Tallahassee, Florida Internet Outage Today
Live Tallahassee internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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No internet outage reports in Tallahassee, Florida in the last 24 hours
The most recent internet outage report from Tallahassee came in on September 17, 2026. Over the past 90 days, Tallahassee residents filed 3 internet outage reports here on 2 separate days; the busiest was September 17, with 2.
Internet access in Tallahassee
91.1% of Tallahassee households have broadband, against 91% nationally.
7 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 104,223 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 91.1% of 85,311 households (Florida 91.6%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 64.5% of 104,223 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 73.2%. Cable: 99.2%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Xfinity (99% of homes), CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (74% of homes), AT&T (59% of homes), Metronet (52% of homes), Pavlov Media, Inc. (15% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 95.8% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: 11th of 17 Florida cities we track (Coral Springs highest at 96.3%, Miami lowest at 83.6%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 78.8%. Cellular data only: 10.5% (US 11.5%).
- No internet subscription: 8.9%. No computer or smartphone: 2.7%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: City of Tallahassee Utilities customers averaged 149 minutes without power. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Leon County storm record since 2015: 637 reports; power outages named in 19 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Tallahassee is 1st of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallahassee, FL | Xfinity (99%) | 64.5% | 73.2% | 8.9% |
| Columbus, GA | WOW! (85%) | 46.5% | 45.3% | 10.6% |
| Jacksonville, FL | Xfinity (97%) | 54.3% | 81.7% | 9% |
| Macon, GA | Cox (88%) | 40.3% | 81% | 14.2% |
| Montgomery, AL | AT&T (85%) | 49.1% | 49.5% | 9.6% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Tallahassee
Share of Tallahassee homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Xfinity (99%), CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (74%), T-Mobile Home Internet (66%), Verizon (62%), and AT&T (59%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Tallahassee power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Tallahassee
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Tallahassee. Start with the one on your bill.
Xfinity in Tallahassee
Reach: reports service to 99% of Tallahassee 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
CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber in Tallahassee
Reach: reports service to 74% of Tallahassee homes. Network: DSL and fiber (Quantum Fiber), run by Lumen.
Where to check: Sign in to the CenturyLink app or centurylink.com to check for a service outage at your address.
AT&T in Tallahassee
Reach: reports service to 59% of Tallahassee 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 Tallahassee
Xfinity (99% of homes) and CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (74%) each report service to more than half of Tallahassee homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from T-Mobile Home Internet (66%) and Verizon (62%) report coverage of Tallahassee 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 95.8% for 5G.
About 10.5% of Tallahassee households, roughly 9,000 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Tallahassee
City of Tallahassee Utilities customers averaged 149 minutes without power in 2024, across 2.14 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 Tallahassee power outages when both go out together.
Leon County logged 637 storm reports since 2015, most often thunderstorm wind, flash flood, and hail. Reports peak in April. Power outages were named in 19 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 64.5% of Tallahassee homes, cable 99.2% and copper lines 69.6%. 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.
Tallahassee internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Tallahassee?
For the 10.5% of Tallahassee households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 78.8% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Tallahassee when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Tallahassee by area and 5G 95.8%. Home 5G plans: T-Mobile Home Internet (66%) and Verizon (62%). Where both Xfinity and CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Tallahassee?
Yes, a long power cut can. City of Tallahassee Utilities customers averaged 149 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 19 storm episodes in Leon County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Tallahassee?
Fiber is reported at 64.5% of Tallahassee homes (US 55.9%, Florida 57.2%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 73.2% (US 69.2%).
How many Tallahassee households have no home internet?
About 7,600 of 85,311 households, or 8.9%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 10.5% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Tallahassee?
Xfinity, at 99% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 64.5% of Tallahassee homes and gigabit plans 73.2%.
ISP outage status for Tallahassee
Recent internet reports in Tallahassee
- Internet reports in Tallahassee, last 24h
- 0
- Most recent internet report here
- September 17, 2026
- Internet reports across Florida, last 24h
- 0
- City population
- 196,169
Other outage types in Tallahassee
Internet Outages in cities near Tallahassee
- Albany, GA 79 mi
- Gainesville, FL 129 mi
- Columbus, GA 146 mi
- Jacksonville, FL 157 mi
- Macon, GA 170 mi
- Montgomery, AL 179 mi
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