Internet Outages in Arkansas by City
14.9% of Arkansas 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 Arkansas
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 86.7% of 1,205,987 households (US 91%), 5th lowest of 50 states.
- How homes connect: cable, fiber or DSL 66.4%; cellular data only 14.9% (US 11.5%); satellite 7.7%; no subscription 13.1%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 62% of 1,608,780 homes and businesses (US 55.9%), 23rd of 50 states (1 = highest). Gigabit plans: 71.9%. Cable: 63.6%.
- Wireless: 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 49.7% of the state's area (US 39.4%), 27th of 50 states (1 = widest); fixed wireless home internet reaches 82.3% of locations. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Cities we track: broadband is highest in Fayetteville (91.9%) and lowest in Fort Smith (85.4%) of 3 Arkansas cities on this site. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber by city: Fort Smith has the widest fiber reach among the cities we track (76.3% of homes); Little Rock the narrowest (56.3%). Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Power behind the network: Arkansas electric customers averaged 509 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.
Fayetteville leads; Fort Smith trails. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Arkansas is 6th of 7 on fiber reach. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Arkansas, city by city
Listed for Arkansas: AT&T, Optimum. Call the one on your bill; our internet outage guide covers the rest.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an internet outage in Arkansas right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Arkansas in the last 24 hours.
How many homes in Arkansas can get fiber internet?
FCC data for December 2025 shows fiber to the home available at 62% of 1,608,780 homes and businesses in Arkansas, against 55.9% nationally. Gigabit plans reach 71.9%.
What share of Arkansas households has no internet?
Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates put 13.1% of Arkansas households without any internet subscription, and 14.9% online only through a cellular data plan.
Which Arkansas city has the highest broadband rate?
Among the Arkansas cities on this site, Fayetteville has the highest share of households with broadband (91.9%) and Fort Smith the lowest (85.4%).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works