Internet access in Vermont

Fiber, gigabit, cable and 5G reach: Vermont vs. US
Fiber to the home
  • Vermont63.9%
  • US55.9%
Gigabit plans
  • Vermont74.2%
  • US69.2%
Cable
  • Vermont72.6%
  • US83.1%
5G (35/3 Mbps), by area
  • Vermont28.5%
  • US39.4%

Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.

  • Broadband subscription: 89.7% of 273,416 households (US 91%), 33rd of 50 states (1 = highest).
  • How homes connect: cable, fiber or DSL 76.4%; cellular data only 8.1% (US 11.5%); satellite 6.3%; no subscription 9.8%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
  • Fiber to the home: available at 63.9% of 374,439 homes and businesses (US 55.9%), 17th of 50 states (1 = highest). Gigabit plans: 74.2%. Cable: 72.6%.
  • Wireless: 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 28.5% of the state's area (US 39.4%), 5th narrowest of 50 states; fixed wireless home internet reaches 92.9% of locations. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
  • Power behind the network: Vermont electric customers averaged 697 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
How Vermont households get online
Broadband
  • Vermont89.7%
  • US91%
Cable, fiber, DSL
  • Vermont76.4%
  • US75.6%
Cellular only
  • Vermont8.1%
  • US11.5%
No internet
  • Vermont9.8%
  • US8.9%

Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.

Fiber availability, Vermont and nearby states
  • New York69.9%
  • Vermont63.9%
  • New Hampshire62.7%
  • Massachusetts50.1%

Vermont is 2nd of 4 on fiber reach. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.

Checked September 2026.

Who to call in Vermont, city by city

Listed for Vermont: Consolidated Communications. Call the one on your bill; our internet outage guide covers the rest.

Frequently asked questions

Is there an internet outage in Vermont right now?

Not on this site: no reports from Vermont in the last 24 hours.

How many homes in Vermont can get fiber internet?

FCC data for December 2025 shows fiber to the home available at 63.9% of 374,439 homes and businesses in Vermont, against 55.9% nationally. Gigabit plans reach 74.2%.

What share of Vermont households has no internet?

Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates put 9.8% of Vermont households without any internet subscription, and 8.1% online only through a cellular data plan.

Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works

Cities in Vermont with Internet Outages Information

Burlington

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 44,843

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Essex

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 22,130

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Montpelier

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 7,835

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South Burlington

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 19,800

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