Internet Outages in New Mexico by City
Only 28.2% of New Mexico homes and businesses can get fiber, among the lowest shares of any state, so most wired service runs over cable or DSL.
Internet access in New Mexico
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 86.5% of 837,414 households (US 91%), 3rd lowest of 50 states.
- How homes connect: cable, fiber or DSL 67.7%; cellular data only 12.4% (US 11.5%); satellite 9.7%; no subscription 13.3%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 28.2% of 1,081,272 homes and businesses (US 55.9%), 2nd lowest of 50 states. Gigabit plans: 36.7%. Cable: 73.4%.
- Wireless: 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 42.1% of the state's area (US 39.4%), 34th of 50 states (1 = widest); fixed wireless home internet reaches 89.3% of locations. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Cities we track: broadband is highest in Rio Rancho (94.6%) and lowest in Roswell (81.5%) of 5 New Mexico cities on this site. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber by city: Roswell has the widest fiber reach among the cities we track (78.6% of homes); Santa Fe the narrowest (6.1%). Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Power behind the network: New Mexico electric customers averaged 279 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
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Rio Rancho leads; Roswell trails. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
New Mexico is 6th of 6 on fiber reach. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in New Mexico, city by city
Listed for New Mexico: CenturyLink, Xfinity. Call the one on your bill; our internet outage guide covers the rest.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an internet outage in New Mexico right now?
Not on this site: no reports from New Mexico in the last 24 hours.
How many homes in New Mexico can get fiber internet?
FCC data for December 2025 shows fiber to the home available at 28.2% of 1,081,272 homes and businesses in New Mexico, against 55.9% nationally. Gigabit plans reach 36.7%.
What share of New Mexico households has no internet?
Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates put 13.3% of New Mexico households without any internet subscription, and 12.4% online only through a cellular data plan.
Which New Mexico city has the highest broadband rate?
Among the New Mexico cities on this site, Rio Rancho has the highest share of households with broadband (94.6%) and Roswell the lowest (81.5%).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works