Portland, Oregon Internet Outage Today
Live Portland internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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No internet outage reports in Portland, Oregon in the last 24 hours
The most recent internet outage report from Portland came in on September 23, 2026. Over the past 90 days, Portland residents filed 3 internet outage reports here on 3 separate days; the busiest was September 23, with 1.
Internet access in Portland
Wired service is unusually common in Portland: 83.5% of households have cable, fiber or DSL, against 75.6% nationally.
8 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 347,591 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 93.9% of 289,705 households (Oregon 92.4%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 71.5% of 347,591 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 81.9%. Cable: 97.7%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Xfinity (99% of homes), CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (82% of homes), AT&T (65% of homes), Elevate Technology Group (24% of homes), Astound (8% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 97.3% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: 2nd of 5 Oregon cities we track (Hillsboro highest at 96.2%, Gresham lowest at 91.7%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 83.5%. Cellular data only: 8.8% (US 11.5%). Wired lines are more common here than nationally.
- No internet subscription: 5.9%. No computer or smartphone: 2.7%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: Portland General Electric (PGE) customers averaged 772 minutes without power. Outages that long outlast the batteries in street-side cable and fiber cabinets. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Multnomah County storm record since 2015: 33 reports; power outages named in 2 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Portland is 2nd of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland, OR | Xfinity (99%) | 71.5% | 81.9% | 5.9% |
| Vancouver, WA | Xfinity (100%) | 29.9% | 93.6% | 6.6% |
| Gresham, OR | Xfinity (100%) | 61.5% | 98.9% | 8.3% |
| Hillsboro, OR | Xfinity (100%) | 70.9% | 99.6% | 3.6% |
| Salem, OR | Xfinity (99%) | 22.9% | 72.1% | 7.4% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Portland
Share of Portland homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Xfinity (99%), T-Mobile Home Internet (82%), CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (82%), Verizon (68%), and AT&T (65%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Portland power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Portland
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Portland. Start with the one on your bill.
Xfinity in Portland
Reach: reports service to 99% of Portland homes. Network: Cable (with fiber in some areas), run by Comcast.
Where to check: Sign in to the Xfinity app or the Status Center on xfinity.com to see outages reported for your address.
Support: 800-934-6489
CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber in Portland
Reach: reports service to 82% of Portland homes. Network: DSL and fiber (Quantum Fiber), run by Lumen.
Where to check: Sign in to the CenturyLink app or centurylink.com to check for a service outage at your address.
AT&T in Portland
Reach: reports service to 65% of Portland 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 Portland
Xfinity (99% of homes) and CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (82%) each report service to more than half of Portland homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from T-Mobile Home Internet (82%) and Verizon (68%) report coverage of Portland 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 97.3% for 5G.
About 8.8% of Portland households, roughly 25,500 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Portland
Portland General Electric (PGE) customers averaged 772 minutes without power in 2024, across 1.27 interruptions each, against 591 minutes for Oregon 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 Portland power outages when both go out together.
Multnomah County logged 33 storm reports since 2015, most often heavy rain and debris flow. Reports peak in December. Power outages were named in 2 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 71.5% of Portland homes, cable 97.7% and copper lines 20.5%. 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.
Portland internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Portland?
For the 8.8% of Portland households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 83.5% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Portland when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Portland by area and 5G 97.3%. Home 5G plans: T-Mobile Home Internet (82%) and Verizon (68%). Where both Xfinity and CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Portland?
Yes, a long power cut can. Portland General Electric (PGE) customers averaged 772 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 2 storm episodes in Multnomah County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Portland?
Fiber is reported at 71.5% of Portland homes (US 55.9%, Oregon 51.8%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 81.9% (US 69.2%).
How many Portland households have no home internet?
About 17,100 of 289,705 households, or 5.9%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 8.8% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Portland?
Xfinity, at 99% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 71.5% of Portland homes and gigabit plans 81.9%.
ISP outage status for Portland
Recent internet reports in Portland
- Internet reports in Portland, last 24h
- 0
- Most recent internet report here
- September 23, 2026
- Internet reports across Oregon, last 24h
- 0
- City population
- 652,503
Other outage types in Portland
Internet Outages in cities near Portland
- Vancouver, WA 8 mi
- Gresham, OR 12 mi
- Hillsboro, OR 15 mi
- Salem, OR 44 mi
- Eugene, OR 104 mi
- Tacoma, WA 120 mi
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