The Fiber Association updates the FCC on fiber deployment based on their 2025 report…

As the Commission considers adopting its Nineteenth Section 706 Report, the Fiber
Broadband Association submits the following updated market statistics to facilitate a data-driven
assessment:
• For fixed broadband supply, as of year-end 2025, ~84.6M US homes (~60% of total homes) were passed by fiber, an annual growth rate of ~11%; ~39.3M homes were connected;1 as of September 2025, ~13.8M homes (~16% of total homes) had access to multiple fiber providers, an annual growth rate of ~16%.2
• 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.3
We also note that the rapid emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally reshaping fixed broadband network traffic patterns and infrastructure requirements – and consequently, will require the Commission in future Section 706 Reports to reorient its definition of “advanced telecommunications capability” and analysis of whether advanced telecommunications capability being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion.