Gulfport, Mississippi Internet Outage Today
Live Gulfport internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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No internet outage reports in Gulfport, Mississippi in the last 24 hours
The most recent internet outage report from Gulfport came in on September 11, 2026.
Internet access in Gulfport
About 1 in 7 Gulfport households has no internet subscription at all.
6 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 43,124 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 86% of 29,287 households (Mississippi 84.1%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 61.1% of 43,124 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 61.1%. Cable: 99.9%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Sparklight (100% of homes), Telapex, Inc. (99% of homes), AT&T (78% of homes), Coast Electric Power Association (10% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 100% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 71%. Cellular data only: 11.8% (US 11.5%). Satellite: 6.8%.
- No internet subscription: 14%. No computer or smartphone: 6.5%. One of the wider digital gaps among the cities on this site. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: Mississippi Power customers averaged 124 minutes without power. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Harrison County storm record since 2015: 207 reports; power outages named in 5 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Gulfport is 6th of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfport, MS | Sparklight (100%) | 61.1% | 61.1% | 14% |
| New Orleans, LA | Cox (94%) | 43.1% | 74.7% | 13.4% |
| Mobile, AL | Xfinity (97%) | 61.8% | 75% | 12.5% |
| Baton Rouge, LA | Cox (89%) | 59.1% | 70.8% | 10.6% |
| Jackson, MS | Xfinity (99%) | 38.3% | 94.9% | 10% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Gulfport
Share of Gulfport homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Sparklight (100%), Telapex, Inc. (99%), AT&T (78%), Verizon (72%), and T-Mobile Home Internet (56%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Gulfport power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Gulfport
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Gulfport. Start with the one on your bill.
Sparklight in Gulfport
Reach: reports service to 100% of Gulfport homes. Network: Cable, run by Sparklight (Cable One).
Where to check: Sign in to the Sparklight app or sparklight.com to see service alerts for your address.
Support: 877-692-2253
AT&T in Gulfport
Reach: reports service to 78% of Gulfport 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 Gulfport
Sparklight (100% of homes) and Telapex, Inc. (99%) each report service to more than half of Gulfport homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from Verizon (72%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (56%) report coverage of Gulfport 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 11.8% of Gulfport households, roughly 3,500 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Gulfport
Mississippi Power customers averaged 124 minutes without power in 2024, across 1.12 interruptions each, against 567 minutes for Mississippi 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 Gulfport power outages when both go out together.
Harrison County logged 207 storm reports since 2015, most often thunderstorm wind, flash flood, and hail. Reports peak in June. Power outages were named in 5 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 61.1% of Gulfport homes, cable 99.9% and copper lines 60.4%. 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.
Gulfport internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Gulfport?
For the 11.8% of Gulfport households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 71% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Gulfport when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Gulfport by area and 5G 100%. Home 5G plans: Verizon (72%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (56%). Where both Sparklight and Telapex, Inc. are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Gulfport?
Yes, a long power cut can. Mississippi Power customers averaged 124 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 5 storm episodes in Harrison County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Gulfport?
Fiber is reported at 61.1% of Gulfport homes (US 55.9%, Mississippi 64.4%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 61.1% (US 69.2%).
How many Gulfport households have no home internet?
About 4,100 of 29,287 households, or 14%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 11.8% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Gulfport?
Sparklight, at 100% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 61.1% of Gulfport homes and gigabit plans 61.1%.
ISP outage status for Gulfport
Recent internet reports in Gulfport
- Internet reports in Gulfport, last 24h
- 0
- Most recent internet report here
- September 11, 2026
- Internet reports across Mississippi, last 24h
- 0
- City population
- 72,394
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Internet Outages in cities near Gulfport
- Biloxi, MS 13 mi
- New Orleans, LA 65 mi
- Mobile, AL 66 mi
- Hattiesburg, MS 67 mi
- Baton Rouge, LA 125 mi
- Jackson, MS 148 mi
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