# Bastrop Fiber

> An independent community guide to the fiber internet rollout in Bastrop County, Texas. Bastrop County won a $43.1M grant and Highline is building fiber to more than 10,000 unserved homes by late 2026. Plans, speeds, install, alternatives and the real timeline — with no provider spin.

Bastrop Fiber is an independent community guide (not affiliated with any provider or government body) tracking the fiber-to-the-home build across Bastrop County, Texas. Core facts as of mid-2026: Bastrop County won a $43.1M Texas Broadband Development Office BOOT II grant (announced Nov 26, 2025) to bring fiber to 10,000+ previously unserved homes; Highline (Highline Fast Internet, a brand of ITC Broadband Holdings, lineage to Interstate Telephone Company founded 1896) is building it, having acquired the local Smithville/RTA operation Oct 8, 2025; completion expected late 2026, with a hard state deadline of Dec 31, 2026. Highline's local office: 125 Kellar Rd Unit C-2, Smithville TX 78957, 512-360-4273; sales 1-888-212-0054; availability at highlinefast.com. Highline sells symmetrical fiber (400 Mbps / 1 Gig / 2 Gig) with WiFi 7 router, unlimited data, no contract, 3-year price lock, $99 install; 400 Mbps package published from about $91/mo, exact price confirmed at the address. The guide covers plans/pricing, a speed-sizing guide, an installation walkthrough, real alternatives (Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile/Verizon 5G home internet, Starlink) and the dated build timeline.

## Main pages
- [Home](https://bastropfiber.com/): The independent guide to fiber internet in Bastrop County
- [Highline Plans & Pricing](https://bastropfiber.com/plans-pricing/): Highline's advertised fiber plans in Bastrop County: 400 Mbps, 1 Gig and 2 Gig symmetrical tiers, WiFi 7 router, no data caps, 3-year price lock, $99 install. Confirm pricing with Highline.
- [How Much Speed Do You Need?](https://bastropfiber.com/speed-guide/): What 100M, 400M, 500M, 1G and 2G internet actually covers: real bandwidth for 4K streaming, video calls, cloud backup, and why gaming cares about latency, not speed.
- [What a Fiber Install Involves](https://bastropfiber.com/installation-guide/): A plain-language walkthrough of a home fiber installation: the drop (aerial vs buried), the ONT, router placement, what the technician does, and how to prepare.
- [Alternatives While You Wait](https://bastropfiber.com/alternatives/): Real Bastrop County internet alternatives while you wait for fiber: Spectrum cable, AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon 5G home internet, and Starlink — qualified 2026 prices and speeds.
- [The Build Timeline](https://bastropfiber.com/timeline/): The real Bastrop County fiber timeline: the $43.1M BOOT II grant, Highline's RTA acquisition, the 10,000+ home build, and the December 31, 2026 state completion deadline.
- [Bastrop Fiber FAQ](https://bastropfiber.com/faq/): Answers to common questions about the Bastrop County fiber rollout: is it real, who is Highline, when will it reach my address, what it costs, and how to check availability.
## Also on this site
- [Coverage & address check](https://bastropfiber.com/coverage/): Community-by-community status across Bastrop County
- [Bastrop](https://bastropfiber.com/bastrop/): Fiber status in the city of Bastrop
- [Cedar Creek](https://bastropfiber.com/cedar-creek/): Fiber status in Cedar Creek
- [Elgin](https://bastropfiber.com/elgin/): Fiber status in Elgin
- [Smithville](https://bastropfiber.com/smithville/): Highline's Texas hub

## Machine-readable (Agents First surfaces)
- [AGENTS.md](https://bastropfiber.com/AGENTS.md) · [openapi.json](https://bastropfiber.com/openapi.json) · [MCP card](https://bastropfiber.com/.well-known/mcp-server-card.json)
- [glossary.json](https://bastropfiber.com/api/glossary.json) · [principles.json](https://bastropfiber.com/api/principles.json)

## Network
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