Rockville, Maryland Internet Outage Today
Live Rockville internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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No internet outage reports in Rockville, Maryland in the last 24 hours
The most recent internet outage report from Rockville came in 8 days ago. Over the past 90 days, Rockville residents filed 2 internet outage reports here on 1 separate day.
Internet access in Rockville
Fiber reaches 84.1% of homes in Rockville, well above the 55.9% national figure, so a single cable outage leaves most households with a wired backup option.
4 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 30,704 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 95.2% of 26,976 households (Maryland 92.4%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 84.1% of 30,704 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 98.7%. Cable: 98.5%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Xfinity (99% of homes), AT&T (53% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 100% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: 3rd of 5 Maryland cities we track (Bowie highest at 97.2%, Baltimore lowest at 85.4%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 88.3%. Cellular data only: 5.2% (US 11.5%). Wired lines are more common here than nationally.
- No internet subscription: 4.7%. No computer or smartphone: 2.6%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: Pepco customers averaged 65 minutes without power. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Montgomery County storm record since 2015: 880 reports; power outages named in 1 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Rockville is 3rd of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockville, MD | Xfinity (99%) | 84.1% | 98.7% | 4.7% |
| Gaithersburg, MD | Xfinity (98%) | 68.7% | 90.7% | 3.5% |
| Alexandria, VA | Xfinity (97%) | 42.8% | 81.5% | 5.9% |
| Bowie, MD | Xfinity (99%) | 93.8% | 93.9% | 2.7% |
| Frederick, MD | Xfinity (100%) | 44.1% | 92% | 7.3% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Rockville
Share of Rockville homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Xfinity (99%), Verizon (92%), T-Mobile Home Internet (80%), and AT&T (53%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Rockville power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Rockville
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Rockville. Start with the one on your bill.
Xfinity in Rockville
Reach: reports service to 99% of Rockville 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 Rockville
Reach: reports service to 53% of Rockville 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 Rockville
Xfinity (99% of homes) and AT&T (53%) each report service to more than half of Rockville homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from Verizon (92%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (80%) report coverage of Rockville 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 100% for 5G.
About 5.2% of Rockville households, roughly 1,400 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Rockville
Pepco customers averaged 65 minutes without power in 2024, across 0.59 interruptions each, against 118 minutes for Maryland 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 Rockville power outages when both go out together.
Montgomery County logged 880 storm reports since 2015, most often thunderstorm wind, flood, and flash flood. Reports peak in July. Power outages were named in 1 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 84.1% of Rockville homes, cable 98.5% and copper lines 0%. 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.
Rockville internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Rockville?
For the 5.2% of Rockville households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 88.3% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Rockville when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Rockville by area and 5G 100%. Home 5G plans: Verizon (92%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (80%). Where both Xfinity and AT&T are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Rockville?
Yes, a long power cut can. Pepco customers averaged 65 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 1 storm episodes in Montgomery County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Rockville?
Fiber is reported at 84.1% of Rockville homes (US 55.9%, Maryland 63.6%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 98.7% (US 69.2%).
How many Rockville households have no home internet?
About 1,300 of 26,976 households, or 4.7%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 5.2% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Rockville?
Xfinity, at 99% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 84.1% of Rockville homes and gigabit plans 98.7%.
ISP outage status for Rockville
Recent internet reports in Rockville
- Internet reports in Rockville, last 24h
- 0
- Most recent internet report here
- 8 days ago
- Internet reports across Maryland, last 24h
- 0
- City population
- 67,979
Other outage types in Rockville
Internet Outages in cities near Rockville
- Gaithersburg, MD 5 mi
- Alexandria, VA 20 mi
- Bowie, MD 25 mi
- Frederick, MD 27 mi
- Baltimore, MD 32 mi
- Lancaster, PA 80 mi
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