Providence, Rhode Island Internet Outage Today
Live Providence internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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The most recent internet outage report from Providence came in on September 20, 2026.
Internet access in Providence
15.1% of Providence 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.
4 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 77,095 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 89.7% of 71,497 households (Rhode Island 91.7%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 88.5% of 77,095 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 75.6%. Cable: 88.6%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Cox (92% of homes), AT&T (52% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 100% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: lowest of 3 Rhode Island cities we track (highest: Cranston, 91.9%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 72.1%. Cellular data only: 15.1% (US 11.5%). An unusually large share of homes here depend on a mobile carrier for home internet.
- No internet subscription: 10.2%. No computer or smartphone: 5.4%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: Rhode Island Energy customers averaged 104 minutes without power. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Providence County storm record since 2015: 207 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.
Providence is 6th of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence, RI | Cox (92%) | 88.5% | 75.6% | 10.2% |
| Cranston, RI | Cox (93%) | 92.2% | 69.1% | 8% |
| Warwick, RI | Cox (93%) | 91.2% | 17.1% | 8.7% |
| Worcester, MA | Spectrum (96%) | 28.1% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Boston, MA | Xfinity (100%) | 70.2% | 76.2% | 7.9% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Providence
Share of Providence homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Verizon (94%), Cox (92%), T-Mobile Home Internet (77%), and AT&T (52%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Providence power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Providence
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Providence. Start with the one on your bill.
Cox in Providence
Reach: reports service to 92% of Providence homes. Network: Cable (with fiber in some areas), run by Cox Communications.
Where to check: Cox shows outages for your address after you sign in to the Cox app or cox.com, rather than on a public map.
Support: 800-234-3993
AT&T in Providence
Reach: reports service to 52% of Providence 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 Providence
Cox (92% of homes) and AT&T (52%) each report service to more than half of Providence homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from Verizon (94%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (77%) report coverage of Providence 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 15.1% of Providence households, roughly 10,800 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Providence
Rhode Island Energy customers averaged 104 minutes without power in 2024, across 0.9 interruptions each, against 104 minutes for Rhode Island 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 Providence power outages when both go out together.
Providence County logged 207 storm reports since 2015, most often thunderstorm wind, flood, and flash flood. Reports peak in July. 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 88.5% of Providence homes, cable 88.6% and copper lines 0%. 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.
Providence internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Providence?
For the 15.1% of Providence households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 72.1% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Providence when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Providence by area and 5G 100%. Home 5G plans: Verizon (94%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (77%). Where both Cox and AT&T are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Providence?
Yes, a long power cut can. Rhode Island Energy customers averaged 104 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 7 storm episodes in Providence County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Providence?
Fiber is reported at 88.5% of Providence homes (US 55.9%, Rhode Island 83.4%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 75.6% (US 69.2%).
How many Providence households have no home internet?
About 7,300 of 71,497 households, or 10.2%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 15.1% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Providence?
Verizon, at 94% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 88.5% of Providence homes and gigabit plans 75.6%.
ISP outage status for Providence
Recent internet reports in Providence
- Internet reports in Providence, last 24h
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- Most recent internet report here
- September 20, 2026
- Internet reports across Rhode Island, last 24h
- 0
- City population
- 190,934
Other outage types in Providence
Internet Outages in cities near Providence
- Cranston, RI 3 mi
- Pawtucket, RI 4 mi
- Warwick, RI 9 mi
- Worcester, MA 36 mi
- Boston, MA 41 mi
- Cambridge, MA 41 mi
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