Internet Outages in Alaska by City
16.6% of Alaska households are online only through a cellular plan, above the 11.5% national share, so a mobile network outage cuts off home internet for many.
Internet access in Alaska
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 91.9% of 270,533 households (US 91%), 15th of 50 states (1 = highest).
- How homes connect: cable, fiber or DSL 69%; cellular data only 16.6% (US 11.5%); satellite 7.8%; no subscription 7.9%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 15.1% of 383,830 homes and businesses (US 55.9%), the lowest of the 50 states. Gigabit plans: 12.5%. Cable: 66.1%.
- Wireless: 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 0.9% of the state's area (US 39.4%), the narrowest of the 50 states; fixed wireless home internet reaches 22.2% of locations. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Cities we track: broadband is highest in Juneau (94.3%) and lowest in Fairbanks (88.3%) of 2 Alaska cities on this site. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber by city: Fairbanks has the widest fiber reach among the cities we track (27.2% of homes); Juneau the narrowest (1%). Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Power behind the network: Alaska electric customers averaged 327 minutes without power in 2024. Outages that long outlast the backup batteries in cable nodes and fiber cabinets. Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Alaska is 4th of 4 on fiber reach. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Alaska, city by city
Listed for Alaska: Alaska Communications, GCI. Call the one on your bill; our internet outage guide covers the rest.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an internet outage in Alaska right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Alaska in the last 24 hours.
How many homes in Alaska can get fiber internet?
FCC data for December 2025 shows fiber to the home available at 15.1% of 383,830 homes and businesses in Alaska, against 55.9% nationally. Gigabit plans reach 12.5%.
What share of Alaska households has no internet?
Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates put 7.9% of Alaska households without any internet subscription, and 16.6% online only through a cellular data plan.
Which Alaska city has the highest broadband rate?
Among the Alaska cities on this site, Juneau has the highest share of households with broadband (94.3%) and Fairbanks the lowest (88.3%).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works