±2.7
Grand County5,35397.7%97.7%0.0%2.3%E Fiber71.6% ±4.4
Iron County22,25177.1%87.3%50.3%3.4%InfoWest74.2% ±2.6
Juab County4,64976.8%77.1%0.0%3.7%CentraCom76.3% ±4.0
Kane County6,96259.8%59.8%0.0%15.7%SC BROADBAND74.2% ±3.9
Millard County6,21431.7%63.1%0.0%2.7%CentraCom68.6% ±4.2
Morgan County4,27568.0%68.0%34.1%13.0%Rise Broadband71.9% ±4.1
Piute County1,18162.4%62.4%0.0%5.6%SC BROADBAND53.3% ±6.8
Rich County3,68931.3%31.3%0.0%6.6%CentraCom63.3% ±7.4
Salt Lake County324,00186.4%99.1%86.5%0.2%Xfinity82.0% ±0.5
San Juan County6,71152.8%52.8%0.0%12.3%E Fiber52.8% ±2.5
Sanpete County12,61759.6%73.3%0.9%3.9%CentraCom75.1% ±3.1
Sevier County10,21860.8%78.8%16.5%4.2%InfoWest66.5% ±3.5
Summit County24,82037.4%78.2%10.7%11.3%Utah Broadband78.7% ±2.4
Tooele County25,91482.1%97.2%74.4%1.1%Beehive Broadband78.5% ±2.0
Uintah County13,79752.5%84.6%0.0%4.4%STRATA Networks73.6% ±3.5
Utah County188,30378.9%96.4%78.4%1.5%Xfinity83.2% ±0.6
Wasatch County17,03046.6%85.3%26.0%7.3%Utah Broadband78.0% ±2.7
Washington County81,58764.8%94.2%51.8%1.1%InfoWest79.1% ±1.4
Wayne County2,02177.3%77.3%0.0%5.5%SC BROADBAND80.0% ±5.0
Weber County86,51974.8%96.8%73.3%1.1%Xfinity79.7% ±1.0
Utah1,048,01176.4%93.7%66.9%2.1%80.8%

Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year detailed tables. Shares of broadband serviceable locations as of June 30, 2026 (FCC). 2+ wired choices: two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps. Unserved: BEAD definition. Largest wired provider: reports fiber, cable or DSL at the most locations. Wired subscription: households with a cable, fiber or DSL subscription, American Community Survey 2020–2024 (± 90% margin of error).

BEAD: a small list, a high cost per location

Utah's $317.4 million6 Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) allocation buys relatively few connections at a high price. The approved Final Proposal covers 30,215 locations at a BEAD cost of $207.4 million, with providers committing a further $122.3 million. That works out to $6,866 of BEAD money per location, the 8th highest7 among the states with a plan.

Federal broadband programs in Utah
ProgramAmountAs of
BEAD allocation (NTIA, announced June 26, 2023)$317,399,742
BEAD Final Proposal: locations to be connected30,215
BEAD Final Proposal: deployment cost$207,444,606
BEAD cost per location$6,866
BEAD allocation not assigned to deployment$109,955,136
Treasury Capital Projects Fund allocation$137,895,435
RDOF: locations built with support (cumulative)1,453
USDA ReConnect grants reported to USAspending$6,296,317
Lifeline subscribers claimed18,091
Lifeline participation rate15.3%
Households in the Affordable Connectivity Program, February 202475,088

Source: NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Award Recipients pages; NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Final Proposal Overview one-page PDFs; Department of the Treasury, Capital Projects Fund Awards Made to States, Territories, and Freely Associated States, to date; USAC, CAF Disbursements and Locations Data; Department of the Treasury, spending_by_award API for Assistance Listings 10.752; Universal Service Administrative Co., Lifeline Disbursements; USAC, Lifeline participation rate; USAC, ACP Enrollments by County as of February 8, 2024. BEAD figures are as printed in NTIA's Final Proposal overview, subject to final review; "not assigned to deployment" is the allocation minus the deployment cost (NTIA calls it savings; how it may be used is not settled). The ACP stopped taking applications on February 8, 2024 and ended on June 1, 2024.

16,393 locations (54.3%) are assigned to fiber, 8,100 (26.8%) to low-Earth-orbit satellite and 5,722 (18.9%) to fixed wireless. $110.0 million7 of the allocation is not assigned to construction in the plan; how it may be used was not settled as of November 2026. The Utah Broadband Center publishes the Final Proposal with its list of subgrantees and a map of the awarded project areas. Utah also received $137.9 million8 from the Treasury's Capital Projects Fund.

Utah's BEAD plan: 30,215 locations by technology

Source: NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Final Proposal Overview one-page PDFs. Locations in the state's approved BEAD Final Proposal by technology of the selected projects, as printed in NTIA's Final Proposal overview; subject to NTIA and NIST final review and award.

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TechnologyShare of BEAD locations
Fiber54.3%
Cable0.0%
Fixed wireless18.9%
Low-Earth-orbit satellite26.8%

Subscriptions: wired, and rarely phone-only

The Census Bureau's 2025 American Community Survey found 80.8% of Utah households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (margin of error ±0.7 percentage points), the 3rd highest share by point estimate. Only 9.8% relied on a cellular data plan alone (±0.6 percentage points), 2nd lowest14 among the states. These are household survey estimates, not the FCC's location counts.

Available versus subscribed: Utah
Wired 100/20 Mbps available (FCC, share of locations)93.7%
Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census)80.8% ±0.7
Households relying only on a cellular data plan9.8% ±0.6
Households with no internet subscription5.4% ±0.4

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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MeasureShareMOE
Wired 100/20 Mbps available (FCC, share of locations)93.7%
Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census)80.8%±0.7
Households relying only on a cellular data plan9.8%±0.6
Households with no internet subscription5.4%±0.4

Income still separates households. Among those earning under $20,000, 85.6% had a broadband subscription (±2.3 percentage points), against 97.1%14 of those earning $75,000 or more. In NTIA's 2023 Internet Use Survey, 23.9%15 of Utah households without home internet named cost as the main reason, a survey estimate with a wide margin of error. Lifeline enrolled 18,09111 Utah subscribers, an estimated 15.3%12 of those eligible; there is no official source of typical retail prices by state.

Utah cities and towns

Cities and towns of Utah with 25,000 or more residents
Salt Lake City218,42889.8%99.7%89.8%6
West Valley City137,49192.9%99.9%93.2%9
West Jordan116,81288.8%97.4%90.4%7
Provo114,52787.6%99.2%86.4%8
St. George108,71364.5%63.4%57.9%4
Lehi95,31389.2%97.4%88.4%10
Orem95,21495.5%99.9%96.1%8
Sandy92,38691.0%96.8%90.7%9
Ogden89,51066.2%98.4%67.2%7
South Jordan87,61489.3%68.4%88.1%6
Layton85,30894.6%99.8%95.0%9
Eagle Mountain66,55799.3%99.7%94.5%6
Millcreek63,92690.5%99.6%91.9%7
Herriman63,28243.8%88.5%42.8%7
Saratoga Springs61,39759.2%94.9%58.9%10
Taylorsville57,48489.6%99.1%90.9%8
Logan55,57658.7%82.3%58.1%7
Murray53,29795.7%99.9%95.7%7
Draper50,65274.2%99.6%74.8%7
Spanish Fork48,837100.0%100.0%98.0%5
Riverton47,39590.6%99.7%90.1%6
Bountiful44,98899.2%100.0%99.2%6
Tooele42,27089.4%99.4%89.3%4
Cedar City41,87193.6%93.6%91.2%5
American Fork41,02037.4%84.6%74.4%8
Syracuse39,90999.2%99.8%99.1%8
Roy38,79488.5%97.3%88.8%5
Pleasant Grove37,77395.9%100.0%96.0%9
Washington37,10781.1%78.1%68.0%3
Midvale36,09993.1%99.9%93.2%7
Springville35,67086.2%90.4%84.5%7
Kearns35,40495.8%99.7%96.2%4
Magna35,40191.6%99.3%92.4%6
Clearfield35,14489.3%99.2%89.2%8
Kaysville33,30792.4%97.2%92.5%6
Cottonwood Heights32,26562.8%98.6%66.2%5
Holladay31,16283.4%99.1%83.5%4
South Salt Lake26,93480.2%100.0%80.2%6
Farmington26,26674.0%97.2%73.5%8
Hurricane25,74553.7%52.9%34.3%3
West Haven25,62788.2%97.3%87.9%9

Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates; Census Bureau, 2020 Census Block Assignment Files. Shares of broadband serviceable locations inside city limits (2020 census blocks), as of June 30, 2026. Population: July 1, 2025 estimate. Gigabit: 1,000/100 Mbps.

Questions and answers

What internet providers serve Utah?

Apart from satellite, the providers with the widest reported reach are Xfinity's cable (74.5% of locations), T-Mobile (71.7%) and Verizon (71.3%), both with 5G or LTE home internet, and AT&T (55.3%, fiber and fixed wireless). Google Fiber reports fiber at 22.7% of locations, UTOPIA Fiber at 17.6%1. Figures are as of June 30, 2026.

How much of Utah has fiber internet?

76.4% of Utah's 1,048,011 homes and businesses had at least one provider reporting fiber as of June 30, 2026, up from 42.3%2 in June 2022. Nationally the share is 62.6%1. Whether a particular address has it is a question for the FCC's National Broadband Map.

How many places in Utah lack broadband?

Duchesne County in the Uinta Basin has the highest share. Statewide, in the FCC's count of homes and businesses rather than people, 21,822 Utah locations (2.1%) were unserved under the BEAD definition, with no reliable service of 25/3 Mbps, and 13,710 (1.3%) were underserved, below 100/20 Mbps. At 6,8151 locations satellite is the only service reported.

Is there low-cost internet in Utah?

No official source compares Utah prices, and providers file none with the FCC; each plan's price and fees are on its broadband facts label. Where UTOPIA's network reaches, several companies sell service over the same line, so one address can have several labels to compare. Lifeline gives eligible low-income households a $9.25 monthly discount on phone or internet service; 18,09111 Utah subscribers were enrolled. The Affordable Connectivity Program, which had 75,08813 Utah households enrolled, ended on June 1, 2024.

Checking one address in Utah

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 and around Utah

Large cities with their own page: Salt Lake City, West Valley City, West Jordan, Provo and St. George.

Neighboring states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming. Put Utah side by side with any state or large city in the comparison tool.

Sources

  1. FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Availability as of June 30, 2026; released November 10, 2026. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
  2. FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2022; Availability as of June 30, 2022; released May 10, 2024. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
  3. FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of December 31, 2025; Availability as of December 31, 2025; released November 3, 2026. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
  4. Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. www2.census.gov
  5. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year detailed tables; 2020-2024; released January 29, 2026. api.census.gov
  6. NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Award Recipients pages; Allocations announced 2023-06-26; released June 26, 2023. broadbandusa.ntia.gov
  7. NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Final Proposal Overview one-page PDFs. broadbandusa.ntia.gov
  8. Department of the Treasury, Capital Projects Fund Awards Made to States, Territories, and Freely Associated States, to date; Allocations under ARPA sec. 604 (awards announced 2022-06 to 2023). home.treasury.gov
  9. USAC, CAF Disbursements and Locations Data. opendata.usac.org
  10. Department of the Treasury, spending_by_award API for Assistance Listings 10.752; Awards with action dates FY2008 to 2026-09-30. api.usaspending.gov
  11. Universal Service Administrative Co., Lifeline Disbursements; Support months 2018-01 to 2026-09. opendata.usac.org
  12. USAC, Lifeline participation rate; released August 17, 2026. www.usac.org
  13. USAC, ACP Enrollments by County as of February 8, 2024; Enrolled households as of 2024-02-08 (Data Month January 2024 file). www.usac.org
  14. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables; 2025 (calendar-year sample); released October 29, 2026. api.census.gov
  15. NTIA Data Explorer "Analyze Table"; November 2023 (also all prior waves 1994-2021). www.ntia.gov
  16. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates; July 1, 2025; released May 14, 2026. www.census.gov
  17. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Block Assignment Files; released December 11, 2020. www2.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.