Internet Outages in Maine by City
5G at 35/3 Mbps covers only 22% of Maine's land area, so outside cities a home internet outage rarely has a fast mobile backup.
Internet access in Maine
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 90.3% of 597,159 households (US 91%), 29th of 50 states (1 = highest).
- How homes connect: cable, fiber or DSL 76.9%; cellular data only 9.1% (US 11.5%); satellite 5.2%; no subscription 9.4%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 59.4% of 816,527 homes and businesses (US 55.9%), 26th of 50 states (1 = highest). Gigabit plans: 65.1%. Cable: 80.6%.
- Wireless: 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 22% of the state's area (US 39.4%), 2nd narrowest of 50 states; fixed wireless home internet reaches 78.3% of locations. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Cities we track: broadband is highest in South Portland (91.7%) and lowest in Lewiston (86.3%) of 3 Maine cities on this site. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber by city: South Portland has the widest fiber reach among the cities we track (79% of homes); Lewiston the narrowest (74.6%). Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Power behind the network: Maine electric customers averaged 1,749 minutes without power in 2024. Outages that long outlast the backup batteries in cable nodes and fiber cabinets. Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
South Portland leads; Lewiston trails. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Maine is 3rd of 4 on fiber reach. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Maine, city by city
Listed for Maine: Consolidated Communications, Spectrum. Call the one on your bill; our internet outage guide covers the rest.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an internet outage in Maine right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Maine in the last 24 hours.
How many homes in Maine can get fiber internet?
FCC data for December 2025 shows fiber to the home available at 59.4% of 816,527 homes and businesses in Maine, against 55.9% nationally. Gigabit plans reach 65.1%.
What share of Maine households has no internet?
Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates put 9.4% of Maine households without any internet subscription, and 9.1% online only through a cellular data plan.
Which Maine city has the highest broadband rate?
Among the Maine cities on this site, South Portland has the highest share of households with broadband (91.7%) and Lewiston the lowest (86.3%).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works