Minot, North Dakota Internet Outage Today
Live Minot internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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The most recent internet outage report from Minot came in on September 14, 2026.
Internet access in Minot
Fiber reaches 98.9% of homes in Minot, 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 22,458 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 89.4% of 21,202 households (North Dakota 88.7%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 98.9% of 22,458 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 100%. Cable: 94.1%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: SRT Communications, Inc. (100% of homes), Midco (96% of homes), AT&T (75% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 100% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: highest of 3 North Dakota cities we track (lowest: Bismarck, 88%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 80.6%. Cellular data only: 7.3% (US 11.5%). Wired lines are more common here than nationally.
- No internet subscription: 10.5%. No computer or smartphone: 4.4%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: Xcel Energy customers averaged 55 minutes without power. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Ward County storm record since 2015: 136 reports; power outages named in 7 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Minot
Share of Minot homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: SRT Communications, Inc. (100%), Midco (96%), T-Mobile Home Internet (87%), AT&T (75%), and Verizon (67%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Minot power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Minot
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Minot. Start with the one on your bill.
Midco in Minot
Reach: reports service to 96% of Minot homes. Network: Cable and fiber, plus fixed wireless in rural areas, run by Midco.
Where to check: Check the Midco app or midco.com for service alerts in your area.
Support: 800-888-1300
AT&T in Minot
Reach: reports service to 75% of Minot 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 Minot
SRT Communications, Inc. (100% of homes) and Midco (96%) each report service to more than half of Minot homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from T-Mobile Home Internet (87%) and Verizon (67%) report coverage of Minot 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 7.3% of Minot households, roughly 1,500 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Minot
Xcel Energy customers averaged 55 minutes without power in 2024, across 0.63 interruptions each, against 99 minutes for North Dakota 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 Minot power outages when both go out together.
Ward County logged 136 storm reports since 2015, most often hail, thunderstorm wind, and funnel cloud. Reports peak in June. Power outages were named in 7 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 98.9% of Minot homes, cable 94.1% and copper lines 1.1%. 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.
Minot internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Minot?
For the 7.3% of Minot households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 80.6% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Minot when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Minot by area and 5G 100%. Home 5G plans: T-Mobile Home Internet (87%) and Verizon (67%). Where both SRT Communications, Inc. and Midco are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Minot?
Yes, a long power cut can. Xcel Energy customers averaged 55 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 7 storm episodes in Ward County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Minot?
Fiber is reported at 98.9% of Minot homes (US 55.9%, North Dakota 69.9%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 100% (US 69.2%).
How many Minot households have no home internet?
About 2,200 of 21,202 households, or 10.5%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 7.3% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Minot?
SRT Communications, Inc., at 100% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 98.9% of Minot homes and gigabit plans 100%.
ISP outage status for Minot
Recent internet reports in Minot
- Internet reports in Minot, last 24h
- 0
- Most recent internet report here
- September 14, 2026
- Internet reports across North Dakota, last 24h
- 0
- City population
- 47,911
Other outage types in Minot
Internet Outages in cities near Minot
- Bismarck, ND 101 mi
- Grand Forks, ND 198 mi
- Fargo, ND 230 mi
- Aberdeen, SD 233 mi
- Pierre, SD 271 mi
- Rapid City, SD 301 mi
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