Riverside, California Internet Outage Today
Live Riverside internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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No internet outage reports in Riverside, California in the last 24 hours
The most recent internet outage report from Riverside came in on September 6, 2026.
Internet access in Riverside
Wired service is unusually common in Riverside: 81.3% of households have cable, fiber or DSL, against 75.6% nationally.
6 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 118,465 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 94.3% of 95,176 households (California 93.5%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 31.8% of 118,465 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 48.1%. Cable: 90.7%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Spectrum (91% of homes), AT&T (78% of homes), Southern California Telephone Company Inc. (32% of homes), California Internet (10% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 99.7% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: 7th of 20 California cities we track (Fremont highest at 96.8%, Fresno lowest at 88.7%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 81.3%. Cellular data only: 10% (US 11.5%). Satellite: 8%. Wired lines are more common here than nationally.
- No internet subscription: 5.6%. No computer or smartphone: 2.7%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: Riverside Public Utilities customers averaged 77 minutes without power. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Riverside County storm record since 2015: 420 reports; power outages named in 13 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Riverside is 3rd of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside, CA | Spectrum (91%) | 31.8% | 48.1% | 5.6% |
| Moreno Valley, CA | Spectrum (96%) | 61.4% | 74.9% | 5.4% |
| Fontana, CA | Spectrum (95%) | 27.2% | 37.6% | 3.7% |
| San Bernardino, CA | Spectrum (90%) | 54% | 73.8% | 10.9% |
| Santa Ana, CA | Spectrum (88%) | 38% | 62% | 7.8% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Riverside
Share of Riverside homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Spectrum (91%), AT&T (78%), T-Mobile Home Internet (67%), Verizon (50%), and Southern California Telephone Company Inc. (32%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Riverside power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Riverside
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Riverside. Start with the one on your bill.
Spectrum in Riverside
Reach: reports service to 91% of Riverside 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 Riverside
Reach: reports service to 78% of Riverside 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 Riverside
Spectrum (91% of homes) and AT&T (78%) each report service to more than half of Riverside homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from T-Mobile Home Internet (67%) and Verizon (50%) report coverage of Riverside 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 99.7% for 5G.
About 10% of Riverside households, roughly 9,500 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Riverside
Riverside Public Utilities customers averaged 77 minutes without power in 2024, across 0.61 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 Riverside power outages when both go out together.
Riverside County logged 420 storm reports since 2015, most often flash flood, flood, and heavy rain. Reports peak in August. Power outages were named in 13 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 31.8% of Riverside homes, cable 90.7% and copper lines 57.8%. 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.
Riverside internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Riverside?
For the 10% of Riverside households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 81.3% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Riverside when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Riverside by area and 5G 99.7%. Home 5G plans: T-Mobile Home Internet (67%) and Verizon (50%). Where both Spectrum and AT&T are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Riverside?
Yes, a long power cut can. Riverside Public Utilities customers averaged 77 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 13 storm episodes in Riverside County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Riverside?
Fiber is reported at 31.8% of Riverside homes (US 55.9%, California 40.6%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 48.1% (US 69.2%).
How many Riverside households have no home internet?
About 5,300 of 95,176 households, or 5.6%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 10% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Riverside?
Spectrum, at 91% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 31.8% of Riverside homes and gigabit plans 48.1%.
ISP outage status for Riverside
Recent internet reports in Riverside
- Internet reports in Riverside, last 24h
- 0
- Most recent internet report here
- September 6, 2026
- Internet reports across California, last 24h
- 0
- City population
- 314,998
Other outage types in Riverside
Internet Outages in cities near Riverside
- Fontana, CA 10 mi
- Moreno Valley, CA 10 mi
- San Bernardino, CA 12 mi
- Anaheim, CA 31 mi
- Santa Ana, CA 31 mi
- Irvine, CA 31 mi
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