AT&T Fiber - Coverage in the Midwest, South and California
- Prices: $55 - $250 per month
- Speeds: 300 - 5,000Mbps
- Key Info: Unlimited data, no contracts, equipment included
Verizon Fios - Coverage in the Mid-Atlantic and New England
- Prices: $50 - $120 per month
- Speeds: 300 - 2,000Mbps
- Key Info: Unlimited data, no contracts, free equipment with gig service
Frontier Fiber - Coverage in 15 states from California to Connecticut
- Prices: $50 - $155 per month
- Speeds: 500 - 5,000Mbps
- Key Info: Unlimited data, no contracts, no equipment fee
Quantum Fiber - Coverage in Florida and the West
- Speeds: 200 - 8,000Mbps
- Prices: $30 - $165 per month
- Key Info: Unlimited data on some plans, low price increase
Google Fiber - Coverage in 17 markets and growing
- Prices: $70 - $150 per month
- Speeds: 1,000 - 8,000Mbps
- Key Info: Unlimited data, no contracts, equipment included
What fiber internet providers are in your area?
Fiber is arguably the best connection type for speed and reliability, but new FCC maps show it falls short of cable internet when it comes to availability. Fiber internet providers, like most ISPs, operate in specific areas, so there may be only one or two available in your area. It’s also possible that no fiber providers are available near you. Or perhaps a fiber provider serves your area but not your specific address.
Your best chance at finding fiber internet comes from major internet service providers like AT&T Fiber, Frontier Fiber, Quantum Fiber and Verizon Fios. Such providers have the largest fiber-optic networks, bringing fiber internet to numerous markets across the US.
That said, many regional and hyper-local internet providers also offer fiber internet. My fiber internet, for example, comes from Comporium, a small ISP serving my local area in the suburban Charlotte area.
So how do you know if fiber internet is available in your area? Below, you’ll find a rundown of the largest fiber ISPs and where they offer service, followed by tips for finding fiber internet near you.
10 best fiber internet providers by nationwide availability
- AT&T Fiber - 12% coverage, available in 22 states
- Verizon Fios - 9% coverage, available in eight states and Washington, DC
- Frontier Fiber - 4% coverage, available in 15 states
- Quantum Fiber - 2% coverage, available in 16 states
- Google Fiber - 1% coverage, available in 12 states
- Metronet - 1% coverage, available in 16 states
- Kinetic by Windstream - 1% coverage, available in 18 states
- Ziply Fiber - Less than 1% coverage, available in four states
- Brightspeed - Less than 1% coverage, available in 18 states
- GoNetspeed - Less than 1% coverage, available in eight states
Top fiber internet providers by availability
300 - 5,000 Mbps
$55 - $250 per month
Our take - AT&T Fiber is the largest fiber provider in the US, with coverage spanning much of the South and Midwest, as well as California and parts of Nevada around Carson City and Reno. Otherwise, you won’t find AT&T Fiber much west of Texas or to the northeast, where Verizon Fios is a popular choice for fiber internet.
300 - 5,000 Mbps
$55 - $250 per month
300 - 2,000 Mbps
$50 - $120 per month
Our take - Though available in just nine states, Verizon Fios is second only to AT&T Fiber when it comes to fiber coverage. The provider primarily serves the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions, with coverage in major cities such as Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New York City and Washington, DC.
300 - 2,000 Mbps
$50 - $120 per month
500 - 5,000 Mbps
$50 - $155 per month
Our take - Frontier has greatly increased its fiber coverage in recent years, expanding its availability from three to 15 states and growing. California, Florida and Texas are the biggest states with Frontier Fiber availability, but service can also be found from Minnesota to Connecticut and south to the Myrtle Beach area in South Carolina.
500 - 5,000 Mbps
$50 - $155 per month
200 - 8,000 Mbps
$30 - $165 per month
Our take - Parent company Lumen Technologies recently sold some of its DSL and fiber-optic networks, but Quantum Fiber is still a leading fiber provider. Service is mostly available west of the Mississippi River -- Denver, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Seattle are popular Quantum Fiber markets, though service can also be found in much of Florida.
200 - 8,000 Mbps
$30 - $165 per month
1,000 - 8,000 Mbps
$70 - $150 per month
Our take - Like Frontier Fiber, Google Fiber has been persistently expanding its fiber coverage in recent years. While availability in existing markets like Atlanta; Huntsville, Alabama; Kansas City; and Raleigh, North Carolina has improved, Google Fiber has expanded into new cities, including West Des Moines, Iowa, and Mesa, Arizona, with plans for more to come.
1,000 - 8,000 Mbps
$70 - $150 per month
100 - 3,000 Mbps
$30 - $115 per month
Our take - Those in Daytona Beach or Tallahassee, Florida, or some of North Carolina’s smaller cities like Fayetteville, Greenville and Hickory may be serviceable for Metronet. Additionally, Metronet covers parts of the Midwest with serviceability greatest in Indiana, south of Minneapolis and west of Chicago.
100 - 3,000 Mbps
$30 - $115 per month
100 - 1,000 Mbps
$40 - $70 per month
Our take - With service in 18 states, Kinetic has one of the largest coverage areas of any fiber provider. However, actual availability is lower than most since the ISP largely operates in suburban and rural areas. Georgia and Kentucky have the greatest Kinetic serviceability, though the ISP also serves much of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Nebraska and Texas.
100 - 1,000 Mbps
$40 - $70 per month
100 - 50,000 Mbps
$20 - $900 per month
Our take - Similar to Kinetic, Ziply Fiber largely caters to suburban and rural areas, bringing fiber internet to communities that are often overlooked for fiber connections. Ziply Fiber service areas include parts of Idaho, Oregon and Washington, including the greater Portland and Seattle areas, plus a bit of Montana around the city of Libby.
100 - 50,000 Mbps
$20 - $900 per month
10 - 940 Mbps
$50 - $79 per month
Our take - When Lumen Technologies (CenturyLink/Quantum Fiber) sold a chunk of its network, most of it went to Connect Holding, the parent company of Brightspeed. The provider’s coverage area includes many markets formerly served by CenturyLink, including parts of Indiana, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin, and much of Missouri, eastern North Carolina and central Ohio.
10 - 940 Mbps
$50 - $79 per month