Cary, North Carolina Internet Outage Today
Live Cary internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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No internet outage reports in Cary, North Carolina in the last 24 hours
The most recent internet outage report from Cary came in on September 25, 2026. Across North Carolina, 2 reports came in over the same 24 hours. Over the past 90 days, Cary residents filed 2 internet outage reports here on 2 separate days; the busiest was September 25, with 1. Fayetteville, 51 miles away, has 2 reports.
Internet access in Cary
Fiber reaches 83.5% of homes in Cary, well above the 55.9% national figure, so a single cable outage leaves most households with a wired backup option.
5 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 78,906 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 96.6% of 69,710 households (North Carolina 90.1%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 83.5% of 78,906 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 87%. Cable: 92.6%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: AT&T (96% of homes), Spectrum (96% of homes), Google Fiber (69% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 98.2% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: highest of 10 North Carolina cities we track (lowest: Winston-Salem, 88.4%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 90.4%. Cellular data only: 5.1% (US 11.5%). Satellite: 7.2%. Wired lines are more common here than nationally.
- No internet subscription: 3.4%. No computer or smartphone: 1.2%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: Duke Energy customers averaged 1,803 minutes without power. Outages that long outlast the batteries in street-side cable and fiber cabinets. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Wake County storm record since 2015: 690 reports; power outages named in 48 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Cary is 1st of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cary, NC | AT&T (96%) | 83.5% | 87% | 3.4% |
| Raleigh, NC | Spectrum (94%) | 73.2% | 74.6% | 5.3% |
| Durham, NC | Spectrum (96%) | 70.2% | 74% | 6.3% |
| Fayetteville, NC | Spectrum (95%) | 70.5% | 70.7% | 8.5% |
| Greensboro, NC | Spectrum (94%) | 60% | 61.6% | 9% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Cary
Share of Cary homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: AT&T (96%), Spectrum (96%), Verizon (81%), T-Mobile Home Internet (80%), and Google Fiber (69%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Cary power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Cary
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Cary. Start with the one on your bill.
AT&T in Cary
Reach: reports service to 96% of Cary 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
Spectrum in Cary
Reach: reports service to 96% of Cary 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.
Google Fiber in Cary
Reach: reports service to 69% of Cary homes. Network: Fiber, run by Google Fiber.
Where to check: Check the Google Fiber app or your account page on fiber.google.com for service notices.
Backup internet options in Cary
AT&T (96% of homes) and Spectrum (96%) each report service to more than half of Cary homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from Verizon (81%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (80%) report coverage of Cary 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 98.2% for 5G.
About 5.1% of Cary households, roughly 3,600 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Cary
Duke Energy customers averaged 1,803 minutes without power in 2024, across 1.69 interruptions each, against 1,441 minutes for North Carolina 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 Cary power outages when both go out together.
Wake County logged 690 storm reports since 2015, most often thunderstorm wind, flash flood, and hail. Reports peak in July. Power outages were named in 48 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 83.5% of Cary homes, cable 92.6% and copper lines 44%. 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.
Cary internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Cary?
For the 5.1% of Cary households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 90.4% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Cary when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Cary by area and 5G 98.2%. Home 5G plans: Verizon (81%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (80%). Where both AT&T and Spectrum are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Cary?
Yes, a long power cut can. Duke Energy customers averaged 1,803 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 48 storm episodes in Wake County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Cary?
Fiber is reported at 83.5% of Cary homes (US 55.9%, North Carolina 58.9%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 87% (US 69.2%).
How many Cary households have no home internet?
About 2,400 of 69,710 households, or 3.4%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 5.1% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Cary?
AT&T, at 96% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 83.5% of Cary homes and gigabit plans 87%.
ISP outage status for Cary
Recent internet reports in Cary
- Internet reports in Cary, last 24h
- 0
- Most recent internet report here
- September 25, 2026
- Internet reports across North Carolina, last 24h
- 2
- City population
- 174,721
Other outage types in Cary
Internet Outages in cities near Cary
- Raleigh, NC 8 mi
- Durham, NC 15 mi
- Fayetteville, NC 51 mi · 2 reports in 24h
- Greensboro, NC 60 mi
- High Point, NC 69 mi
- Winston-Salem, NC 85 mi
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