Buffalo, New York Internet Outage Today
Live Buffalo internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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No internet outage reports in Buffalo, New York in the last 24 hours
The most recent internet outage report from Buffalo came in 10 days ago. Over the past 90 days, Buffalo residents filed 3 internet outage reports here on 3 separate days; the busiest was October 1, with 1.
Internet access in Buffalo
88.5% of Buffalo households have broadband, against 91% nationally.
5 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 144,703 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 88.5% of 119,630 households (New York 90.8%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 54% of 144,703 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 40.3%. Cable: 96.7%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Spectrum (97% of homes), MHG Telco LLC (80% of homes), Greenlight Networks Holding Corp. (23% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 100% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: 4th of 8 New York cities we track (Yonkers highest at 92%, Mount Vernon lowest at 83.6%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 72.3%. Cellular data only: 13.4% (US 11.5%).
- No internet subscription: 11.4%. No computer or smartphone: 6.3%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: National Grid customers averaged 510 minutes without power. Outages that long outlast the batteries in street-side cable and fiber cabinets. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Erie County storm record since 2015: 303 reports; power outages named in 16 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Buffalo is 1st of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo, NY | Spectrum (97%) | 54% | 40.3% | 11.4% |
| Rochester, NY | Spectrum (95%) | 47.5% | 96% | 13.4% |
| Erie, PA | Spectrum (97%) | 33.8% | 41% | 11.6% |
| Syracuse, NY | Spectrum (97%) | 54.1% | 15.2% | 11.8% |
| Youngstown, OH | Spectrum (93%) | 22.4% | 24.1% | 18% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Buffalo
Share of Buffalo homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Spectrum (97%), T-Mobile Home Internet (91%), Verizon (87%), MHG Telco LLC (80%), and Greenlight Networks Holding Corp. (23%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Buffalo power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Buffalo
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Buffalo. Start with the one on your bill.
Spectrum in Buffalo
Reach: reports service to 97% of Buffalo 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.
Backup internet options in Buffalo
Spectrum (97% of homes) and MHG Telco LLC (80%) each report service to more than half of Buffalo homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from T-Mobile Home Internet (91%) and Verizon (87%) report coverage of Buffalo 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 13.4% of Buffalo households, roughly 16,000 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Buffalo
National Grid customers averaged 510 minutes without power in 2024, across 1.69 interruptions each, against 220 minutes for New York 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 Buffalo power outages when both go out together.
Erie County logged 303 storm reports since 2015, most often thunderstorm wind, flash flood, and hail. Reports peak in July. Power outages were named in 16 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 54% of Buffalo homes, cable 96.7% and copper lines 0%. 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.
Buffalo internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Buffalo?
For the 13.4% of Buffalo households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 72.3% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Buffalo when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Buffalo by area and 5G 100%. Home 5G plans: T-Mobile Home Internet (91%) and Verizon (87%). Where both Spectrum and MHG Telco LLC are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Buffalo?
Yes, a long power cut can. National Grid customers averaged 510 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 16 storm episodes in Erie County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Buffalo?
Fiber is reported at 54% of Buffalo homes (US 55.9%, New York 69.9%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 40.3% (US 69.2%).
How many Buffalo households have no home internet?
About 13,600 of 119,630 households, or 11.4%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 13.4% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Buffalo?
Spectrum, at 97% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 54% of Buffalo homes and gigabit plans 40.3%.
ISP outage status for Buffalo
Recent internet reports in Buffalo
- Internet reports in Buffalo, last 24h
- 0
- Most recent internet report here
- 10 days ago
- Internet reports across New York, last 24h
- 0
- City population
- 255,284
Other outage types in Buffalo
Internet Outages in cities near Buffalo
- Rochester, NY 66 mi
- Erie, PA 81 mi
- Syracuse, NY 139 mi
- Youngstown, OH 153 mi
- Altoona, PA 165 mi
- Cleveland, OH 173 mi
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