Lubbock, Texas Internet Outage Today
Live Lubbock internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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Internet access in Lubbock
Fiber reaches 83.5% of homes in Lubbock, well above the 55.9% national figure, so a single cable outage leaves most households with a wired backup option.
8 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 134,125 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 88.8% of 107,086 households (Texas 91.4%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 83.5% of 134,125 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 83.1%. Cable: 88.7%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: PCC Holdings, Inc. (100% of homes), Rise Broadband (96% of homes), Optimum (89% of homes), AT&T (86% of homes), Telespan, LLC (79% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 100% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: 18th of 20 Texas cities we track (Plano highest at 96.6%, Brownsville lowest at 86.1%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 75%. Cellular data only: 10.8% (US 11.5%). Satellite: 6.7%.
- No internet subscription: 11.1%. No computer or smartphone: 3.4%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Lubbock County storm record since 2015: 306 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.
Lubbock is 4th of 5 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock, TX | PCC Holdings, Inc. (100%) | 83.5% | 83.1% | 11.1% |
| Amarillo, TX | Plains Internet, LLC (100%) | 94.7% | 94.9% | 10.8% |
| Abilene, TX | Rise Broadband (96%) | 91.3% | 90.4% | 8% |
| Roswell, NM | ENMR Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (100%) | 78.6% | 78.6% | 18.4% |
| Lawton, OK | Hilliary Communications, LLC (100%) | 90.9% | 92% | 9.7% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Lubbock
Share of Lubbock homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: PCC Holdings, Inc. (100%), Rise Broadband (96%), Optimum (89%), AT&T (86%), and Telespan, LLC (79%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Lubbock power outages.
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Who to check first in Lubbock
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Lubbock. Start with the one on your bill.
Optimum in Lubbock
Reach: reports service to 89% of Lubbock homes. Network: Cable and fiber, run by Optimum (Altice USA).
Where to check: Sign in to the Optimum app or optimum.net to see outages at your address.
AT&T in Lubbock
Reach: reports service to 86% of Lubbock 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 Lubbock
PCC Holdings, Inc. (100% of homes) and Rise Broadband (96%) each report service to more than half of Lubbock homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from Verizon (67%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (63%) report coverage of Lubbock 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 10.8% of Lubbock households, roughly 11,600 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Lubbock
Cable nodes, fiber cabinets and cell towers in Lubbock depend on grid power and carry batteries that last hours, not days, so a long power cut can take internet down even for homes whose own power has returned. See Lubbock power outages when both go out together.
Lubbock County logged 306 storm reports since 2015, most often thunderstorm wind, hail, and flash flood. Reports peak in May. 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 83.5% of Lubbock homes, cable 88.7% 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.
Lubbock internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Lubbock?
For the 10.8% of Lubbock 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 Lubbock when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Lubbock by area and 5G 100%. Home 5G plans: Verizon (67%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (63%). Where both PCC Holdings, Inc. and Rise Broadband are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Lubbock?
Yes, a long power cut can. NOAA records name power outages in 8 storm episodes in Lubbock County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Lubbock?
Fiber is reported at 83.5% of Lubbock homes (US 55.9%, Texas 64.1%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 83.1% (US 69.2%).
How many Lubbock households have no home internet?
About 11,900 of 107,086 households, or 11.1%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 10.8% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Lubbock?
PCC Holdings, Inc., at 100% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 83.5% of Lubbock homes and gigabit plans 83.1%.
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