Minneapolis, Minnesota Internet Outage Today
Live Minneapolis internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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No internet outage reports in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the last 24 hours
The most recent internet outage report from Minneapolis came in on September 14, 2026. Over the past 90 days, Minneapolis residents filed 3 internet outage reports here on 3 separate days; the busiest was September 14, with 1.
Internet access in Minneapolis
90.8% of Minneapolis households have broadband, against 91% nationally.
6 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 190,756 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 90.8% of 192,734 households (Minnesota 91.6%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 72.1% of 190,756 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 97.8%. Cable: 97.7%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Xfinity (100% of homes), CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (94% of homes), AT&T (76% of homes), PCs for People (20% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 100% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: 4th of 5 Minnesota cities we track (Bloomington highest at 92.6%, Duluth lowest at 90.3%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 79.3%. Cellular data only: 9.2% (US 11.5%).
- No internet subscription: 9.1%. No computer or smartphone: 3.2%. 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.
Minneapolis is 5th of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis, MN | Xfinity (100%) | 72.1% | 97.8% | 9.1% |
| St. Paul, MN | Xfinity (99%) | 72.1% | 84.2% | 8.2% |
| Bloomington, MN | Xfinity (98%) | 50.6% | 80.2% | 7.2% |
| 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 Minneapolis
Share of Minneapolis homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Xfinity (100%), CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (94%), Verizon (80%), T-Mobile Home Internet (80%), and AT&T (76%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Minneapolis power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Minneapolis
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Minneapolis. Start with the one on your bill.
Xfinity in Minneapolis
Reach: reports service to 100% of Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis
Reach: reports service to 94% of Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis
Reach: reports service to 76% of Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis
Xfinity (100% of homes) and CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (94%) each report service to more than half of Minneapolis homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from Verizon (80%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (80%) report coverage of Minneapolis 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 9.2% of Minneapolis households, roughly 17,700 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Minneapolis
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 Minneapolis 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 72.1% of Minneapolis homes, cable 97.7% and copper lines 35.4%. 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.
Minneapolis internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Minneapolis?
For the 9.2% of Minneapolis households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 79.3% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Minneapolis when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Minneapolis by area and 5G 100%. Home 5G plans: Verizon (80%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (80%). Where both Xfinity and CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Minneapolis?
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 Minneapolis?
Fiber is reported at 72.1% of Minneapolis homes (US 55.9%, Minnesota 54.9%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 97.8% (US 69.2%).
How many Minneapolis households have no home internet?
About 17,500 of 192,734 households, or 9.1%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 9.2% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Minneapolis?
Xfinity, at 100% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 72.1% of Minneapolis homes and gigabit plans 97.8%.
ISP outage status for Minneapolis
Recent internet reports in Minneapolis
- Internet reports in Minneapolis, last 24h
- 0
- Most recent internet report here
- September 14, 2026
- Internet reports across Minnesota, last 24h
- 0
- City population
- 429,606
Other outage types in Minneapolis
Internet Outages in cities near Minneapolis
- St. Paul, MN 9 mi
- Bloomington, MN 10 mi
- Rochester, MN 77 mi
- Eau Claire, WI 87 mi
- Duluth, MN 136 mi
- Sioux Falls, SD 198 mi
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