Boise, Idaho Internet Outage Today
Live Boise internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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The most recent internet outage report from Boise came in on September 12, 2026.
Internet access in Boise
Wired service is unusually common in Boise: 81.4% of households have cable, fiber or DSL, against 75.6% nationally.
8 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 117,463 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 93.7% of 101,178 households (Idaho 91.9%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 31.5% of 117,463 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 29.2%. Cable: 96.8%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Sparklight (98% of homes), CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (91% of homes), Rise Broadband (54% of homes), White Cloud Networks (47% of homes), Safelink Internet (36% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 99.1% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: 3rd of 4 Idaho cities we track (Meridian highest at 95.6%, Idaho Falls lowest at 92.6%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 81.4%. Cellular data only: 9.8% (US 11.5%). Wired lines are more common here than nationally.
- No internet subscription: 6.1%. No computer or smartphone: 2.4%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: Idaho Power customers averaged 206 minutes without power. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Ada County storm record since 2015: 83 reports; power outages named in 4 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Boise is 3rd of 5 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise, ID | Sparklight (98%) | 31.5% | 29.2% | 6.1% |
| Meridian, ID | Sparklight (97%) | 62.1% | 57.1% | 4.1% |
| Nampa, ID | Sparklight (97%) | 65.7% | 65% | 4.9% |
| Idaho Falls, ID | Fybercom LLC (100%) | 34.6% | 24.1% | 7.4% |
| Missoula, MT | Centric Integrated Systems, Corp. (100%) | 40.7% | 100% | 6.7% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Boise
Share of Boise homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Sparklight (98%), CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (91%), T-Mobile Home Internet (62%), Rise Broadband (54%), and Verizon (53%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Boise power outages.
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Who to check first in Boise
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Boise. Start with the one on your bill.
Sparklight in Boise
Reach: reports service to 98% of Boise homes. Network: Cable, run by Sparklight (Cable One).
Where to check: Sign in to the Sparklight app or sparklight.com to see service alerts for your address.
Support: 877-692-2253
CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber in Boise
Reach: reports service to 91% of Boise 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.
Backup internet options in Boise
Sparklight (98% of homes) and CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (91%) each report service to more than half of Boise homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from T-Mobile Home Internet (62%) and Verizon (53%) report coverage of Boise 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 99.1% for 5G.
About 9.8% of Boise households, roughly 9,900 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Boise
Idaho Power customers averaged 206 minutes without power in 2024, across 1.37 interruptions each, against 233 minutes for Idaho 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 Boise power outages when both go out together.
Ada County logged 83 storm reports since 2015, most often thunderstorm wind, heavy rain, and hail. Reports peak in May. Power outages were named in 4 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 31.5% of Boise homes, cable 96.8% and copper lines 72.9%. 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.
Boise internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Boise?
For the 9.8% of Boise households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 81.4% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Boise when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Boise by area and 5G 99.1%. Home 5G plans: T-Mobile Home Internet (62%) and Verizon (53%). Where both Sparklight and CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Boise?
Yes, a long power cut can. Idaho Power customers averaged 206 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 4 storm episodes in Ada County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Boise?
Fiber is reported at 31.5% of Boise homes (US 55.9%, Idaho 44.3%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 29.2% (US 69.2%).
How many Boise households have no home internet?
About 6,200 of 101,178 households, or 6.1%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 9.8% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Boise?
Sparklight, at 98% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 31.5% of Boise homes and gigabit plans 29.2%.
Recent internet reports in Boise
- Internet reports in Boise, last 24h
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- Most recent internet report here
- September 12, 2026
- Internet reports across Idaho, last 24h
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- City population
- 228,959
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Internet Outages in cities near Boise
- Meridian, ID 9 mi
- Nampa, ID 19 mi
- Idaho Falls, ID 209 mi
- Missoula, MT 249 mi
- Spokane Valley, WA 285 mi
- Spokane, WA 286 mi
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