Fiber Broadband Association Gives FCC Updated Deployment Stats

As the Federal Communications Commission considers adopting its Nineteenth Section 706 Report, the Fiber Broadband Association submitted  updated market statistics to facilitate a data-driven assessment:

• For fixed broadband supply, as of year-end 2025, ~84.6 million US homes (~60% of total homes) were passed by fiber, an annual growth rate of ~11%; ~39.3 million homes were connected; as of September 2025, ~13.8 million homes (~16% of total homes) had access to multiple fiber providers, an annual growth rate of ~16%.
• For fixed broadband demand, as of Q1 2026, ~95% of fiber subscribers and ~89% of subscribers on DOCSIS networks were provisioned for 200 Mbps or faster service; ~37% of fiber and DOCSIS subscribers were provisioned for service between 500-900 Mbps; and ~22% of fiber and DOCSIS subscribers were provisioned for gigabit service. Fiber subscribers used an average of 837.0 GB per month downstream and 106.68 GB upstream.