Internet in Seattle, Washington
Fiber is available at 79.9% of the 179,743 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Seattle, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 99.8%. 82.8% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 17.0% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Seattle in Washington
Seattle's two big wired networks are Xfinity's cable, reported at 96.3% of its homes and businesses, and a fiber network that changed owner in 2026 and now appears in the FCC data under AT&T. Fiber reaches 79.9%1 of locations, twice Washington's share, though slightly less than in the previous release.
Cable everywhere, fiber on most streets
Two wired networks cover nearly all of Seattle's 179,743 homes and businesses, as reported to the FCC as of June 30, 2026. Xfinity reports service at 96.3% of them, over cable except for a small fiber footprint (0.2%). AT&T reports service at 89.4%, with fiber at 77.2% of locations and fixed wireless at many of them. The third wired network is Astound, at 17.4%1, over cable and fiber.
| Xfinity | Fiber Cable | 96.3% | 96.3% | 2 Gbps | 16.0% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber Licensed wireless | 89.4% | 80.5% | 8 Gbps | 0.2% |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 85.3% | 38.7% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 76.6% | 44.4% | 1 Gbps | – |
| Astound | Fiber Cable DSL Fixed wireless | 17.4% | 17.4% | 2 Gbps | 0.8% |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 6.1% | 0.9% | 140 Mbps | – |
| Google Fiber | Fixed wireless | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 Gbps | – |
| FiberFirst, LLC | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 Gbps | – |
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 Gbps | – |
| Taluslink LLC | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 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 (HughesNet, Viasat, Starlink) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
The table counts locations inside the city limits as drawn for the 2020 Census, from the FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. A provider reports a location as served when it can install service there within ten business days, and anyone can challenge that claim on the FCC map, which is also the only public source for a single address. Satellite companies report service at virtually every location and are left out of the coverage figures below.
The fiber network changed hands
In the first National Broadband Map, as of June 30, 2022, AT&T reported no service in Seattle at all. The fiber at most Seattle addresses was then reported by CenturyLink, Lumen's local telephone company. Lumen completed the sale of its consumer fiber-to-the-home business, including Quantum Fiber, to AT&T on February 2, 2026, and kept its copper-based consumer services, according to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The FCC data for Seattle follow that split. As of June 30, 2026, AT&T reports fiber at 77.2% of the city's locations, with advertised downloads of up to 8 Gbps. CenturyLink still reports service at 6.1%, all of it DSL over copper, and offers 100/20 Mbps at only 0.9%. DSL from any provider now reaches 6.4%1 of locations, down from 23.8%2 in 2022.
A dip in the latest release
The ownership change came in the same period as a fall in Seattle's fiber figures. Fiber reached 71.9%2 of locations in June 2022 and 84.1%3 on December 31, 2025, and stands at 79.9% as of June 30, 2026. A fall of 4.2 percentage points ranks 2nd lowest1 among the changes in the 343 cities of 100,000 or more. The FCC files record what each company reported, not why a footprint changed.
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 | 71.9% | 84.1% | 79.9% | 8.0 pts |
| Two or more wired choices | 77.7% | 86.4% | 82.8% | 5.1 pts |
| One wired choice | 22.0% | 13.4% | 17.0% | −5.0 pts |
| DSL available | 23.8% | 7.6% | 6.4% | −17.4 pts |
Competition moved with it. The share of locations with two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps fell from 86.4% to 82.8% in six months, and the share with exactly one rose from 13.4%3 to 17.0%. At most of those single-wire locations the one wire is Xfinity's, which is the only wired 100/20 provider at 16.0%1 of the city's locations. Anyone who saw Quantum Fiber listed at an address in an earlier version of the map should look it up again on the current one.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 0.2% | 17.0% | 73.6% | 9.3% |
| Washington | 11.5% | 48.5% | 34.0% | 6.0% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
Gigabit uploads beyond the fiber
Seattle's speed figures changed more than its coverage did. In June 2022, the fastest advertised download at 99.7% of locations was between 940 Mbps and just under 2 Gbps, and gigabit service with uploads of 100 Mbps or more (the FCC's 1,000/100 tier) was advertised at only 1.0%2. As of June 30, 2026, a download of 2 Gbps or more is advertised at 95.7% of locations and the 1,000/100 tier at 95.7%. That gain of 94.7 percentage points is the 25th highest1 among large cities.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.1% | 95.7% |
| Washington | 4.0% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 27.8% | 60.5% |
| United States | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 31.0% | 61.0% |
The upload numbers reach past the fiber footprint. Symmetrical wired service of 100/100 Mbps or more is advertised at 96.8% of locations and the 1,000/100 tier at 95.7%, both well above fiber's 79.9%1. The difference comes almost entirely from cable, where Xfinity's network covers nearly every address. These are maximum advertised speeds that providers report to the FCC, not measurements of what a connection delivers.
Twice Washington's fiber share
Seattle is an outlier within its own state. Fiber reaches 39.4% of locations across Washington, about half Seattle's share, and two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps are available at 40.0%, against 82.8% in Seattle. Even the neighboring large cities differ widely. Across Lake Washington, Bellevue has fiber at 27.4% of locations; Tacoma, to the south, has it at 53.1%, and Spokane at 76.9%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 | Fiber available |
|---|---|
| Seattle | 79.9% |
| Spokane | 76.9% |
| United States | 62.6% |
| Tacoma | 53.1% |
| Vancouver | 42.9% |
| Washington | 39.4% |
| Bellevue | 27.4% |
Among the 343 large cities nationally, Seattle's fiber share is the 145th highest, above the US figure of 62.6%. Its total of 8 wired providers is tied for 32nd highest, but most of them report service at a small number of locations: two or more fiber networks overlap at only 2.1%1 of locations.
Fixed wireless from three carriers
The cellular carriers' home internet reaches 95.4% of Seattle's locations. T-Mobile reports it at 85.3% and offers 100/20 Mbps at 38.7%; Verizon reports 76.6%, with 100/20 at 44.4%. AT&T also reports fixed wireless across much of the city. 3 companies report licensed fixed wireless here, a count tied for 2nd lowest among large cities. Because a cell sector's capacity is shared, carriers decide address by address whether to take new customers, so a reported location is not a guaranteed sign-up. Fixed wireless is the only service at 100/20 Mbps for 0.1%1 of locations.
What Seattle households buy
The Census Bureau's 2025 American Community Survey counts households, not locations. It found 96.2% of Seattle households with a broadband subscription of some kind (margin of error ±0.8 percentage points) and 84.7% with cable, fiber or DSL (±1.3 percentage points). Another 9.4% relied only on a cellular data plan. The share with no internet subscription, 3.8% (±0.8 percentage points4), is lower than the 6.8%5 the same survey found in 2019, a difference larger than either margin of error.
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) | 99.8% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 84.7% | ±1.3 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 9.4% | ±1.0 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 3.8% | ±0.8 |
King County, around Seattle, has fiber at 47.6%1 of locations; the Washington page has the other counties and large cities.
Questions and answers
What internet providers are available in Seattle?
Xfinity reports service at 96.3% of locations, almost entirely over cable. AT&T reports service at 89.4%, with fiber at 77.2% and fixed wireless elsewhere. Astound reports cable and fiber at 17.4%, mostly in particular neighborhoods. T-Mobile (85.3%) and Verizon (76.6%1) report fixed wireless home internet.
Is fiber internet available in Seattle?
At 79.9% of locations as of June 30, 2026, against 39.4% across Washington and 62.6% nationally. Almost all of it is the network AT&T reports, at 77.2% of locations; Astound reports fiber at 4.6%1.
What happened to CenturyLink and Quantum Fiber in Seattle?
Lumen, CenturyLink's parent, sold its consumer fiber business, including Quantum Fiber, to AT&T in February 2026 and kept its copper lines. In the June 30, 2026 FCC data, the fiber is reported under AT&T, and CenturyLink reports only DSL, at 6.1%1 of Seattle's locations.
How many internet providers does Seattle have?
8 wired providers report service somewhere in the city, 7 of them over fiber, but most of those serve a few buildings. At a typical address the choice is two wired providers at 100/20 Mbps: that is the case at 73.6% of locations, while 17.0%1 have only one.
Checking one address in Seattle
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 Washington
The state picture, county by county: internet in Washington. Other large cities in the state: Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, Bellevue, Kent, Everett, Spokane Valley and Renton. Compare Seattle 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.