Internet access in New Hampshire

Fiber, gigabit, cable and 5G reach: New Hampshire vs. US
Fiber to the home
  • New Hampshire62.7%
  • US55.9%
Gigabit plans
  • New Hampshire86.1%
  • US69.2%
Cable
  • New Hampshire89%
  • US83.1%
5G (35/3 Mbps), by area
  • New Hampshire37%
  • US39.4%

Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.

  • Broadband subscription: 92.9% of 555,822 households (US 91%), 5th highest of 50 states.
  • How homes connect: cable, fiber or DSL 83.1%; cellular data only 7.8% (US 11.5%); satellite 3.4%; no subscription 6.9%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
  • Fiber to the home: available at 62.7% of 717,969 homes and businesses (US 55.9%), 22nd of 50 states (1 = highest). Gigabit plans: 86.1%. Cable: 89%.
  • Wireless: 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 37% of the state's area (US 39.4%), 38th of 50 states (1 = widest); fixed wireless home internet reaches 79.9% of locations. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
  • Cities we track: broadband is highest in Nashua (93.3%) and lowest in Manchester (91.6%) of 2 New Hampshire cities on this site. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
  • Fiber by city: Manchester has the widest fiber reach among the cities we track (63.7% of homes); Nashua the narrowest (60.5%). Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
  • Power behind the network: New Hampshire electric customers averaged 923 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
How New Hampshire households get online
Broadband
  • New Hampshire92.9%
  • US91%
Cable, fiber, DSL
  • New Hampshire83.1%
  • US75.6%
Cellular only
  • New Hampshire7.8%
  • US11.5%
No internet
  • New Hampshire6.9%
  • US8.9%

Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.

Fiber availability, New Hampshire and nearby states
  • Vermont63.9%
  • New Hampshire62.7%
  • Maine59.4%
  • Massachusetts50.1%

New Hampshire is 2nd of 4 on fiber reach. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.

Checked September 2026.

Who to call in New Hampshire, city by city

Listed for New Hampshire: Consolidated, Xfinity. Call the one on your bill; our internet outage guide covers the rest.

Frequently asked questions

Is there an internet outage in New Hampshire right now?

Not on this site: no reports from New Hampshire in the last 24 hours.

How many homes in New Hampshire can get fiber internet?

FCC data for December 2025 shows fiber to the home available at 62.7% of 717,969 homes and businesses in New Hampshire, against 55.9% nationally. Gigabit plans reach 86.1%.

What share of New Hampshire households has no internet?

Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates put 6.9% of New Hampshire households without any internet subscription, and 7.8% online only through a cellular data plan.

Which New Hampshire city has the highest broadband rate?

Among the New Hampshire cities on this site, Nashua has the highest share of households with broadband (93.3%) and Manchester the lowest (91.6%).

Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works

Cities in New Hampshire with Internet Outages Information

Concord

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 43,819

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Derry

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 33,941

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Manchester

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 115,644

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Nashua

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 91,026

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