Bakersfield, California Internet Outage Today
Live Bakersfield internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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No internet outage reports in Bakersfield, California in the last 24 hours
The most recent internet outage report from Bakersfield came in 7 days ago. Across California, 3 reports came in over the same 24 hours. Over the past 90 days, Bakersfield residents filed 5 internet outage reports here on 4 separate days; the busiest was September 4, with 2.
Internet access in Bakersfield
94% of Bakersfield households have broadband, against 91% nationally.
6 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 149,857 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 94% of 129,625 households (California 93.5%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 31% of 149,857 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 43.7%. Cable: 91.5%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Applied Technology Group, Inc. (100% of homes), UnWired Broadband Holding LLC (100% of homes), Spectrum (93% of homes), AT&T (84% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 100% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: 8th of 20 California cities we track (Fremont highest at 96.8%, Fresno lowest at 88.7%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 77.2%. Cellular data only: 13.9% (US 11.5%). Satellite: 6.7%.
- No internet subscription: 5.9%. No computer or smartphone: 2.9%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) customers averaged 509 minutes without power. Outages that long outlast the batteries in street-side cable and fiber cabinets. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Kern County storm record since 2015: 474 reports; power outages named in 6 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Bakersfield is 1st of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield, CA | Applied Technology Group, Inc. (100%) | 31% | 43.7% | 5.9% |
| Oxnard, CA | Spectrum (93%) | 52% | 62% | 6.8% |
| Los Angeles, CA | Spectrum (93%) | 37.2% | 52.9% | 7.3% |
| Fresno, CA | UnWired Broadband Holding LLC (100%) | 31.8% | 76.5% | 11.1% |
| Long Beach, CA | Spectrum (96%) | 68.4% | 79% | 6.6% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Bakersfield
Share of Bakersfield homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Applied Technology Group, Inc. (100%), UnWired Broadband Holding LLC (100%), Spectrum (93%), AT&T (84%), and T-Mobile Home Internet (77%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Bakersfield power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Bakersfield
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Bakersfield. Start with the one on your bill.
Spectrum in Bakersfield
Reach: reports service to 93% of Bakersfield homes. Network: Cable, run by Charter Communications.
Where to check: Sign in to the My Spectrum app or spectrum.net; outages at your address show on the account page.
AT&T in Bakersfield
Reach: reports service to 84% of Bakersfield 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
Backup internet options in Bakersfield
Applied Technology Group, Inc. (100% of homes) and UnWired Broadband Holding LLC (100%) each report service to more than half of Bakersfield homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from T-Mobile Home Internet (77%) and Verizon (39%) report coverage of Bakersfield 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 100% for 5G.
About 13.9% of Bakersfield households, roughly 18,000 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Bakersfield
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) customers averaged 509 minutes without power in 2024, across 2.15 interruptions each, against 280 minutes for California 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 Bakersfield power outages when both go out together.
Kern County logged 474 storm reports since 2015, most often flood, flash flood, and debris flow. Reports peak in January. Power outages were named in 6 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 31% of Bakersfield homes, cable 91.5% and copper lines 56.8%. Cable is the main wired technology here. One neighborhood node feeds many homes, so a node fault usually shows up as a whole street offline at once.
Bakersfield internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Bakersfield?
For the 13.9% of Bakersfield households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 77.2% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Bakersfield when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Bakersfield by area and 5G 100%. Home 5G plans: T-Mobile Home Internet (77%) and Verizon (39%). Where both Applied Technology Group, Inc. and UnWired Broadband Holding LLC are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Bakersfield?
Yes, a long power cut can. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) customers averaged 509 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 6 storm episodes in Kern County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Bakersfield?
Fiber is reported at 31% of Bakersfield homes (US 55.9%, California 40.6%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 43.7% (US 69.2%).
How many Bakersfield households have no home internet?
About 7,600 of 129,625 households, or 5.9%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 13.9% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Bakersfield?
Applied Technology Group, Inc., at 100% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 31% of Bakersfield homes and gigabit plans 43.7%.
ISP outage status for Bakersfield
Recent internet reports in Bakersfield
- Internet reports in Bakersfield, last 24h
- 0
- Most recent internet report here
- 7 days ago
- Internet reports across California, last 24h
- 3
- City population
- 384,145
Other outage types in Bakersfield
- Power outages in Bakersfield
- Natural gas outages in Bakersfield
- Water outages in Bakersfield 1 report in 24h
Internet Outages in cities near Bakersfield
- Oxnard, CA 82 mi
- Los Angeles, CA 101 mi
- Fresno, CA 104 mi
- Long Beach, CA 121 mi
- Anaheim, CA 123 mi
- Fontana, CA 126 mi
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Bakersfield CA Reported this outage
Spectrum outage 10/2/2026