Internet in Tacoma, Washington
Fiber is available at 53.1% of the 64,833 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Tacoma, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 99.6%. 91.2% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 8.4% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Tacoma in Washington
Most homes and businesses in Tacoma can choose among three wired networks: Xfinity's cable, the city-owned Click! cable network operated by Lightcurve, and the fiber now reported by AT&T. As of June 30, 2026, all three offer 100/20 Mbps at 52.7%1 of locations, a share that was zero six months earlier.
Xfinity, the city's Click! network and AT&T fiber
Three wired networks cover most of Tacoma's 64,833 homes and businesses, according to provider filings to the FCC as of June 30, 2026. Xfinity reports cable at 99.1% of them. Lightcurve, which operates the city-owned Click! Network, reports cable at 88.4%. AT&T reports service at 80.5%: fiber at 52.8% of locations and fixed wireless at many of the rest. Verizon and T-Mobile sell fixed wireless home internet over their cellular networks, and CenturyLink still reports DSL over copper telephone lines at 16.5%1.
| Xfinity | Fiber Cable | 99.1% | 99.1% | 2 Gbps | 8.0% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightcurve | Fiber Cable | 88.4% | 88.4% | 8 Gbps | 0.4% |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 86.8% | 36.0% | 1 Gbps | – |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 82.2% | 37.7% | 100 Mbps | – |
| AT&T | Fiber Licensed wireless | 80.5% | 56.1% | 8 Gbps | 0.0% |
| CenturyLink | Fiber DSL | 16.5% | 3.1% | 140 Mbps | 0.0% |
| Astound | Fiber Cable | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 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.
Figures cover Tacoma as its boundary stood in the 2020 Census and come from the FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. "Reported available" means the company says it could connect that location within ten business days. Those claims can be challenged, and the FCC map is where to look up a single address. HughesNet, Starlink and Viasat each report service at virtually every location, so satellite is excluded from the coverage shares below.
Three wires since the latest filing
Tacoma's competition changed more in the latest release than almost anywhere else. On December 31, 2025, 42.6%2 of locations had exactly one wired provider offering 100/20 Mbps and none had three. By June 30, 2026, the one-provider share had fallen to 8.4%, and three providers offered 100/20 Mbps at 52.7% of locations, the 38th highest share among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more. Two or more wired choices now reach 91.2% of locations; the rise of 34.6 percentage points in six months is the 2nd highest1 among those cities.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One wired choice | 46.0% | 42.6% | 8.4% | −37.6 pts |
| Two wired choices | 53.3% | 56.6% | 38.6% | −14.8 pts |
| Three or more wired choices | 0.0% | 0.0% | 52.7% | 52.7 pts |
| Two or more wired choices | 53.3% | 56.6% | 91.2% | 37.9 pts |
The change comes from one filing. In the December 2025 data, Lightcurve reported cable at most Tacoma locations, but with advertised uploads below the 20 Mbps that the FCC's 100/20 benchmark requires, so its network did not count as a 100/20 option. In the June 2026 data, it reports 100/20 Mbps or more at 88.4%1 of the city's locations. The network itself did not need to reach new streets for the count to change.
That three-network overlap is rare in Washington. Three wired providers at 100/20 Mbps reach 6.0% of locations statewide and 11.1% nationally; in Seattle the share is 9.3% and in Spokane 30.6%1.
El Paso, Texas 0.0%Overland Park, Kansas 90.5%
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 wired choices |
|---|---|
| Overland Park, Kansas | 90.5% |
| Simi Valley, California | 89.1% |
| Allentown, Pennsylvania | 86.7% |
| West Valley City, Utah | 86.6% |
| Olathe, Kansas | 84.0% |
| Huntsville, Alabama | 83.2% |
| San Mateo, California | 81.7% |
| Cary, North Carolina | 81.2% |
| Amarillo, Texas | 81.0% |
| Knoxville, Tennessee | 78.5% |
| Conroe, Texas | 78.2% |
| Clarksville, Tennessee | 74.7% |
| Des Moines, Iowa | 74.2% |
| Kansas City, Missouri | 70.2% |
| Bridgeport, Connecticut | 68.6% |
| San Angelo, Texas | 68.6% |
| St. Petersburg, Florida | 68.5% |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | 68.3% |
| Odessa, Texas | 66.9% |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 66.8% |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | 66.2% |
| Durham, North Carolina | 65.6% |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 64.5% |
| Waco, Texas | 62.9% |
| Oakland, California | 62.2% |
| Columbia, Missouri | 61.1% |
| Independence, Missouri | 60.7% |
| Midland, Texas | 59.7% |
| Columbus, Georgia | 59.3% |
| Montgomery, Alabama | 57.7% |
| Lubbock, Texas | 57.2% |
| Wichita Falls, Texas | 56.2% |
| Daly City, California | 55.6% |
| Clearwater, Florida | 54.9% |
| Warren, Michigan | 54.5% |
| Sugar Land, Texas | 54.3% |
| Dearborn, Michigan | 53.1% |
| Tacoma, Washington | 52.7% |
| Springfield, Missouri | 50.5% |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 50.4% |
| Lincoln, Nebraska | 49.4% |
| Richmond, California | 48.9% |
| Palm Coast, Florida | 48.0% |
| Killeen, Texas | 47.6% |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | 46.7% |
| Round Rock, Texas | 46.4% |
| New Haven, Connecticut | 46.2% |
| Kansas City, Kansas | 46.0% |
| Lansing, Michigan | 45.2% |
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | 44.7% |
| Columbus, Ohio | 43.1% |
| Centennial, Colorado | 43.0% |
| Concord, California | 42.9% |
| Tyler, Texas | 42.0% |
| San Francisco, California | 41.8% |
| Berkeley, California | 41.6% |
| Waterbury, Connecticut | 41.0% |
| Westminster, Colorado | 39.6% |
| Concord, North Carolina | 39.1% |
| Coral Springs, Florida | 38.1% |
| Austin, Texas | 37.5% |
| Abilene, Texas | 36.9% |
| Lakewood, Colorado | 34.9% |
| Lexington, Kentucky | 34.5% |
| Pearland, Texas | 34.4% |
| Lancaster, California | 33.9% |
| Gainesville, Florida | 33.8% |
| Wichita, Kansas | 33.7% |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 33.7% |
| Nashville, Tennessee | 33.6% |
| Elgin, Illinois | 33.3% |
| Elk Grove, California | 33.1% |
| Lee's Summit, Missouri | 33.1% |
| Omaha, Nebraska | 33.0% |
| Fayetteville, Arkansas | 32.1% |
| Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | 31.7% |
| Pueblo, Colorado | 31.4% |
| Fishers, Indiana | 31.4% |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin | 30.8% |
| Spokane, Washington | 30.6% |
| Sterling Heights, Michigan | 30.2% |
| Fort Collins, Colorado | 30.1% |
| San Antonio, Texas | 29.8% |
| Fullerton, California | 27.9% |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 27.9% |
| Hillsboro, Oregon | 27.9% |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | 27.5% |
| Carmel, Indiana | 26.8% |
| Chula Vista, California | 26.6% |
| Norman, Oklahoma | 25.2% |
| Davenport, Iowa | 24.3% |
| Charleston, South Carolina | 24.0% |
| North Charleston, South Carolina | 23.5% |
| Hayward, California | 22.9% |
| West Jordan, Utah | 22.5% |
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico | 22.3% |
| Alexandria, Virginia | 22.0% |
| Naperville, Illinois | 21.5% |
| Chicago, Illinois | 21.4% |
| Allen, Texas | 21.3% |
| Palm Bay, Florida | 20.7% |
| Irvine, California | 20.5% |
| Eugene, Oregon | 20.0% |
| Dayton, Ohio | 19.9% |
| Augusta, Georgia | 19.9% |
| Nampa, Idaho | 19.4% |
| Sacramento, California | 19.1% |
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 18.5% |
| Mesa, Arizona | 18.4% |
| Topeka, Kansas | 18.0% |
| Columbia, South Carolina | 17.8% |
| Thornton, Colorado | 17.7% |
| Port St. Lucie, Florida | 17.4% |
| Longmont, Colorado | 17.3% |
| McKinney, Texas | 17.2% |
| South Fulton, Georgia | 16.9% |
| Fargo, North Dakota | 16.7% |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 16.0% |
| Frisco, Texas | 15.7% |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 15.6% |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 15.1% |
| Savannah, Georgia | 14.5% |
| Deltona, Florida | 13.6% |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 13.5% |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 13.4% |
| Lakeland, Florida | 13.0% |
| Surprise, Arizona | 12.9% |
| Santa Rosa, California | 12.3% |
| Plano, Texas | 11.9% |
| Rockford, Illinois | 11.9% |
| Meridian, Idaho | 11.8% |
| Edinburg, Texas | 11.7% |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 11.6% |
| Springfield, Illinois | 11.1% |
| Menifee, California | 10.9% |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 10.7% |
| Laredo, Texas | 10.4% |
| Ontario, California | 10.3% |
| Rochester, New York | 10.3% |
| Vallejo, California | 10.3% |
| Louisville, Kentucky | 9.9% |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | 9.9% |
| Palmdale, California | 9.9% |
| Buckeye, Arizona | 9.6% |
| Billings, Montana | 9.4% |
| Seattle, Washington | 9.3% |
| Salem, Oregon | 9.2% |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 9.1% |
| Arvada, Colorado | 8.6% |
| Houston, Texas | 8.5% |
| San Jose, California | 7.6% |
| Buffalo, New York | 7.2% |
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 7.2% |
| Greeley, Colorado | 7.2% |
| Arlington, Texas | 7.0% |
| Jackson, Mississippi | 6.9% |
| New Braunfels, Texas | 6.6% |
| St. George, Utah | 6.4% |
| Hartford, Connecticut | 6.2% |
| Pembroke Pines, Florida | 5.8% |
| New York, New York | 5.8% |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 5.8% |
| Fort Worth, Texas | 5.6% |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | 5.5% |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | 5.5% |
| Goodyear, Arizona | 5.5% |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 5.4% |
| McAllen, Texas | 5.4% |
| Brownsville, Texas | 5.2% |
| El Cajon, California | 4.9% |
| Chandler, Arizona | 4.8% |
| Newark, New Jersey | 4.7% |
| Chico, California | 4.7% |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 4.6% |
| Torrance, California | 4.6% |
| Tallahassee, Florida | 4.5% |
| South Bend, Indiana | 4.4% |
| Yuma, Arizona | 4.3% |
| Glendale, Arizona | 4.2% |
| High Point, North Carolina | 4.1% |
| Georgetown, Texas | 4.1% |
| Orlando, Florida | 4.1% |
| Peoria, Illinois | 4.0% |
| Rochester, Minnesota | 4.0% |
| Santa Maria, California | 4.0% |
| Vancouver, Washington | 3.7% |
| Mesquite, Texas | 3.5% |
| Suffolk, Virginia | 3.5% |
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 3.3% |
| Boca Raton, Florida | 3.2% |
| Aurora, Colorado | 3.0% |
| Spokane Valley, Washington | 2.9% |
| Akron, Ohio | 2.8% |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 2.6% |
| Kent, Washington | 2.6% |
| Pompano Beach, Florida | 2.6% |
| Elizabeth, New Jersey | 2.5% |
| Bend, Oregon | 2.4% |
| Oceanside, California | 2.4% |
| Peoria, Arizona | 2.3% |
| Cleveland, Ohio | 2.2% |
| Carlsbad, California | 2.1% |
| Macon, Georgia | 2.1% |
| Fort Myers, Florida | 2.0% |
| Boise, Idaho | 1.7% |
| Aurora, Illinois | 1.7% |
| Gilbert, Arizona | 1.5% |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1.5% |
| El Monte, California | 1.5% |
| Mobile, Alabama | 1.4% |
| Cape Coral, Florida | 1.4% |
| Denton, Texas | 1.4% |
| Hollywood, Florida | 1.3% |
| Davie, Florida | 1.3% |
| Miami, Florida | 1.2% |
| Toledo, Ohio | 1.2% |
| Joliet, Illinois | 1.1% |
| Dallas, Texas | 1.1% |
| Rialto, California | 1.1% |
| Edmond, Oklahoma | 1.1% |
| Carrollton, Texas | 1.0% |
| Baltimore, Maryland | 0.9% |
| San Diego, California | 0.9% |
| Provo, Utah | 0.9% |
| Santa Clarita, California | 0.9% |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | 0.8% |
| Sunnyvale, California | 0.8% |
| Athens, Georgia | 0.7% |
| Las Cruces, New Mexico | 0.6% |
| Scottsdale, Arizona | 0.6% |
| Roseville, California | 0.6% |
| Everett, Washington | 0.6% |
| Rancho Cucamonga, California | 0.5% |
| Avondale, Arizona | 0.5% |
| Santa Clara, California | 0.5% |
| Sandy Springs, Georgia | 0.5% |
| Lewisville, Texas | 0.5% |
| Tucson, Arizona | 0.4% |
| Orange, California | 0.4% |
| Fremont, California | 0.4% |
| Bellevue, Washington | 0.4% |
| Richardson, Texas | 0.4% |
| Costa Mesa, California | 0.4% |
| Portland, Oregon | 0.3% |
| Madison, Wisconsin | 0.3% |
| Evansville, Indiana | 0.3% |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 0.3% |
| Jersey City, New Jersey | 0.3% |
| Miramar, Florida | 0.3% |
| Jurupa Valley, California | 0.3% |
| Lynn, Massachusetts | 0.3% |
| Irving, Texas | 0.2% |
| Gresham, Oregon | 0.2% |
| St. Paul, Minnesota | 0.2% |
| Garland, Texas | 0.2% |
| Los Angeles, California | 0.2% |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan | 0.1% |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 0.1% |
| Hialeah, Florida | 0.1% |
| Pomona, California | 0.1% |
| Miami Gardens, Florida | 0.1% |
| North Las Vegas, Nevada | 0.1% |
| Ventura, California | 0.1% |
| Denver, Colorado | 0.1% |
| Oxnard, California | 0.1% |
| Glendale, California | 0.1% |
| Downey, California | 0.1% |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | 0.1% |
| Paterson, New Jersey | 0.1% |
| Long Beach, California | 0.1% |
| Pasadena, Texas | 0.1% |
| College Station, Texas | 0.1% |
| Quincy, Massachusetts | 0.1% |
| Detroit, Michigan | 0.0% |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 0.0% |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | 0.0% |
| Grand Prairie, Texas | 0.0% |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | 0.0% |
| Salinas, California | 0.0% |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 0.0% |
| Modesto, California | 0.0% |
| Yonkers, New York | 0.0% |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 0.0% |
| Burbank, California | 0.0% |
| Henderson, Nevada | 0.0% |
| Santa Ana, California | 0.0% |
| Moreno Valley, California | 0.0% |
| Victorville, California | 0.0% |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 0.0% |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 0.0% |
| Fresno, California | 0.0% |
| Tampa, Florida | 0.0% |
| Anaheim, California | 0.0% |
| Riverside, California | 0.0% |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 0.0% |
| Reno, Nevada | 0.0% |
| San Bernardino, California | 0.0% |
| Fontana, California | 0.0% |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Visalia, California | 0.0% |
| Thousand Oaks, California | 0.0% |
| Sparks, Nevada | 0.0% |
| Boulder, Colorado | 0.0% |
| Hesperia, California | 0.0% |
| Inglewood, California | 0.0% |
| El Paso, Texas | 0.0% |
| Bakersfield, California | 0.0% |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 0.0% |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 0.0% |
| Stockton, California | 0.0% |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 0.0% |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 0.0% |
| Richmond, Virginia | 0.0% |
| Worcester, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Providence, Rhode Island | 0.0% |
| Huntington Beach, California | 0.0% |
| Tempe, Arizona | 0.0% |
| Newport News, Virginia | 0.0% |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 0.0% |
| Garden Grove, California | 0.0% |
| Corona, California | 0.0% |
| Escondido, California | 0.0% |
| Syracuse, New York | 0.0% |
| Stamford, Connecticut | 0.0% |
| Hampton, Virginia | 0.0% |
| Pasadena, California | 0.0% |
| Clovis, California | 0.0% |
| Fairfield, California | 0.0% |
| Lowell, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| League City, Texas | 0.0% |
| Antioch, California | 0.0% |
| Manchester, New Hampshire | 0.0% |
| Temecula, California | 0.0% |
| Murrieta, California | 0.0% |
| Beaumont, Texas | 0.0% |
| Brockton, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| West Covina, California | 0.0% |
| Renton, Washington | 0.0% |
| Vacaville, California | 0.0% |
| Tracy, California | 0.0% |
| New Bedford, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Albany, New York | 0.0% |
Among Washington's cities of 100,000 or more, Spokane has the next-highest share; it is 3.7% in Vancouver, 0.6% in Everett and 0.4%1 in Bellevue.
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 |
|---|---|
| Tacoma | 52.7% |
| Spokane | 30.6% |
| United States | 11.1% |
| Seattle | 9.3% |
| Washington | 6.0% |
| Vancouver | 3.7% |
| Everett | 0.6% |
| Bellevue | 0.4% |
The city-owned Click! Network
The Click! Network is a cable network owned by the City of Tacoma. Tacoma Public Utilities ran it for about two decades before the Public Utility Board approved agreements in October 2019 that let Rainier Connect use the network to provide video and broadband while the city keeps ownership. Operational control passed to Rainier Connect North on April 1, 2020, with Tacoma Power continuing to own the network. In the FCC data, the same provider filing that carried the Rainier Connect North name in June 2022 now reports under the Lightcurve brand.
Because the Click! cable runs alongside Xfinity's, few Tacoma locations depend on a single wire. Xfinity is the only wired provider at 100/20 Mbps at 8.0% of locations, and Lightcurve at 0.4%. No wired provider offers 100/20 Mbps at 0.4%1.
Fiber covers about half the city
Fiber reaches 53.1% of Tacoma's locations, more than Washington's 39.4% but less than the US figure of 62.6%; among large cities the share is tied for 97th lowest. It has moved little since the first National Broadband Map, as of June 30, 2022, when it stood at 50.3%3. The gain of 2.8 percentage points since then is tied for 47th lowest1 among large cities.
That fiber is essentially one network, and its name in the data has changed. CenturyLink reported it in 2022. On February 2, 2026, CenturyLink's parent Lumen sold its consumer fiber business, Quantum Fiber included, to AT&T while keeping its copper-based consumer services, as stated in a Lumen release filed with the SEC. As of June 30, 2026, AT&T reports fiber at 52.8% of Tacoma's locations, with advertised downloads up to 8 Gbps, and CenturyLink offers 100/20 Mbps at only 3.1%. A second fiber network overlaps at just 0.0% of locations, which ranks tied for the lowest1 among large cities.
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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| Technology | Tacoma | Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber | 53.1% | 39.4% |
| Cable | 99.6% | 83.8% |
| DSL (copper) | 16.5% | 36.8% |
| Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home) | 96.3% | 85.9% |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 0.0% | 23.4% |
Other large Washington cities have more fiber. Everett (83.0%), Seattle (79.9%) and Spokane (76.9%) all have higher shares than Tacoma, while Bellevue (27.4%) and Kent (15.9%) have lower ones. DSL from any provider has fallen from 42.5%3 of locations in 2022 to 16.5%1.
Gigabit speeds now reach past the fiber
Advertised speeds rose faster than fiber coverage. In June 2022, gigabit service with uploads of at least 100 Mbps (the FCC's 1,000/100 tier) was advertised at 0.1% of locations; as of June 30, 2026, it is advertised at 85.7%, a gain of 85.6 percentage points that is the 46th highest among large cities. Symmetrical wired service of 100/100 Mbps or more is advertised at 87.0%, up from 50.3%3. Both figures exceed the fiber share, so cable service accounts for most of the difference. A download of 2 Gbps or more is the fastest advertised tier at 85.7%1 of locations.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tacoma | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 14.0% | 85.7% |
| 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% |
These are the maximum speeds providers advertise in their FCC filings, not measurements of what a connection delivers.
Fixed wireless from Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T
Licensed fixed wireless, which includes 5G home internet, is reported at 96.3% of locations, from 3 carriers. Verizon reports it at 86.8% and offers 100/20 Mbps at 36.0%; T-Mobile reports 82.2%, with 100/20 at 37.7% and a fastest advertised download of 100 Mbps. Fixed wireless at 100/20 Mbps is reported at 59.7%1 of locations, against 28.2%3 in 2022. Carriers decide address by address whether to accept new fixed wireless customers, so a location reported as covered may still be declined.
Very few locations rely on wireless alone. Fixed wireless is the only service at 100/20 Mbps for 0.1% of locations, and 1861 locations have no terrestrial service at 100/20 Mbps.
Subscriptions in Tacoma households
Availability is not the same as use. Asked in the Census Bureau's 2025 American Community Survey, which measures households rather than locations, 95.9% of Tacoma households reported a broadband subscription of any type (margin of error ±1.4 percentage points), up from 87.0% (±2.5 percentage points) in the 2019 survey, a gap wider than both margins. Subscriptions to cable, fiber or DSL were reported by 82.8% (±2.3 percentage points); a phone's cellular data plan was the only connection for 10.4% (±2.2 percentage points). Households without any internet subscription made up 4.1% (±1.4 percentage points4), against 12.9% (±2.5 percentage points5) in 2019.
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) | 82.8% | ±2.3 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 10.4% | ±2.2 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 4.1% | ±1.4 |
Pierce County, which includes Tacoma, and the rest of the state are mapped county by county on the Washington page.
Questions and answers
What internet providers are available in Tacoma?
As of June 30, 2026, Xfinity reports cable service at 99.1% of Tacoma's homes and businesses, Lightcurve reports cable on the Click! network at 88.4%, and AT&T reports service at 80.5%, with fiber at 52.8%. Verizon (86.8%) and T-Mobile (82.2%) report fixed wireless home internet, and CenturyLink reports DSL at 16.5%1.
Is fiber internet available in Tacoma?
At 53.1% of locations, against 39.4% across Washington and 62.6% nationally. Nearly all of it is the network AT&T reports, at 52.8% of locations; two or more fiber networks overlap at only 0.0%1.
How many internet providers does Tacoma have?
5 wired providers report service somewhere in the city, but only three cover most of it. Three wired providers offer 100/20 Mbps at 52.7% of locations, two at 38.6% and one at 8.4%1.
Who runs the Click! Network now?
The City of Tacoma owns the Click! Network through Tacoma Power. Rainier Connect North took over its operation on April 1, 2020, under agreements approved by the Public Utility Board in 2019. In the FCC data, the same provider filing that used the Rainier Connect North name in 2022 now reports under the Lightcurve brand.
Checking one address in Tacoma
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 December 31, 2025; Availability as of December 31, 2025; released November 3, 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
- 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.