Bozeman, Montana Internet Outage Today
Live Bozeman internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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No internet outage reports in Bozeman, Montana in the last 24 hours
The most recent internet outage report from Bozeman came in 1 day ago. Over the past 90 days, Bozeman residents filed 4 internet outage reports here on 4 separate days; the busiest was October 8, with 1.
Internet access in Bozeman
92% of Bozeman households have broadband, against 91% nationally.
8 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 29,114 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 92% of 23,970 households (Montana 89.4%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 61.1% of 29,114 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 99.3%. Cable: 89.5%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: SkyNet Communications LLC (100% of homes), Spectrum (90% of homes), CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (82% of homes), BHT Investment Holdings LLC (73% of homes), Montana Opticom LLC (55% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 100% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: 2nd of 4 Montana cities we track (Missoula highest at 93.2%, Great Falls lowest at 90.1%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 80.4%. Cellular data only: 8.9% (US 11.5%).
- No internet subscription: 7.8%. No computer or smartphone: 1.8%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: NorthWestern Energy customers averaged 233 minutes without power. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Gallatin County storm record since 2015: 85 reports; power outages named in 10 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Bozeman is 3rd of 5 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bozeman, MT | SkyNet Communications LLC (100%) | 61.1% | 99.3% | 7.8% |
| Billings, MT | BHT Investment Holdings LLC (96%) | 40.7% | 40.9% | 8.3% |
| Great Falls, MT | Konceptio Data Services, LLC (100%) | 35% | 36.1% | 9.7% |
| Idaho Falls, ID | Fybercom LLC (100%) | 34.6% | 24.1% | 7.4% |
| Missoula, MT | Centric Integrated Systems, Corp. (100%) | 40.7% | 100% | 6.7% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Bozeman
Share of Bozeman homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: SkyNet Communications LLC (100%), Spectrum (90%), CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (82%), BHT Investment Holdings LLC (73%), and Montana Opticom LLC (55%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Bozeman power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Bozeman
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Bozeman. Start with the one on your bill.
Spectrum in Bozeman
Reach: reports service to 90% of Bozeman 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.
CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber in Bozeman
Reach: reports service to 82% of Bozeman 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 Bozeman
Reach: reports service to 35% of Bozeman 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 Bozeman
SkyNet Communications LLC (100% of homes) and Spectrum (90%) each report service to more than half of Bozeman homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from Verizon (52%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (20%) report coverage of Bozeman 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 8.9% of Bozeman households, roughly 2,100 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Bozeman
NorthWestern Energy customers averaged 233 minutes without power in 2024, across 1.3 interruptions each, against 352 minutes for Montana 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 Bozeman power outages when both go out together.
Gallatin County logged 85 storm reports since 2015, most often thunderstorm wind, hail, and funnel cloud. Reports peak in July. Power outages were named in 10 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 Bozeman homes, cable 89.5% and copper lines 75%. 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.
Bozeman internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Bozeman?
For the 8.9% of Bozeman households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 80.4% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Bozeman when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Bozeman by area and 5G 100%. Home 5G plans: Verizon (52%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (20%). Where both SkyNet Communications LLC and Spectrum are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Bozeman?
Yes, a long power cut can. NorthWestern Energy customers averaged 233 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 10 storm episodes in Gallatin County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Bozeman?
Fiber is reported at 61.1% of Bozeman homes (US 55.9%, Montana 40.8%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 99.3% (US 69.2%).
How many Bozeman households have no home internet?
About 1,900 of 23,970 households, or 7.8%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 8.9% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Bozeman?
SkyNet Communications LLC, at 100% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 61.1% of Bozeman homes and gigabit plans 99.3%.
ISP outage status for Bozeman
Recent internet reports in Bozeman
- Internet reports in Bozeman, last 24h
- 0
- Most recent internet report here
- 1 day ago
- Internet reports across Montana, last 24h
- 0
- City population
- 53,693
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anon-1 Reported this outage
Was down at 7 pm yesterday, briefly back up around 8, and down again