Bloomington, Minnesota Internet Outage Today
Live Bloomington internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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Internet access in Bloomington
Wired service is unusually common in Bloomington: 80.6% of households have cable, fiber or DSL, against 75.6% nationally.
8 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 50,425 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 92.6% of 37,601 households (Minnesota 91.6%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 50.6% of 50,425 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 80.2%. Cable: 97.4%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Xfinity (98% of homes), CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (92% of homes), AT&T (57% of homes), BIF IV Intrepid HoldCo, LLC (30% of homes), LTD Broadband LLC (17% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 99.3% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: highest of 5 Minnesota cities we track (lowest: Duluth, 90.3%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 80.6%. Cellular data only: 10.2% (US 11.5%). Satellite: 5.4%. Wired lines are more common here than nationally.
- No internet subscription: 7.2%. No computer or smartphone: 3.1%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: Xcel Energy customers averaged 309 minutes without power. Outages that long outlast the batteries in street-side cable and fiber cabinets. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Hennepin County storm record since 2015: 357 reports; power outages named in 14 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Bloomington is 1st of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomington, MN | Xfinity (98%) | 50.6% | 80.2% | 7.2% |
| Minneapolis, MN | Xfinity (100%) | 72.1% | 97.8% | 9.1% |
| St. Paul, MN | Xfinity (99%) | 72.1% | 84.2% | 8.2% |
| Rochester, MN | Spectrum (93%) | 77.1% | 98.6% | 7.8% |
| Eau Claire, WI | Spectrum (94%) | 55.7% | 57.7% | 8.9% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Bloomington
Share of Bloomington homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Xfinity (98%), CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (92%), T-Mobile Home Internet (79%), Verizon (78%), and AT&T (57%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Bloomington power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Bloomington
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Bloomington. Start with the one on your bill.
Xfinity in Bloomington
Reach: reports service to 98% of Bloomington 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
CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber in Bloomington
Reach: reports service to 92% of Bloomington 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.
AT&T in Bloomington
Reach: reports service to 57% of Bloomington 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 Bloomington
Xfinity (98% of homes) and CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (92%) each report service to more than half of Bloomington 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 (78%) report coverage of Bloomington 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 99.3% for 5G.
About 10.2% of Bloomington households, roughly 3,800 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Bloomington
Xcel Energy customers averaged 309 minutes without power in 2024, across 1.47 interruptions each, against 220 minutes for Minnesota 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 Bloomington power outages when both go out together.
Hennepin County logged 357 storm reports since 2015, most often hail, thunderstorm wind, and heavy rain. Reports peak in August. Power outages were named in 14 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 50.6% of Bloomington homes, cable 97.4% and copper lines 57.4%. 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.
Bloomington internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Bloomington?
For the 10.2% of Bloomington 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 Bloomington when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Bloomington by area and 5G 99.3%. Home 5G plans: T-Mobile Home Internet (79%) and Verizon (78%). Where both Xfinity and CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Bloomington?
Yes, a long power cut can. Xcel Energy customers averaged 309 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 14 storm episodes in Hennepin County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Bloomington?
Fiber is reported at 50.6% of Bloomington homes (US 55.9%, Minnesota 54.9%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 80.2% (US 69.2%).
How many Bloomington households have no home internet?
About 2,700 of 37,601 households, or 7.2%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 10.2% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Bloomington?
Xfinity, at 98% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 50.6% of Bloomington homes and gigabit plans 80.2%.
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