Fayetteville, Arkansas Internet Outage Today
Live Fayetteville internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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No internet outage reports in Fayetteville, Arkansas in the last 24 hours
Springfield, 93 miles away, has 1 report.
Internet access in Fayetteville
91.9% of Fayetteville households have broadband, against 91% nationally.
5 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 51,028 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 91.9% of 41,025 households (Arkansas 86.7%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 71% of 51,028 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 86.3%. Cable: 82%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: AT&T (90% of homes), Cox (90% of homes), Ozarks Electric Cooperative, Inc. (51% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 98.2% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: highest of 3 Arkansas cities we track (lowest: Fort Smith, 85.4%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 77.4%. Cellular data only: 11.8% (US 11.5%).
- No internet subscription: 8.1%. No computer or smartphone: 1.8%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: SWEPCO customers averaged 978 minutes without power. Outages that long outlast the batteries in street-side cable and fiber cabinets. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Washington County storm record since 2015: 357 reports; power outages named in 4 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Fayetteville is 2nd of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville, AR | AT&T (90%) | 71% | 86.3% | 8.1% |
| Fort Smith, AR | AT&T (92%) | 76.3% | 85.6% | 14.6% |
| Broken Arrow, OK | Cox (94%) | 76.7% | 82.9% | 5.5% |
| Springfield, MO | Total Highspeed LLC (100%) | 78% | 34.5% | 16.3% |
| Tulsa, OK | Cox (92%) | 58.1% | 83.7% | 10.2% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Fayetteville
Share of Fayetteville homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: AT&T (90%), Cox (90%), Verizon (87%), T-Mobile Home Internet (74%), and Ozarks Electric Cooperative, Inc. (51%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Fayetteville power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Fayetteville
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Fayetteville. Start with the one on your bill.
AT&T in Fayetteville
Reach: reports service to 90% of Fayetteville homes. Network: Fiber, DSL/IPBB and AT&T Internet Air (fixed wireless), run by AT&T.
Where to check: Use AT&T's outage check in the Smart Home Manager app or on att.com after signing in.
Support: 800-288-2020
Cox in Fayetteville
Reach: reports service to 90% of Fayetteville homes. Network: Cable (with fiber in some areas), run by Cox Communications.
Where to check: Cox shows outages for your address after you sign in to the Cox app or cox.com, rather than on a public map.
Support: 800-234-3993
Backup internet options in Fayetteville
AT&T (90% of homes) and Cox (90%) each report service to more than half of Fayetteville homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from Verizon (87%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (74%) report coverage of Fayetteville homes (Verizon’s figure combines Fios fiber and 5G Home). They run over cell towers rather than cable or fiber, so they can work when a wired network is down. Cell coverage by area is 100% for 4G LTE and 98.2% for 5G.
About 11.8% of Fayetteville households, roughly 4,800 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Fayetteville
SWEPCO customers averaged 978 minutes without power in 2024, across 2.54 interruptions each, against 509 minutes for Arkansas as a whole. Cable nodes and fiber cabinets run on batteries that last hours, not days, so a long power cut can take internet down even for homes whose own power has returned. See Fayetteville power outages when both go out together.
Washington County logged 357 storm reports since 2015, most often hail, thunderstorm wind, and flash flood. Reports peak in May. Power outages were named in 4 of those storm episodes. Wind, ice and flooding damage poles and buried lines, which is how a storm turns into an internet outage as well as a power outage.
Fiber reports reach 71% of Fayetteville homes, cable 82% and copper lines 48.9%. Where fiber runs to the home, a red or blinking LOS light on the optical terminal points to a line problem that a restart will not fix.
Fayetteville internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Fayetteville?
For the 11.8% of Fayetteville households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 77.4% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Fayetteville when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Fayetteville by area and 5G 98.2%. Home 5G plans: Verizon (87%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (74%). Where both AT&T and Cox are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Fayetteville?
Yes, a long power cut can. SWEPCO customers averaged 978 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 4 storm episodes in Washington County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Fayetteville?
Fiber is reported at 71% of Fayetteville homes (US 55.9%, Arkansas 62%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 86.3% (US 69.2%).
How many Fayetteville households have no home internet?
About 3,300 of 41,025 households, or 8.1%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 11.8% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Fayetteville?
AT&T, at 90% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 71% of Fayetteville homes and gigabit plans 86.3%.
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Internet Outages in cities near Fayetteville
- Fort Smith, AR 49 mi
- Broken Arrow, OK 91 mi
- Springfield, MO 93 mi · 1 report in 24h
- Tulsa, OK 103 mi
- Little Rock, AR 139 mi
- Oklahoma City, OK 193 mi
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