Macon, Georgia Internet Outage Today
Live Macon internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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No internet outage reports in Macon, Georgia in the last 24 hours
Across Georgia, 1 report came in over the same 24 hours.
Internet access in Macon
About 1 in 7 Macon households has no internet subscription at all.
5 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 79,946 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 85.8% of 59,921 households (Georgia 91%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 40.3% of 79,946 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 81%. Cable: 85.2%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Cox (88% of homes), AT&T (69% of homes), Conexon Connect, LLC (6% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 85.6% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: lowest of 9 Georgia cities we track (highest: Johns Creek, 97.8%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 71.4%. Cellular data only: 11.8% (US 11.5%). Satellite: 5.8%.
- No internet subscription: 14.2%. No computer or smartphone: 7.3%. One of the wider digital gaps among the cities on this site. 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
- Bibb County storm record since 2015: 78 reports; power outages named in 5 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Macon is 6th of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macon, GA | Cox (88%) | 40.3% | 81% | 14.2% |
| Atlanta, GA | Xfinity (98%) | 60.2% | 93.7% | 8.3% |
| Athens, GA | Spectrum (93%) | 41.9% | 52.9% | 7.4% |
| Columbus, GA | WOW! (85%) | 46.5% | 45.3% | 10.6% |
| Sandy Springs, GA | Xfinity (99%) | 57% | 99.1% | 4.7% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Macon
Share of Macon homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Cox (88%), AT&T (69%), T-Mobile Home Internet (68%), Verizon (57%), and Conexon Connect, LLC (6%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Macon power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Macon
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Macon. Start with the one on your bill.
Cox in Macon
Reach: reports service to 88% of Macon homes. Network: Cable (with fiber in some areas), run by Cox Communications.
Where to check: Cox shows outages for your address after you sign in to the Cox app or cox.com, rather than on a public map.
Support: 800-234-3993
AT&T in Macon
Reach: reports service to 69% of Macon 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 Macon
Cox (88% of homes) and AT&T (69%) each report service to more than half of Macon homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from T-Mobile Home Internet (68%) and Verizon (57%) report coverage of Macon 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 85.6% for 5G.
About 11.8% of Macon households, roughly 7,100 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Macon
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 Macon power outages when both go out together.
Bibb County logged 78 storm reports since 2015, most often thunderstorm wind, tornado, and hail. Reports peak in June. Power outages were named in 5 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 40.3% of Macon homes, cable 85.2% and copper lines 35.8%. 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.
Macon internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Macon?
For the 11.8% of Macon households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 71.4% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Macon when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Macon by area and 5G 85.6%. Home 5G plans: T-Mobile Home Internet (68%) and Verizon (57%). Where both Cox and AT&T are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Macon?
Yes, a long power cut can. Georgia Power customers averaged 1,516 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 5 storm episodes in Bibb County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Macon?
Fiber is reported at 40.3% of Macon homes (US 55.9%, Georgia 60.5%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 81% (US 69.2%).
How many Macon households have no home internet?
About 8,500 of 59,921 households, or 14.2%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 11.8% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Macon?
Cox, at 88% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 40.3% of Macon homes and gigabit plans 81%.
ISP outage status for Macon
Recent internet reports in Macon
- Internet reports in Macon, last 24h
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- Most recent internet report here
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- City population
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Internet Outages in cities near Macon
- Atlanta, GA 76 mi
- Athens, GA 79 mi
- Columbus, GA 83 mi
- Sandy Springs, GA 86 mi
- Johns Creek, GA 88 mi
- Roswell, GA 92 mi
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