Atlanta, Georgia Internet Outage Today
Live Atlanta internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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No internet outage reports in Atlanta, Georgia in the last 24 hours
The most recent internet outage report from Atlanta came in 13 days ago. Over the past 90 days, Atlanta residents filed 2 internet outage reports here on 2 separate days; the busiest was September 25, with 1.
Internet access in Atlanta
Wired service is unusually common in Atlanta: 80.6% of households have cable, fiber or DSL, against 75.6% nationally.
5 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 289,800 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 91.7% of 236,468 households (Georgia 91%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 60.2% of 289,800 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 93.7%. Cable: 93.5%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Xfinity (98% of homes), AT&T (83% of homes), Google Fiber (19% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 97.5% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: 5th of 9 Georgia cities we track (Johns Creek highest at 97.8%, Macon lowest at 85.8%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 80.6%. Cellular data only: 9.1% (US 11.5%). Satellite: 5.3%. Wired lines are more common here than nationally.
- No internet subscription: 8.3%. No computer or smartphone: 3.9%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: Georgia Power customers averaged 1,516 minutes without power. Outages that long outlast the batteries in street-side cable and fiber cabinets. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Fulton County storm record since 2015: 288 reports; power outages named in 9 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Atlanta is 5th of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta, GA | Xfinity (98%) | 60.2% | 93.7% | 8.3% |
| Sandy Springs, GA | Xfinity (99%) | 57% | 99.1% | 4.7% |
| Roswell, GA | AT&T (96%) | 62% | 78.8% | 3.4% |
| Johns Creek, GA | Xfinity (99%) | 76.1% | 86% | 2% |
| Athens, GA | Spectrum (93%) | 41.9% | 52.9% | 7.4% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Atlanta
Share of Atlanta homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Xfinity (98%), AT&T (83%), T-Mobile Home Internet (79%), Verizon (73%), and Google Fiber (19%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Atlanta power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Atlanta
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Atlanta. Start with the one on your bill.
Xfinity in Atlanta
Reach: reports service to 98% of Atlanta 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 Atlanta
Reach: reports service to 83% of Atlanta 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 Atlanta
Xfinity (98% of homes) and AT&T (83%) each report service to more than half of Atlanta homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from T-Mobile Home Internet (79%) and Verizon (73%) report coverage of Atlanta 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 97.5% for 5G.
About 9.1% of Atlanta households, roughly 21,500 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Fiber networks in Atlanta
Besides the statewide providers, Atlanta has fiber service that most cities do not:
- Google Fiber. Google Fiber sells fiber internet in parts of Atlanta. Its service status and outage notices are in the Google Fiber app and at fiber.google.com, and it does not share equipment with the cable or phone company.
A fiber network runs on separate lines, so an outage on one provider in Atlanta does not mean the others are down.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Atlanta
Georgia Power customers averaged 1,516 minutes without power in 2024, across 2.07 interruptions each, against 1,229 minutes for Georgia 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 Atlanta power outages when both go out together.
Fulton County logged 288 storm reports since 2015, most often thunderstorm wind, flash flood, and hail. Reports peak in June. Power outages were named in 9 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 60.2% of Atlanta homes, cable 93.5% and copper lines 54.4%. 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.
Atlanta internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Atlanta?
For the 9.1% of Atlanta households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 80.6% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Atlanta when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Atlanta by area and 5G 97.5%. Home 5G plans: T-Mobile Home Internet (79%) and Verizon (73%). Where both Xfinity and AT&T are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Atlanta?
Yes, a long power cut can. Georgia Power customers averaged 1,516 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 9 storm episodes in Fulton County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Atlanta?
Fiber is reported at 60.2% of Atlanta homes (US 55.9%, Georgia 60.5%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 93.7% (US 69.2%).
How many Atlanta households have no home internet?
About 19,600 of 236,468 households, or 8.3%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 9.1% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Atlanta?
Xfinity, at 98% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 60.2% of Atlanta homes and gigabit plans 93.7%.
ISP outage status for Atlanta
Recent internet reports in Atlanta
- Internet reports in Atlanta, last 24h
- 0
- Most recent internet report here
- 13 days ago
- Internet reports across Georgia, last 24h
- 0
- City population
- 506,811
Other outage types in Atlanta
Internet Outages in cities near Atlanta
- Sandy Springs, GA 12 mi
- Roswell, GA 19 mi
- Johns Creek, GA 22 mi
- Athens, GA 60 mi
- Macon, GA 76 mi
- Columbus, GA 96 mi
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works
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