Clarksville, Tennessee Internet Outage Today
Live Clarksville internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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Internet access in Clarksville
Fiber reaches 100% of homes in Clarksville, well above the 55.9% national figure, so a single cable outage leaves most households with a wired backup option.
5 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 81,634 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 93.7% of 67,832 households (Tennessee 89.2%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 100% of 81,634 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 100%. Cable: 83.6%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: CDE Lightband (100% of homes), Spectrum (92% of homes), AT&T (88% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 98.6% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: 3rd of 9 Tennessee cities we track (Franklin highest at 96%, Knoxville lowest at 85%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 83.8%. Cellular data only: 8.3% (US 11.5%). Wired lines are more common here than nationally.
- No internet subscription: 6.3%. No computer or smartphone: 1.7%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: CDE Lightband customers averaged 205 minutes without power. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Montgomery County storm record since 2015: 167 reports; power outages named in 20 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Clarksville is 2nd of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksville, TN | CDE Lightband (100%) | 100% | 100% | 6.3% |
| Nashville, TN | Xfinity (98%) | 68.8% | 94.3% | 7.4% |
| Franklin, TN | Xfinity (98%) | 66.2% | 95.2% | 4% |
| Bowling Green, KY | Spectrum (87%) | 48.4% | 50.2% | 9.9% |
| Owensboro, KY | Benton Ridge Telephone Company (95%) | 86% | 86.3% | 10.5% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Clarksville
Share of Clarksville homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: CDE Lightband (100%), Spectrum (92%), AT&T (88%), Verizon (71%), and T-Mobile Home Internet (67%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Clarksville power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Clarksville
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Clarksville. Start with the one on your bill.
Spectrum in Clarksville
Reach: reports service to 92% of Clarksville homes. Network: Cable, run by Charter Communications.
Where to check: Sign in to the My Spectrum app or spectrum.net; outages at your address show on the account page.
AT&T in Clarksville
Reach: reports service to 88% of Clarksville 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 Clarksville
CDE Lightband (100% of homes) and Spectrum (92%) each report service to more than half of Clarksville homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from Verizon (71%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (67%) report coverage of Clarksville 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 98.6% for 5G.
About 8.3% of Clarksville households, roughly 5,600 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Fiber networks in Clarksville
Besides the statewide providers, Clarksville has fiber service that most cities do not:
- CDE Lightband. CDE Lightband, the city-owned electric utility, also sells fiber internet in Clarksville.
A fiber network runs on separate lines, so an outage on one provider in Clarksville does not mean the others are down.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Clarksville
CDE Lightband customers averaged 205 minutes without power in 2024, across 2.16 interruptions each, against 279 minutes for Tennessee 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 Clarksville power outages when both go out together.
Montgomery County logged 167 storm reports since 2015, most often thunderstorm wind, flash flood, and hail. Reports peak in May. Power outages were named in 20 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 100% of Clarksville homes, cable 83.6% and copper lines 51.2%. 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.
Clarksville internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Clarksville?
For the 8.3% of Clarksville households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 83.8% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Clarksville when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Clarksville by area and 5G 98.6%. Home 5G plans: Verizon (71%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (67%). Where both CDE Lightband and Spectrum are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Clarksville?
Yes, a long power cut can. CDE Lightband customers averaged 205 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 20 storm episodes in Montgomery County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Clarksville?
Fiber is reported at 100% of Clarksville homes (US 55.9%, Tennessee 74%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 100% (US 69.2%).
How many Clarksville households have no home internet?
About 4,300 of 67,832 households, or 6.3%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 8.3% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Clarksville?
CDE Lightband, at 100% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 100% of Clarksville homes and gigabit plans 100%.
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Internet Outages in cities near Clarksville
- Nashville, TN 41 mi
- Franklin, TN 50 mi
- Bowling Green, KY 60 mi
- Murfreesboro, TN 72 mi
- Owensboro, KY 87 mi
- Evansville, IN 100 mi
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