Paterson, New Jersey Internet Outage Today
Live Paterson internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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Internet access in Paterson
19.3% of Paterson households are online only through a cell plan, well above the 11.5% national share, so mobile outages hit home internet here harder than usual.
4 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 51,703 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 89.3% of 49,865 households (New Jersey 92.8%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 94.1% of 51,703 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 93.4%. Cable: 93.8%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Optimum (94% of homes), AT&T (31% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 100% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: 5th of 6 New Jersey cities we track (Hamilton highest at 95.4%, Newark lowest at 86.4%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 68.1%. Cellular data only: 19.3% (US 11.5%). Satellite: 18.6%. An unusually large share of homes here depend on a mobile carrier for home internet.
- No internet subscription: 10.6%. No computer or smartphone: 7%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: PSE&G customers averaged 45 minutes without power. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Passaic County storm record since 2015: 123 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.
Paterson is 4th of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paterson, NJ | Optimum (94%) | 94.1% | 93.4% | 10.6% |
| Newark, NJ | Optimum (95%) | 88.2% | 87.7% | 13.5% |
| Jersey City, NJ | Xfinity (98%) | 84.2% | 94.2% | 7.4% |
| Yonkers, NY | Optimum (94%) | 92.1% | 90% | 7.8% |
| New York City, NY | Spectrum (65%) | 79.3% | 70.8% | 9.4% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Paterson
Share of Paterson homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Optimum (94%), Verizon (83%), T-Mobile Home Internet (81%), and AT&T (31%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Paterson power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Paterson
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Paterson. Start with the one on your bill.
Optimum in Paterson
Reach: reports service to 94% of Paterson homes. Network: Cable and fiber, run by Optimum (Altice USA).
Where to check: Sign in to the Optimum app or optimum.net to see outages at your address.
AT&T in Paterson
Reach: reports service to 31% of Paterson 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 Paterson
Optimum is the only wired provider reporting service to more than half of Paterson homes (94%); the next largest, AT&T, reaches 31%. When its network fails, most households here have no second wired line to switch to, so a phone hotspot or a home 5G plan is the practical backup.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from Verizon (83%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (81%) report coverage of Paterson 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 19.3% of Paterson households, roughly 9,600 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Paterson
PSE&G customers averaged 45 minutes without power in 2024, across 0.57 interruptions each, against 174 minutes for New Jersey 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 Paterson power outages when both go out together.
Passaic County logged 123 storm reports since 2015, most often flash flood, thunderstorm wind, and hail. Reports peak in July. 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 94.1% of Paterson homes, cable 93.8% and copper lines 2.1%. 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.
Paterson internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Paterson?
For the 19.3% of Paterson households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 68.1% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Paterson when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Paterson by area and 5G 100%. Home 5G plans: Verizon (83%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (81%).
Can a power outage take internet down in Paterson?
Yes, a long power cut can. PSE&G customers averaged 45 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 5 storm episodes in Passaic County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Paterson?
Fiber is reported at 94.1% of Paterson homes (US 55.9%, New Jersey 67.3%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 93.4% (US 69.2%).
How many Paterson households have no home internet?
About 5,300 of 49,865 households, or 10.6%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 19.3% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Paterson?
Optimum, at 94% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 94.1% of Paterson homes and gigabit plans 93.4%.
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