Internet Outages in Nebraska by City

Internet access in Nebraska

• Broadband subscription: 90.6% of 797,847 households (US 91%), 26th of 50 states (1 = highest).
• How homes connect: cable, fiber or DSL 74.8%; cellular data only 10.8% (US 11.5%); satellite 7.1%; no subscription 9.2%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
• Fiber to the home: available at 77.9% of 998,839 homes and businesses (US 55.9%), 2nd highest of 50 states. Gigabit plans: 80.3%. Cable: 66.9%.
• Wireless: 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 46.3% of the state's area (US 39.4%), 31st of 50 states (1 = widest); fixed wireless home internet reaches 89.9% of locations. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
• Cities we track: broadband is highest in Lincoln (92.7%) and lowest in Grand Island (89.5%) of 3 Nebraska cities on this site. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
• Fiber by city: Lincoln has the widest fiber reach among the cities we track (99.9% of homes); Omaha the narrowest (75.4%). Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
• Power behind the network: Nebraska electric customers averaged 642 minutes without power in 2024. Outages that long outlast the backup batteries in cable nodes and fiber cabinets. Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024

Checked September 2026.