BROADCAST 05.10.26 // ISSUE 54 · LIVE DATASET
The fastest internet you can actually get.
Eighteen residential providers tracked across fiber, cable, 5G, and satellite. Pricing re-verified this month. Promos separated from standard. Ranked by what you can actually order at your door. Read the methodology.
What can you actually order?
Speed rankings are a parlor trick when you can’t buy them. Drop a ZIP and the table filters to plans available at your door.
▸ Sample
Top advertised speed
50Gbps
Ziply 50 Gig · WA·OR·ID·MT
Providers tracked
18
Fiber · Cable · 5G · Satellite
Best $/Gbps
$5/Gbps
Sonic 10 Gig · California
US reach
99%
Including satellite
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Module 02 · The Rankings
Five ways to look at "fastest."
A single global list rewards plans almost nobody can buy. Switch lenses to match what you actually care about — each one re-sorts the table.
04
SONIC-10
Sonic
10 Gig
Verified 2026-05-10
Speed10 Gbps sym
Price$49.99/moIntro · then $59.99
$/Gbps$5per gigabit
California — Bay Area, LA, Sacramento
Dallas expansion announced 2025 · not yet live
07
GFIBER-8
Google Fiber
Edge 8 Gig
Verified 2026-05-10
Speed8 Gbps sym
Price$150/moStandard
$/Gbps$19per gigabit
14+ states · 23+ metros
KC · Austin · Atlanta · Nashville · NC Triangle · Salt Lake · more
08
OPTIMUM-8
Optimum
8 Gig Fiber
Verified 2026-05-10
Speed8 Gbps sym
Price$90/moNew-customer · 5-year price lock
$/Gbps$11per gigabit
NY · NJ · CT · PA
3M+ fiber passings · largest 8 Gig deployment in US
10
FRONTIER-7
Frontier Fiber
7 Gig
Verified 2026-05-10
Speed7 Gbps sym
Price$299.99/moStandard · range $139.99–$299.99 by market
$/Gbps$43per gigabit
25 states
7.2M fiber-passed locations · LA · Dallas · Tampa · Cleveland
11
ATT-5
AT&T Fiber
5 Gig (Internet 5000)
Verified 2026-05-10
Speed5 Gbps sym
Price$245/moStandard · promo ~$155
$/Gbps$49per gigabit
21 states · 70 metros
30M+ locations — widest fiber footprint in America
12
TMO-FIBER-5
T-Mobile Fiber (MetroNet)
5 Gig
Verified 2026-05-10
Speed5 Gbps sym
Price$119.95/moStandard
$/Gbps$24per gigabit
17 states (Midwest + FL)
300+ communities · 2M+ homes passed · target 4M by 2030
13
VERIZON-FIOS-2
Verizon Fios
2 Gig
Verified 2026-05-10
Speed2.3 Gbps dn
Price$109.99/mo5-year price lock
$/Gbps$48per gigabit
9 East Coast states + DC
15M homes/businesses · NY · NJ · PA · MA · MD · VA · DC · RI · DE
15
XFINITY-2
Xfinity
2 Gig Cable
Verified 2026-05-10
Speed2 Gbps dn
Price$100/moStandard
$/Gbps$50per gigabit
Nationwide
50M+ homes by end 2025 · most widely available
16
TMO-5G-HOME
T-Mobile 5G Home
All-In
Verified 2026-05-10
Speed415 Mbps dn
Price$70/mo$50 w/ T-Mobile voice line
$/Gbps$168.67per gigabit
60%+ of US
5-year price guarantee
18
STARLINK
Starlink
Residential MAX
Verified 2026-05-10
Speed400 Mbps dn
Price$120/mo+ $349 hardware
$/Gbps$300.00per gigabit
99% of the US
Gen-3 satellites + 1 Gbps target late 2026
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Module 03 · Methodology
How we rank.
We re-verify every advertised price and footprint number against the provider’s own site within 30 days of publication. Promotional pricing is labeled. Lock duration noted where applicable. We do not receive affiliate commissions on outbound provider links. Editorial ranking is not influenced by advertisers.
Sources we cross-check:
- Provider rate cards & press releases
- Ookla Speedtest Intelligence 2H 2025
- HighSpeedInternet.com 2026 Annual ISP Review
- FCC Form 477 / National Broadband Map
- PCMag Speed Index 2024
- Direct verification calls (Apr–May 2026)