Raleigh, North Carolina Internet Outage Today
Live Raleigh internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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The most recent internet outage report from Raleigh came in 6 days ago.
Internet access in Raleigh
Wired service is unusually common in Raleigh: 84.2% of households have cable, fiber or DSL, against 75.6% nationally.
5 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 239,777 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 94.7% of 203,443 households (North Carolina 90.1%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 73.2% of 239,777 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 74.6%. Cable: 91.6%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Spectrum (94% of homes), AT&T (93% of homes), Google Fiber (52% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 97.5% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: 2nd of 10 North Carolina cities we track (Cary highest at 96.6%, Winston-Salem lowest at 88.4%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 84.2%. Cellular data only: 8.5% (US 11.5%). Satellite: 5.9%. Wired lines are more common here than nationally.
- No internet subscription: 5.3%. No computer or smartphone: 1.9%. 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.
Raleigh is 2nd of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh, NC | Spectrum (94%) | 73.2% | 74.6% | 5.3% |
| Cary, NC | AT&T (96%) | 83.5% | 87% | 3.4% |
| 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 Raleigh
Share of Raleigh homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Spectrum (94%), AT&T (93%), T-Mobile Home Internet (86%), Verizon (80%), and Google Fiber (52%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Raleigh power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Raleigh
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Raleigh. Start with the one on your bill.
Spectrum in Raleigh
Reach: reports service to 94% of Raleigh 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.
AT&T in Raleigh
Reach: reports service to 93% of Raleigh 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
Google Fiber in Raleigh
Reach: reports service to 52% of Raleigh 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 Raleigh
Spectrum (94% of homes) and AT&T (93%) each report service to more than half of Raleigh homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from T-Mobile Home Internet (86%) and Verizon (80%) report coverage of Raleigh 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 97.5% for 5G.
About 8.5% of Raleigh households, roughly 17,300 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Fiber networks in Raleigh
Besides the statewide providers, Raleigh has fiber service that most cities do not:
- Google Fiber. Google Fiber sells fiber internet in parts of Raleigh. Its service status and outage notices are in the Google Fiber app and at fiber.google.com, and it does not share equipment with the cable or phone company.
A fiber network runs on separate lines, so an outage on one provider in Raleigh does not mean the others are down.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Raleigh
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 Raleigh 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 73.2% of Raleigh homes, cable 91.6% and copper lines 54.4%. 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.
Raleigh internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Raleigh?
For the 8.5% of Raleigh households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 84.2% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Raleigh when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Raleigh by area and 5G 97.5%. Home 5G plans: T-Mobile Home Internet (86%) and Verizon (80%). Where both Spectrum and AT&T are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Raleigh?
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 Raleigh?
Fiber is reported at 73.2% of Raleigh homes (US 55.9%, North Carolina 58.9%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 74.6% (US 69.2%).
How many Raleigh households have no home internet?
About 10,800 of 203,443 households, or 5.3%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 8.5% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Raleigh?
Spectrum, at 94% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 73.2% of Raleigh homes and gigabit plans 74.6%.
ISP outage status for Raleigh
Recent internet reports in Raleigh
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- Most recent internet report here
- 6 days ago
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- City population
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Other outage types in Raleigh
Internet Outages in cities near Raleigh
- Cary, NC 8 mi
- Durham, NC 21 mi
- Fayetteville, NC 52 mi
- Greensboro, NC 68 mi
- High Point, NC 78 mi
- Winston-Salem, NC 93 mi
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