Rapid City, South Dakota Internet Outage Today
Live Rapid City internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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Internet access in Rapid City
90.3% of Rapid City households have broadband, against 91% nationally.
7 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 40,143 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 90.3% of 32,368 households (South Dakota 89.6%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 33.5% of 40,143 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 59.5%. Cable: 96.8%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Midco (96% of homes), Clarity Telecom, LLC (84% of homes), CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (80% of homes), BHT Investment Holdings LLC (59% of homes), AT&T (45% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 99.6% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 80.5%. Cellular data only: 8.5% (US 11.5%).
- No internet subscription: 9.5%. No computer or smartphone: 5.4%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: Black Hills Energy customers averaged 57 minutes without power. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Pennington County storm record since 2015: 1,090 reports; power outages named in 8 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Rapid City is 4th of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid City, SD | Midco (96%) | 33.5% | 59.5% | 9.5% |
| Gillette, WY | Collins Communications, LLC (100%) | 53.7% | 53.5% | 7.9% |
| Casper, WY | Mountain West Technologies Corporation (100%) | 82.8% | 82.5% | 7.6% |
| Cheyenne, WY | Mountain West Technologies Corporation (100%) | 84.7% | 85% | 8.5% |
| Bismarck, ND | Midco (100%) | 18.5% | 81.2% | 11.8% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Rapid City
Share of Rapid City homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Midco (96%), Clarity Telecom, LLC (84%), CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (80%), T-Mobile Home Internet (75%), and BHT Investment Holdings LLC (59%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Rapid City power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Rapid City
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Rapid City. Start with the one on your bill.
Midco in Rapid City
Reach: reports service to 96% of Rapid City 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
CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber in Rapid City
Reach: reports service to 80% of Rapid City 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 Rapid City
Reach: reports service to 45% of Rapid City 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 Rapid City
Midco (96% of homes) and Clarity Telecom, LLC (84%) each report service to more than half of Rapid City homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from T-Mobile Home Internet (75%) and Verizon (51%) report coverage of Rapid City 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 99.6% for 5G.
About 8.5% of Rapid City households, roughly 2,800 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Rapid City
Black Hills Energy customers averaged 57 minutes without power in 2024, across 0.86 interruptions each, against 85 minutes for South 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 Rapid City power outages when both go out together.
Pennington County logged 1,090 storm reports since 2015, most often hail, thunderstorm wind, and flood. Reports peak in July. Power outages were named in 8 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 33.5% of Rapid City homes, cable 96.8% and copper lines 75.5%. 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.
Rapid City internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Rapid City?
For the 8.5% of Rapid City households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 80.5% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Rapid City when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Rapid City by area and 5G 99.6%. Home 5G plans: T-Mobile Home Internet (75%) and Verizon (51%). Where both Midco and Clarity Telecom, LLC are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Rapid City?
Yes, a long power cut can. Black Hills Energy customers averaged 57 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 8 storm episodes in Pennington County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Rapid City?
Fiber is reported at 33.5% of Rapid City homes (US 55.9%, South Dakota 65.7%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 59.5% (US 69.2%).
How many Rapid City households have no home internet?
About 3,100 of 32,368 households, or 9.5%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 8.5% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Rapid City?
Midco, at 96% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 33.5% of Rapid City homes and gigabit plans 59.5%.
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- Gillette, WY 113 mi
- Pierre, SD 144 mi
- Casper, WY 176 mi
- Cheyenne, WY 219 mi
- Bismarck, ND 223 mi
- Laramie, WY 226 mi
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