Internet Outages in Wisconsin by City
90.3% of Wisconsin households have broadband, below the 91% national figure.
Internet access in Wisconsin
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 90.3% of 2,479,480 households (US 91%), 28th of 50 states (1 = highest).
- How homes connect: cable, fiber or DSL 74.3%; cellular data only 11% (US 11.5%); satellite 6.7%; no subscription 9.4%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 49.6% of 3,151,537 homes and businesses (US 55.9%), 38th of 50 states (1 = highest). Gigabit plans: 52.7%. Cable: 72.3%.
- Wireless: 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 45% of the state's area (US 39.4%), 32nd of 50 states (1 = widest); fixed wireless home internet reaches 87.3% of locations. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Cities we track: broadband is highest in Waukesha (94.3%) and lowest in Milwaukee (88.2%) of 8 Wisconsin cities on this site. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber by city: Appleton has the widest fiber reach among the cities we track (92.6% of homes); Racine the narrowest (41.6%). Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Power behind the network: Wisconsin electric customers averaged 266 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
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Waukesha leads; Milwaukee trails. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Wisconsin is 3rd of 5 on fiber reach. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Wisconsin, city by city
Listed for Wisconsin: AT&T, Spectrum. Call the one on your bill; our internet outage guide covers the rest.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an internet outage in Wisconsin right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Wisconsin in the last 24 hours.
How many homes in Wisconsin can get fiber internet?
FCC data for December 2025 shows fiber to the home available at 49.6% of 3,151,537 homes and businesses in Wisconsin, against 55.9% nationally. Gigabit plans reach 52.7%.
What share of Wisconsin households has no internet?
Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates put 9.4% of Wisconsin households without any internet subscription, and 11% online only through a cellular data plan.
Which Wisconsin city has the highest broadband rate?
Among the Wisconsin cities on this site, Waukesha has the highest share of households with broadband (94.3%) and Milwaukee the lowest (88.2%).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works