St. Paul, Minnesota Internet Outage Today
Live St. Paul internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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The most recent internet outage report from St. Paul came in 10 days ago.
Internet access in St. Paul
91.7% of St. Paul households have broadband, against 91% nationally.
6 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 143,304 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 91.7% of 125,249 households (Minnesota 91.6%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 72.1% of 143,304 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 84.2%. Cable: 98.3%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Xfinity (99% of homes), CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (96% of homes), AT&T (80% of homes), LTD Broadband LLC (33% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 99.8% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: 3rd of 5 Minnesota cities we track (Bloomington highest at 92.6%, Duluth lowest at 90.3%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 76.3%. Cellular data only: 12.1% (US 11.5%).
- No internet subscription: 8.2%. No computer or smartphone: 4%. 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
- Ramsey County storm record since 2015: 147 reports; power outages named in 12 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
St. Paul is 3rd of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul, MN | Xfinity (99%) | 72.1% | 84.2% | 8.2% |
| Minneapolis, MN | Xfinity (100%) | 72.1% | 97.8% | 9.1% |
| 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 St. Paul
Share of St. Paul homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Xfinity (99%), CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (96%), AT&T (80%), Verizon (79%), and T-Mobile Home Internet (76%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see St. Paul power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in St. Paul
The providers with the widest reported coverage in St. Paul. Start with the one on your bill.
Xfinity in St. Paul
Reach: reports service to 99% of St. Paul 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 St. Paul
Reach: reports service to 96% of St. Paul 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 St. Paul
Reach: reports service to 80% of St. Paul 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 St. Paul
Xfinity (99% of homes) and CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (96%) each report service to more than half of St. Paul homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from Verizon (79%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (76%) report coverage of St. Paul 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 99.8% for 5G.
About 12.1% of St. Paul households, roughly 15,200 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in St. Paul
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 St. Paul power outages when both go out together.
Ramsey County logged 147 storm reports since 2015, most often hail, thunderstorm wind, and flash flood. Reports peak in May. Power outages were named in 12 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 St. Paul homes, cable 98.3% and copper lines 41.4%. 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.
St. Paul internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in St. Paul?
For the 12.1% of St. Paul households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 76.3% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in St. Paul when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of St. Paul by area and 5G 99.8%. Home 5G plans: Verizon (79%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (76%). Where both Xfinity and CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in St. Paul?
Yes, a long power cut can. Xcel Energy customers averaged 309 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 12 storm episodes in Ramsey County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in St. Paul?
Fiber is reported at 72.1% of St. Paul homes (US 55.9%, Minnesota 54.9%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 84.2% (US 69.2%).
How many St. Paul households have no home internet?
About 10,300 of 125,249 households, or 8.2%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 12.1% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in St. Paul?
Xfinity, at 99% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 72.1% of St. Paul homes and gigabit plans 84.2%.
ISP outage status for St. Paul
Recent internet reports in St. Paul
- Internet reports in St. Paul, last 24h
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- Most recent internet report here
- 10 days ago
- Internet reports across Minnesota, last 24h
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- City population
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Internet Outages in cities near St. Paul
- Minneapolis, MN 9 mi
- Bloomington, MN 13 mi
- Rochester, MN 71 mi
- Eau Claire, WI 79 mi
- Duluth, MN 135 mi
- Sioux Falls, SD 205 mi
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