Dallas, Texas Internet Outage Today
Live Dallas internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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The most recent internet outage report from Dallas came in on September 9, 2026. Over the past 90 days, Dallas residents filed 2 internet outage reports here on 2 separate days; the busiest was September 9, with 1.
Internet access in Dallas
90.9% of Dallas households have broadband, against 91% nationally.
4 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 645,242 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 90.9% of 533,915 households (Texas 91.4%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 62.2% of 645,242 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 95.8%. Cable: 92.7%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Spectrum (94% of homes), AT&T (77% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 99.7% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: 12th of 20 Texas cities we track (Plano highest at 96.6%, Brownsville lowest at 86.1%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 75%. Cellular data only: 13.2% (US 11.5%). Satellite: 6.3%.
- No internet subscription: 9%. No computer or smartphone: 4.3%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: Oncor customers averaged 532 minutes without power. Outages that long outlast the batteries in street-side cable and fiber cabinets. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Dallas County storm record since 2015: 608 reports; power outages named in 2 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Dallas is 6th of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas, TX | Spectrum (94%) | 62.2% | 95.8% | 9% |
| Irving, TX | Spectrum (94%) | 66.3% | 94.2% | 7.2% |
| Grand Prairie, TX | Spectrum (93%) | 69.5% | 95% | 6.9% |
| Garland, TX | Spectrum (92%) | 79.2% | 93.8% | 5.1% |
| Plano, TX | Spectrum (91%) | 69.3% | 92.9% | 3.4% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Dallas
Share of Dallas homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Spectrum (94%), AT&T (77%), Verizon (62%), and T-Mobile Home Internet (58%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Dallas power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Dallas
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Dallas. Start with the one on your bill.
Spectrum in Dallas
Reach: reports service to 94% of Dallas 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 Dallas
Reach: reports service to 77% of Dallas 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 Dallas
Spectrum (94% of homes) and AT&T (77%) each report service to more than half of Dallas homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from Verizon (62%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (58%) report coverage of Dallas 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 99.7% for 5G.
About 13.2% of Dallas households, roughly 70,500 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Dallas
Oncor customers averaged 532 minutes without power in 2024, across 1.71 interruptions each, against 1,271 minutes for Texas 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 Dallas power outages when both go out together.
Dallas County logged 608 storm reports since 2015, most often hail, flash flood, and thunderstorm wind. Reports peak in May. Power outages were named in 2 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 62.2% of Dallas homes, cable 92.7% and copper lines 34.7%. 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.
Dallas internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Dallas?
For the 13.2% of Dallas households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 75% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Dallas when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Dallas by area and 5G 99.7%. Home 5G plans: Verizon (62%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (58%). Where both Spectrum and AT&T are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Dallas?
Yes, a long power cut can. Oncor customers averaged 532 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 2 storm episodes in Dallas County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Dallas?
Fiber is reported at 62.2% of Dallas homes (US 55.9%, Texas 64.1%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 95.8% (US 69.2%).
How many Dallas households have no home internet?
About 48,100 of 533,915 households, or 9%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 13.2% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Dallas?
Spectrum, at 94% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 62.2% of Dallas homes and gigabit plans 95.8%.
ISP outage status for Dallas
Recent internet reports in Dallas
- Internet reports in Dallas, last 24h
- 0
- Most recent internet report here
- September 9, 2026
- Internet reports across Texas, last 24h
- 0
- City population
- 1,343,573
Other outage types in Dallas
Internet Outages in cities near Dallas
- Irving, TX 9 mi
- Grand Prairie, TX 11 mi
- Garland, TX 13 mi
- Arlington, TX 18 mi
- Plano, TX 18 mi
- Fort Worth, TX 30 mi
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works
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