Reading, Pennsylvania Internet Outage Today
Live Reading internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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Internet access in Reading
17.8% of Reading households are online only through a cell plan, well above the 11.5% national share, so mobile outages hit home internet here harder than usual.
5 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 41,653 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 86.5% of 33,164 households (Pennsylvania 89.7%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 36.3% of 41,653 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 97.7%. Cable: 99.9%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Xfinity (100% of homes), Greenlight Networks Holding Corp. (36% of homes), AT&T (31% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 100% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: 5th of 8 Pennsylvania cities we track (Pittsburgh highest at 90.4%, Harrisburg lowest at 85.6%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 65.9%. Cellular data only: 17.8% (US 11.5%). Satellite: 5.8%. An unusually large share of homes here depend on a mobile carrier for home internet.
- No internet subscription: 13.4%. No computer or smartphone: 7.9%. One of the wider digital gaps among the cities on this site. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: Met-Ed (FirstEnergy) customers averaged 403 minutes without power. Outages that long outlast the batteries in street-side cable and fiber cabinets. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Berks County storm record since 2015: 792 reports; power outages named in 40 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Reading is 5th of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, PA | Xfinity (100%) | 36.3% | 97.7% | 13.4% |
| Lancaster, PA | Xfinity (100%) | 16.1% | 99.8% | 9.5% |
| Allentown, PA | Astound (98%) | 75.4% | 51.5% | 13.3% |
| Wilmington, DE | Xfinity (100%) | 59.2% | 86.4% | 12.8% |
| Newark, DE | Xfinity (99%) | 75.7% | 93.3% | 8% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Reading
Share of Reading homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Xfinity (100%), T-Mobile Home Internet (90%), Verizon (39%), Greenlight Networks Holding Corp. (36%), and AT&T (31%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Reading power outages.
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Who to check first in Reading
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Reading. Start with the one on your bill.
Xfinity in Reading
Reach: reports service to 100% of Reading 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
AT&T in Reading
Reach: reports service to 31% of Reading 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 Reading
Xfinity is the only wired provider reporting service to more than half of Reading homes (100%); the next largest, Greenlight Networks Holding Corp., reaches 36%. When its network fails, most households here have no second wired line to switch to, so a phone hotspot or a home 5G plan is the practical backup.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from T-Mobile Home Internet (90%) and Verizon (39%) report coverage of Reading 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 17.8% of Reading households, roughly 5,900 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Reading
Met-Ed (FirstEnergy) customers averaged 403 minutes without power in 2024, across 1.85 interruptions each, against 336 minutes for Pennsylvania 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 Reading power outages when both go out together.
Berks County logged 792 storm reports since 2015, most often thunderstorm wind, flash flood, and hail. Reports peak in July. Power outages were named in 40 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 36.3% of Reading homes, cable 99.9% and copper lines 0.3%. Cable is the main wired technology here. One neighborhood node feeds many homes, so a node fault usually shows up as a whole street offline at once.
Reading internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Reading?
For the 17.8% of Reading households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 65.9% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Reading when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Reading by area and 5G 100%. Home 5G plans: T-Mobile Home Internet (90%) and Verizon (39%).
Can a power outage take internet down in Reading?
Yes, a long power cut can. Met-Ed (FirstEnergy) customers averaged 403 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 40 storm episodes in Berks County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Reading?
Fiber is reported at 36.3% of Reading homes (US 55.9%, Pennsylvania 58.4%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 97.7% (US 69.2%).
How many Reading households have no home internet?
About 4,400 of 33,164 households, or 13.4%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 17.8% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Reading?
Xfinity, at 100% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 36.3% of Reading homes and gigabit plans 97.7%.
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- Wilmington, DE 45 mi
- Newark, DE 46 mi
- Philadelphia, PA 48 mi
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