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Portland Expands Fiber Broadband to 79 Percent of City

Portland has fiber-optic broadband in 79 percent of the city with median speeds reported as of January 2026.

By The Daily Portland · Published July 24, 2026

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Portland has access to fiber-optic broadband in 79 percent of the city, with symmetric speeds up to 8,000 Mbps available in parts of the city from Quantum Fiber according to source item 1.

The top fiber providers in Portland are Quantum Fiber covering 57.2 percent of the city with speeds up to 8 Gbps and Ziply Fiber covering 27.2 percent with speeds up to 6 Gbps according to source item 1.

As of January 2026 Portland's median fixed broadband download speed is 240.30 Mbps with uploads of 41.71 Mbps and latency of 12 ms according to source item 1.

Oregon's BEAD Program has allocated 621 million dollars for broadband infrastructure to reach over 100,000 locations statewide with 53 percent served by fiber including East Portland according to source item 1.

Sources: perplexity-sonar.

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portland.gov · Set internet service

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