Kansas City, Missouri Internet Outage Today
Live Kansas City internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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No internet outage reports in Kansas City, Missouri in the last 24 hours
The most recent internet outage report from Kansas City came in on September 17, 2026. Across Missouri, 1 report came in over the same 24 hours.
Internet access in Kansas City
Fiber reaches 93.5% of homes in Kansas City, well above the 55.9% national figure, so a single cable outage leaves most households with a wired backup option.
8 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 257,594 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 90.4% of 221,979 households (Missouri 89.3%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 93.5% of 257,594 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 95%. Cable: 93.9%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Spectrum (94% of homes), Google Fiber (80% of homes), AT&T (79% of homes), Everfast Fiber Networks, LLC (54% of homes), Wisper ISP, Inc. (19% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 98.4% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: 2nd of 4 Missouri cities we track (Columbia highest at 90.5%, Springfield lowest at 83.6%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 77.4%. Cellular data only: 10.6% (US 11.5%).
- No internet subscription: 9.5%. No computer or smartphone: 4.2%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: Evergy customers averaged 402 minutes without power. Outages that long outlast the batteries in street-side cable and fiber cabinets. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Jackson County storm record since 2015: 542 reports; power outages named in 15 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Kansas City is 3rd of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO | Spectrum (94%) | 93.5% | 95% | 9.5% |
| Kansas City, KS | Spectrum (89%) | 85.7% | 87.3% | 11.2% |
| Overland Park, KS | Everfast Fiber Networks, LLC (96%) | 99.4% | 99.4% | 4% |
| Topeka, KS | AT&T (96%) | 63.6% | 83.6% | 11.7% |
| Columbia, MO | Socket Telecom LLC (90%) | 84% | 79.3% | 9.3% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Kansas City
Share of Kansas City homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Spectrum (94%), T-Mobile Home Internet (84%), Google Fiber (80%), AT&T (79%), and Verizon (74%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Kansas City power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Kansas City
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Kansas City. Start with the one on your bill.
Spectrum in Kansas City
Reach: reports service to 94% of Kansas City homes. Network: Cable, run by Charter Communications.
Where to check: Sign in to the My Spectrum app or spectrum.net; outages at your address show on the account page.
Google Fiber in Kansas City
Reach: reports service to 80% of Kansas City homes. Network: Fiber, run by Google Fiber.
Where to check: Check the Google Fiber app or your account page on fiber.google.com for service notices.
AT&T in Kansas City
Reach: reports service to 79% of Kansas City 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 Kansas City
Spectrum (94% of homes) and Google Fiber (80%) each report service to more than half of Kansas City homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from T-Mobile Home Internet (84%) and Verizon (74%) report coverage of Kansas City 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 98.4% for 5G.
About 10.6% of Kansas City households, roughly 23,500 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Fiber networks in Kansas City
Besides the statewide providers, Kansas City has fiber service that most cities do not:
- Google Fiber. Google Fiber sells fiber internet in parts of Kansas City. Its service status and outage notices are in the Google Fiber app and at fiber.google.com, and it does not share equipment with the cable or phone company.
A fiber network runs on separate lines, so an outage on one provider in Kansas City does not mean the others are down.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Kansas City
Evergy customers averaged 402 minutes without power in 2024, across 1.87 interruptions each, against 224 minutes for Missouri 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 Kansas City power outages when both go out together.
Jackson County logged 542 storm reports since 2015, most often thunderstorm wind, hail, and flash flood. Reports peak in June. Power outages were named in 15 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 93.5% of Kansas City homes, cable 93.9% and copper lines 55.1%. 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.
Kansas City internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Kansas City?
For the 10.6% of Kansas City households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 77.4% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Kansas City when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Kansas City by area and 5G 98.4%. Home 5G plans: T-Mobile Home Internet (84%) and Verizon (74%). Where both Spectrum and Google Fiber are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Kansas City?
Yes, a long power cut can. Evergy customers averaged 402 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 15 storm episodes in Jackson County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Kansas City?
Fiber is reported at 93.5% of Kansas City homes (US 55.9%, Missouri 63.6%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 95% (US 69.2%).
How many Kansas City households have no home internet?
About 21,100 of 221,979 households, or 9.5%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 10.6% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Kansas City?
Spectrum, at 94% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 93.5% of Kansas City homes and gigabit plans 95%.
ISP outage status for Kansas City
Recent internet reports in Kansas City
- Internet reports in Kansas City, last 24h
- 0
- Most recent internet report here
- September 17, 2026
- Internet reports across Missouri, last 24h
- 1
- City population
- 508,090
Other outage types in Kansas City
Internet Outages in cities near Kansas City
- Kansas City, KS 3 mi
- Independence, MO 9 mi
- Overland Park, KS 10 mi
- Olathe, KS 20 mi
- Topeka, KS 59 mi
- Columbia, MO 121 mi
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