Internet Providers in

Durham, NC

Residents in Durham can choose between 12 providers for home internet. But what’s the best choice for your location? With cable, fiber, and DSL as viable wired internet options, here’s how to determine which provider is available in your corner of Bull City.

Spectrum’s cable service has the widest availability in the city, covering 92.1% of Durham. From American Village to Joyland, Spectrum offers sweeping service across the city. There are a few sporadic dead zones around Durham, with the areas lacking the most coverage near Duke University and east of Ellerbe Creek.

The Startup Capital of the South has a wide pick of fiber providers. AT&T Fiber and Google Fiber feature the widest availability. AT&T Fiber covers 40.2% of the city, and Google Fiber is available to 43.9% of residents. AT&T Fiber mostly covers areas north and south of downtown Durham, with strong coverage around North Carolina State University. The provider has sporadic coverage west and east of downtown, most notably near Colony Park. Google Fiber’s service mostly extends south of downtown with more coverage north of Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway than AT&T.

While Frontier offers fiber in Durham, its coverage is limited and only available to 23.9% of the city. However, it does feature more coverage around the American Tobacco Historic District than both AT&T Fiber and Google Fiber. EarthLink is another fiber internet provider in the city, covering of the city.