Fort Lauderdale, Florida Internet Outage Today
Live Fort Lauderdale internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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Internet access in Fort Lauderdale
91.8% of Fort Lauderdale households have broadband, against 91% nationally.
5 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 118,112 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 91.8% of 80,999 households (Florida 91.6%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 51.7% of 118,112 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 91.9%. Cable: 94.6%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Xfinity (99% of homes), AT&T (89% of homes), Hotwire Communications, Ltd. (6% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 100% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: 8th of 17 Florida cities we track (Coral Springs highest at 96.3%, Miami lowest at 83.6%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 80.1%. Cellular data only: 9.9% (US 11.5%).
- No internet subscription: 8.2%. No computer or smartphone: 3.3%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: Florida Power & Light (FPL) customers averaged 702 minutes without power. Outages that long outlast the batteries in street-side cable and fiber cabinets. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Broward County storm record since 2015: 315 reports; power outages named in 17 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Fort Lauderdale is 3rd of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | Xfinity (99%) | 51.7% | 91.9% | 8.2% |
| Pompano Beach, FL | Xfinity (100%) | 45% | 99.5% | 8.5% |
| Pembroke Pines, FL | Xfinity (100%) | 80.1% | 94.4% | 8.7% |
| Miramar, FL | Xfinity (98%) | 71.2% | 95.1% | 7.5% |
| Coral Springs, FL | AT&T (88%) | 62.7% | 67.9% | 3.7% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Fort Lauderdale
Share of Fort Lauderdale homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Xfinity (99%), AT&T (89%), T-Mobile Home Internet (84%), Verizon (72%), and Hotwire Communications, Ltd. (6%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Fort Lauderdale power outages.
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Who to check first in Fort Lauderdale
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Fort Lauderdale. Start with the one on your bill.
Xfinity in Fort Lauderdale
Reach: reports service to 99% of Fort Lauderdale homes. Network: Cable (with fiber in some areas), run by Comcast.
Where to check: Sign in to the Xfinity app or the Status Center on xfinity.com to see outages reported for your address.
Support: 800-934-6489
AT&T in Fort Lauderdale
Reach: reports service to 89% of Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale
Xfinity (99% of homes) and AT&T (89%) each report service to more than half of Fort Lauderdale homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from T-Mobile Home Internet (84%) and Verizon (72%) report coverage of Fort Lauderdale 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 9.9% of Fort Lauderdale households, roughly 8,000 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Fort Lauderdale
Florida Power & Light (FPL) customers averaged 702 minutes without power in 2024, across 1.04 interruptions each, against 1,322 minutes for Florida 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 Fort Lauderdale power outages when both go out together.
Broward County logged 315 storm reports since 2015, most often thunderstorm wind, flood, and hail. Reports peak in June. Power outages were named in 17 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 51.7% of Fort Lauderdale homes, cable 94.6% and copper lines 72.1%. 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.
Fort Lauderdale internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Fort Lauderdale?
For the 9.9% of Fort Lauderdale households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 80.1% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Fort Lauderdale when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Fort Lauderdale by area and 5G 100%. Home 5G plans: T-Mobile Home Internet (84%) and Verizon (72%). Where both Xfinity and AT&T are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Fort Lauderdale?
Yes, a long power cut can. Florida Power & Light (FPL) customers averaged 702 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 17 storm episodes in Broward County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Fort Lauderdale?
Fiber is reported at 51.7% of Fort Lauderdale homes (US 55.9%, Florida 57.2%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 91.9% (US 69.2%).
How many Fort Lauderdale households have no home internet?
About 6,600 of 80,999 households, or 8.2%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 9.9% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Fort Lauderdale?
Xfinity, at 99% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 51.7% of Fort Lauderdale homes and gigabit plans 91.9%.
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