Internet Outages in South Carolina by City
About 1 in 9 South Carolina households has no internet subscription at all.
Internet access in South Carolina
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 88.8% of 2,117,989 households (US 91%), 42nd of 50 states (1 = highest).
- How homes connect: cable, fiber or DSL 72.8%; cellular data only 12.1% (US 11.5%); satellite 7.2%; no subscription 11.1%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 60.1% of 2,774,232 homes and businesses (US 55.9%), 25th of 50 states (1 = highest). Gigabit plans: 66.9%. Cable: 77.1%.
- Wireless: 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 57.5% of the state's area (US 39.4%), 17th of 50 states (1 = widest); fixed wireless home internet reaches 85.4% of locations. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Power behind the network: South Carolina electric customers averaged 3,136 minutes without power in 2024. Outages that long outlast the backup batteries in cable nodes and fiber cabinets. Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
South Carolina is 2nd of 3 on fiber reach. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in South Carolina, city by city
Listed for South Carolina: AT&T, Spectrum. Call the one on your bill; our internet outage guide covers the rest.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an internet outage in South Carolina right now?
Not on this site: no reports from South Carolina in the last 24 hours.
How many homes in South Carolina can get fiber internet?
FCC data for December 2025 shows fiber to the home available at 60.1% of 2,774,232 homes and businesses in South Carolina, against 55.9% nationally. Gigabit plans reach 66.9%.
What share of South Carolina households has no internet?
Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates put 11.1% of South Carolina households without any internet subscription, and 12.1% online only through a cellular data plan.
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works