Alabama
Verizon 5G Home Internet in Alabama: Birmingham and the rest of the state
Birmingham is Verizon's one Alabama name, but its fixed wireless reaches past the city. The state leans on satellite and cellular data more than most.
By Pablo Mendoza, Guide author · Reviewed by George Olfson
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Where does Verizon offer internet in Alabama?
Verizon names one Alabama city for 5G Home Internet, Birmingham, on its list of example locations (checked Oct 27, 2026). In FCC data as of Dec 31, 2025, it reports licensed fixed wireless at 54% of Alabama homes and 73% of Birmingham's.
Other states are compared in where Verizon offers Fios and 5G Home.
Alabama at a glance
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| City Verizon names for 5G Home | BirminghamListed by Verizon | Verizon, Oct 27, 2026 |
| What Verizon files with the FCC here | Licensed fixed wireless onlyFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Units where Verizon reports fixed wireless | 54%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Residential units in the FCC map | 2,683,418 unitsFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Units with a 100/20 Mbps service | 90.8%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Units with a 1,000/100 Mbps service | 63.2%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Providers at least 0.5% of units | 28 providersFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Units where Frontier reports service | 0.5%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Technology | Share of locations | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed fixed wireless | 80.4%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Cable | 72.7%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Fiber | 59%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| DSL over copper | 48%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
Where Verizon lists service in Alabama
| City | County | Population (ACS 2020-2024) | Listed by Verizon | FCC-reported technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | Jefferson County | 198,173 | Other service | Fixed wireless |
City notes
Birmingham
Birmingham gets more Verizon reach than Alabama as a whole, and less fiber. Verizon reports fixed wireless at 73% of the city's homes. Across the metro the figure is 61.3%, and statewide it is 54%. Fiber from any provider reaches 42.5% of city homes, under the state's 59%.
Cable is the most common wired option filed in the city, at 92% of units. Only 4 wired or fixed-wireless firms file at least 0.5% of Birmingham homes. Compare cable, fiber or 5G Home only when offered at your address. Compare every provider in Birmingham on Konecteaze.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Units where Verizon reports fixed wireless | 73%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Same measure, Birmingham-Hoover metro | 61.3%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Units with fiber from any provider | 42.5%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Units with cable from any provider | 92%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Households with no internet | 9.2% | Census ACS 2020-2024 |
Beyond Birmingham
Verizon's list stops at one city, but its FCC filing does not. By county, its reported share is highest in Houston, Madison, Lee, Jefferson, Limestone and Montgomery counties, each with at least 50,000 homes.
| County | Residential units | Units where Verizon reports service | Units with fiber from any provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston County | 58,658 | 73.5% | 72.2% |
| Madison County | 203,087 | 71.3% | 78.6% |
| Lee County | 90,425 | 69.9% | 59.4% |
| Jefferson County | 344,711 | 69.1% | 58.2% |
| Limestone County | 50,519 | 68.8% | 50.4% |
| Montgomery County | 131,293 | 68.5% | 50.4% |
The share drops fast in smaller rural counties. Verizon reports service at under a quarter of units in 21 of the state's counties, including Sumter and Covington. In some of them, fiber from other companies is common. In Covington, fiber from any provider reaches 87.9% of homes in the dated filing. The county totals do not show which services overlap at one home.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon share, Madison County | 71.3%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Verizon share, Jefferson County | 69.1%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Verizon share, Sumter County | 10.5%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
Which product will my address get?
Verizon filed only fixed wireless in Alabama in the Dec 31, 2025 FCC data. Alabama does not appear on its Fios list for buyers, checked Oct 27, 2026. Read the current address result to confirm the product.
Frontier is now a Verizon company, but it reports service at only 0.5% of Alabama homes in that dated filing. Check Frontier's current address result on its own. For a Frontier result, Order now.
How sure is each claim on this page?
- L1: ZIP estimate. A ZIP code covers many streets. We do not publish ZIP pages.
- L2: FCC-reported (used on this page). Providers report the technology at each location to the FCC National Broadband Map.
- L3: Provider-coverage (used on this page). Verizon names the place on its own locations page (shown as "Listed by Verizon").
- L4: Provider-confirmed address. Only the address check reaches this level. It returns the offer for your street address and unit.
- L5: User-confirmed orderable. We never claim this level. You confirm it when you place the order.
Deciding in Alabama
Alabama leans on wireless more than most states on Verizon's 5G Home list. 8.6% of homes pay for satellite, the highest share of the 25 states on that list, and 14.4% get by on a cellular data plan alone, the second highest. If yours is one of those satellite homes, read what moving off satellite internet involves.
DSL is still reported at 48% of the state's homes. A service of at least 100 megabits down and 20 up reaches 90.8%, the lowest of the 25. If you are weighing 5G Home against one of those DSL lines or against cable, read whether 5G home internet can replace cable.
- Work out how much speed your household needs, since 100/20 service is rarer here than in any other 5G Home state.
- Two of Alabama's neighbors are on the list too: Verizon 5G Home across Tennessee and Florida. So is Louisiana, beyond Mississippi.
Compare every provider in Alabama on Konecteaze.
Common questions
Is Verizon 5G Home offered outside Birmingham, Alabama?
Birmingham is the only Alabama name on Verizon's list, but the list gives examples, not a boundary. In the FCC's December 2025 data Verizon reports fixed wireless at 54% of Alabama's residential units. Check the current address result outside Birmingham too; the filing does not identify 5G Home eligibility.
Can I get Verizon Fios in Alabama?
Alabama does not appear on Verizon's Fios list checked Oct 27, 2026. Its Dec 2025 filing covers fixed wireless alone, at 54% of the state's residential units (FCC, Dec 31, 2025). Fios is sold only in Verizon's East Coast states and Washington, DC.
What wired service is reported in Birmingham besides Verizon?
Cable is the most widely reported option. The FCC map shows cable at 92% of Birmingham's residential units and fiber from any provider at 42.5% (Dec 31, 2025). Only 4 wired or fixed-wireless companies report at least 0.5% of the city's units.
How many Alabama households rely on cellular or satellite internet?
14.4% of Alabama households use only a cellular data plan and 8.6% have a satellite subscription, per the Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates. Both are among the highest shares of any state on Verizon's 5G Home list.
Sources and scope
- Verizon Home Internet locations Checked · Supports: Places Verizon names for 5G Home in Alabama
- Federal Communications Commission — National Broadband Map data: Verizon's fixed broadband location files Checked · Data as of Dec 31, 2025 (released Sep 15, 2026) · Supports: Verizon's fiber and fixed-wireless residential locations by state and county, and the top download tier it files at each
- Federal Communications Commission — National Broadband Map data: provider summary by geography Checked · Data as of Dec 31, 2025 (released Sep 15, 2026) · Supports: Verizon's and Frontier's share of residential units, and how many providers report service
- Federal Communications Commission — National Broadband Map data: fixed broadband summary by geography Checked · Data as of Dec 31, 2025 (released Sep 15, 2026) · Supports: residential units and the share reached by each technology and speed level
- U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: internet subscriptions, computers and population Checked · Data as of 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Supports: households, how they connect and population
- U.S. Census Bureau — 2020 Census block assignment files Checked · Data as of 2020 Census geography · Supports: county