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 Cofran's Texas . . . Hill Country Portal A Powerful Information Database & Gateway Service for the Texas Hill Country UTILITY & TELECOM SERVICE PROVIDERS
IN THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY This page is a handy reference for utility, telecom and related services in the Hill Country. The 1-800 & 1-866 & 1-877 numbers are all toll free. Most broadband internet provider allow use of their networks for "Voice Over IP" (VOIP) service whereby basic, non-emergency telephone network access can be obtained through use of special devices connected to their networks. Many of these monopolistic services are regulated by: TEXAS PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION: 512-936-7000 1701 N Congress, Austin, TX 78701. www.puc.state.tx.us We welcome submission of updates, additions, corrections & digital photos, without compensation.
NOTE: TEXAS ELECTRIC CHOICE: Texans have the choice for their preferred Retail Electric Provider (REP), which is a company that may compete to provide the electricity to you. Your local utility company will continue to deliver that power to you safely and reliably through the same lines in use today. For additional information about your rights, your options and about protections provided for you, see www.powertochoose.org or 1-866-PWR-4-TEX.
NOTE: ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS (ERCOT): 512-225-7000; 7620 Metro Center Dr, Austin, TX 78744. www.ercot.com. Ensures a reliable electric grid and efficient electricity markets. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER (AEP): 877-373-4858; www.aeptexas.com. An energy delivery company that serves businesses and industry across its nearly 100,000 square mile service territory in south and west Texas. Service Coverage Map 
BABDERA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (BEC): 866-226-3372; 830-370-7648; www.banderaelectric.com. Click for Service Area Map. Local Service Offices:
CENTRAL TEXAS ELECTRICAL CO-OP (CTESC): HQ: 830-997-2126; 800-900-2832;386 Friendship Ln, Fredericksburg, TX 78624. www.ctec.coop. Click for Service Area Map Local offices are listed in the respective Portal city profiles. Provides electrical power and satellite based internet access (WildBlue).
MEDINA ELECTRIC CO-OP: 866-632-3532; 2308 18th St, Hondo, TX 78861-0370. www.medinaec.org. Serves the far southwestern corner of the Hill Country, including Montell, Reagan Wells, and Concan. Service Coverage Map PEDERNALES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (PEC): Headquarters: 1-888-554-4732; 830-868-7155; 302 S Ave F, Johnson City, TX 78636. www.pec.coop. 
PEC is a Texas non-profit corporation, is owned by its members, it is the largest electric cooperative in the country, coves 8,100 square miles, 214,000 members, and assets over $1 billion.
ATMOS ENERGY: 800-460-3030. Dallas HQ Office: 888-286-6700; Emergencies: 866-322-8667. http://atmosenergy.com. Natural gas service through underground pipes. Service Coverage Map CENTER POINT ENERGY: HQ: 800-427-7142. www.centerpointenergy.com. Natural gas service through underground pipes. Local service offices:
Propane typically is delivered by truck to tanks located at the customers premises. These services are regionally-oriented based on the driving range from their distribution centers. ALLIANT GAS: Corporate Office: 866-764-0283; 300 E John Carpenter Hwy, Ste 800, Irving, TX 75062. http://www.alliantgas.com. Installs and operates "community gas propane systems" for Texas developments where natural gas is not available. Local service offices:
BLANCO HYDRO GAS COMPANY: 830-833-4550; 703 4th St, Blanco, TX 78606. Propane delivery service. CLINT SMITH PROPANE DISTRIBUTOR: 325-446-2086; 800-523-4277; 140 Rafter O Ranch Rd, Junction, TX 76849. Propane delivery service. GARNETT'S PROPANE: www.garnettspropane.com HILL COUNTRY PROPANE: 830-997-8621; 1240 Hwy 16 S, Fredericksburg, TX 78624. www.hillcountrypropane.net. Propane delivery service. INDEPENDENT PROPANE: www.independentpropane.com JOHNSON CITY HYDRO GAS COMPANY: 830-868-7412. Fax: 830-868-7192; 410 S US Hwy 281, POB 384, Johnson City, TX 78636. Propane delivery service. PINNACLE PROPANE: 830-980-9050; Boerne, TX 78006. www.pinnpropane.com. PROPANE ENERGY LTD: 830-232-5010; US Hwy 83, Leakey, TX 78873. Propage delivery service. ROADRUNNER ENERGY: 830-232-6624; 297 S Hwy 83, Leakey, TX 78873. Propane delivery service. STAR PROPANE: 512-556-6212; 1805 Hwy 281 S, Lampasas, TX 76550. Propane delivery service. TEXAS COMMUNITY PROPANE: 512-272-5503, Leander, TX 78646 VAPO PROPANE: 830-997-2659; 1201 E Main St, Fredericksburg, TX 78624. www.vapo-propane.com. Propane delivery service.
NOTES: A number of providers offer bundled digital services, including internet access, phone service, TV service and more. This is most often based on a digital infrastructure, including a combination of technologies such as fiber, coax, microwave, etc. Check with each provider to determine the extent of their integrated digital product/services options and geographic service areas.
For a broader view of telecommunication providers throughout the nation, see www.cofran.com/Cofran's Telecom Links.htm CENTRAL TEXAS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE (CTTC): 800-535-8904; 325-648-2237; 1012 Reilly St, POB 627, Goldthwaite, TX 76844. www.cttcinc.com. Local office: 208 E Brown, San Saba, TX 76877. Click for www.cttcinc.com/localcalling.html. Service area surrounds San Saba and includes Bend, Cherokee, Doole, Locker, Lohn, Melvin, Mercury, Richland Springs, Rochelle, Voca
GVTC: 800-367-4882; 36101 FM 3159, New Braunfels, TX 78132. www.gvtc.com. Provides land line telephone, cable TV and broadband internet access via fiber/coax lines. Local service offices:
HILL COUNTRY TELEPHONE CO-OP (HCTC): Ingram HQ: 800-292-5457; 220 Carolyn, Ingram, TX 78025. www.hctc.net. Land lines, phone systems, internet, security systems. Service Area Map. Local service offices:
SOUTHWEST TEXAS TELEPHONE COMPANY (STTC): 830-683-2111; 939 S Hwy 55, Rocksprings, TX 78880. www.swtexas.com. Local telephone lines, long distance service, wireless cell phone service, and internet service. Click for Service Area Map VERIZON: 800-837-4966; www.verizon.com
AT&T: 877-998-6713; www.att.com; TV & wireless phone & data services. VERIZON WIRELESS: 800-922-0204; www.verizon.com. Local sales/service offices:
WEST CENTRAL WIRELESS: 800-695-9016; www.wcc.net. www.westcentral.com. Wireless internet & cell phone service. A division of West Central Net
DIRECTV: 866-465-2192; www.directv.com. Satellite TV service. Note, there is just one letter "t" in the name. DISH NETWORK: 888-275-8068; www.dishnetwork.com. Satellite TV service.
TIME WARNER CABLE-ROADRUNNER: 866-877-4851; www.twcbc.com. TV service, internet access, and phone network access via fiber optic & coax cable. Local service offices:
NOTES: The following ISP's provide broadband internet access. Cell phone service providers usually also offer cellular network-based internet access service using "air cards" or similar wireless devices. Dial-up, modem-based land line access services are not presented here. FIBER OPTIC/COAX CABLE DELIVERY ISP's: GVTC: 800-367-4882; 36101 FM 3159, New Braunfels, TX 78132. www.gvtc.com. Provides land line telephone, cable TV and broadband internet access via fiber/coax lines. Local service offices:
HARD WIRE DELIVERY ISP's: NOTES: DSL Service: Digital Subscriber Line. Internet access is provided via the customer's telephone land line. T-1 and DS-3 Service: Very high speed digital communication links provided on a dedicated, point-to-point basis for high capacity (business) users. Often these are delivered on hard wired copper lines, fiber optic cables and to some degree via wireless microwave circuits. Cable-delivered internet service is only available in the fringe areas near west-Austin, Kyle, San Antonio, San Marcos, and New Braunfels. CENTRAL TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS: 877-212-2598; 1012 Reilly St, POB 627, Goldthwaite, TX 76844. www.centex.net. Local office: 208 E Brown, San Saba, TX 76877. DSL service available to their hard-wire land line customers in: Bend, Big Valley, Blanket, Brady, Brownwood, Cherokee, Doole, Early, Eola, Evant, Goldthwaite, Lake Brownwood, Lake Ivie, Locker, Lohn, Melvin, Mercury, Mullin, Priddy, Richland Springs, Rochelle, San Saba, Star, Voca, Zephyr GVTC: 800-367-4882; 36101 FM 3159, New Braunfels, TX 78132. www.gvtc.com. Provides land line telephone, cable TV and broadband internet access via fiber/coax lines.
SOUTHWEST TEXAS TELEPHONE COMPANY: 830-683-2111; 939 S Hwy 55, Rocksprings, TX 78880. www.swtexas.com. Local telephone lines, long distance service, wireless cell phone service, dial-up and DSL internet service. Click for Service Area Map
VERIZON DSL: 800-837-4966; www22.verizon.com/residential/highspeedinternet. Delivered over local, hard-wired telephone land lines. WIRELESS MICROWAVE DELIVERY ISP's: 
NOTES: Wireless delivery means in this case that a microwave radio signal transports the data through the air from your location to the provider's tower. Line-of-sight is required from customer location to provider's communication tower. A small microwave antenna mounted at suitable height is required at customer location such that line-of-sight can be obtained to their tower. Note, other radio-based wireless services (such as cellular and 3G/4G networks) exist but are typically found only in large metropolitan areas such as Austin and San Antonio. 281 COMMUNICATIONS: 830-798-9041; 1302 Hwy 281 N, Marble Falls, TX 78654. www.281.com. 
ADVANCED WIRELESS SOLUTIONS: 512-233-4638; 4402 S Congress Ave, Ste 203, Austin, TX, 78745. www.awsolutions.net. AT&T: 415-644-7090; www.business.att.com/enterprise/Family/data-services-enterprise/wi-fi-venue-service-enterprise. BEE CREEK COMMUNICATIONS: 866-990-1258; 830-990-1258; POB 1757, 750 S Washington St., Fredericksburg, TX 78624. www.beecreek.net. Provides microwave-based wireless broadband and dial-up service. Service area includes: Fredericksburg, Harper, Stonewall, Willow City, Ingram, Kerrville, Comfort, Sisterdale, Boerne, Fair Oaks, Bergheim. Service Coverage Map BLUE MOUNTAIN: 800-485-5006 CENTRAL TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS: 877-212-2598; 1012 Reilly St, POB 627, Goldthwaite, TX 76844. www.centex.net. Local office: 208 E Brown, San Saba, TX 76877. Microwave service on line-of-sight basis to their towers available in: Bend, Big Valley, Blanket, Brady, Brownwood, Cherokee, Doole, Early, Eola, Evant, Goldthwaite, Lake Brownwood, Lake Ivie, Locker, Lohn, Melvin, Mercury, Mullin, Priddy, Richland Springs, Rochelle, San Saba, Star, Voca, Zephyr CLEAR: 888-888-3113; www.clearwire.com. Provides state-of-the-art, high-speed, 4G, broadband service to mobile wireless data devices. Click for Service Coverage Map. In the Hill Country area, coverage is focused on the metro areas of Austin and San Antonio, as well as Lakeway, Buda, San Marcos, and New Braunfels. ERF WIRELESS: 888-534-9911; 2911 S Shore Blvd, Ste 100, League City, TX 77573. www.erfwireless.net. Provides microwave-based wireless broadband service. Also a reseller of DSL service from AT&T, Verizon and Covad for customers who have land line service from any of these carriers. GVEC.net: 800-699-4832; POB 525, Gonzales, TX 78629. www.gvec.net. Click for Service Area Map. A service of Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative (see above provider). HILLCOUNTRY NETWORK SYSTEMS: 512-470-2822; Dripping Springs, TX 78620. www.HillCountryTX.net. High speed, broadband internet connections via microwave radio for rural Texas. Webcams. Serves the Dripping Springs to Johnson City area. HORIZON WIRELESS TEXAS: Ranch Wireless, Inc., 830-379-0660; 1254 C. H. Matthies Jr, POB 871, Seguin, TX 78156. www.hwtx.com, www.ctxu.net. Click for Service Area Map. Service area includes Buda, Center Point, Hunter, Kyle, New Braunfels, San Marcos, S Austin. INDIAN CREEK INTERNET SERVICE: 888-293-7788; 830-796-7788; 1401 Sycamore St, POB 1565, Bandera, TX 78003. www.indian-creek.net. Wireless coverage area include Bandera, Pipe Creek, Lakehills, Hondo, Wharton's Dock, Mico, Rio Medina and Castroville. Also DSL reseller for customers anywhere in the AT&T San Antonio LATA calling area where DSL has been deployed and a Loop Qualification test has been passed. INTERNET AMERICA: 800-232-4335; POB 690753, Houston, TX 77269-0753. www.internetamerica.com. Provides microwave-based wireless broadband and DSL service. Click for Service Coverage Map KEYON COMMUNICATIONS: 800-887-1234; 866-276-3300; 11742 Stonegate Ci, Omaha, NE 68164. www.speednet.com. Keyon has taken over operations of EFT, Momentum, & T-Star. Provides microwave-based wireless broadband service. Service coverage area includes much of the central Hill Country area, particularly Marble Falls, Johnson City, and Blanco. MAVERICK INTERNET: 830-896-4595; 1216-A Sidney Baker S, Kerrville, TX 78028. www.maverickbbs.com, www.texxastar.com. Provides microwave-based wireless broadband and dial-up service. Service to Bandera, Pipe Creek, Medina, Comfort, Kerrville, Mountain Home, Ingram, Hunt, Center Point, Garvins Store area and all points between. NORTHLAND COMMUNICATIONS: 830-693-7500; 1101 Mission Hill Dr, Marble Falls, TX 78654. www.yournorthland.com/marblefalls. Digital TV, internet, home phone service. Serves: Marble Falls, Burnet, Horseshoebay, Granite Shoals, Kingsland, Meadowlakes, Llano (325-388-4217). RX TECHNOLOGY: 800-968-6081; 210-828-6081; 14220 Northbrook Dr, Ste 500, San Antonio, TX 78232. www.rx-tech.com. "Owns and operates the largest broadband wireless network in South Texas." SA-TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK: 210-448-7289; 2538 E Bitters, San Antonio, TX 78217. www.satexas.com. Wireless internet solutions. SUDDEN LINK (CEBRIDGE CONNECTIONS): 940-224-5298; 403 E 3rd St, Lampasas, TX 76550. Cable TV T-STAR INTERNET INC: 830-868-9374, 888-534-9911; 1510 Hwy 281 N, Ste 204S, Marble Falls, TX 78654. T-Star, like Momentum, recently became a subsidiary of the above Keyon. TEXAS DATA: 512-264-8787; 888-839-3282; 2301 Lost Creek Rd, Dripping Springs, TX 78620. www.texasdata.net. Serves the Texas Hill Country W of Austin. Provides high-speed, microwave-based wireless internet access to businesses and residents not served by broadband services such as cable or DSL. Primary service area includes the full Lake Travis area, and extends along Hwy 71 from Bee Cave to Spicewood, south along Hwy 290 from Cedar Valley to Dripping Springs and Henly. Click for Service Coverage Map TEXAS WIRELESS INTERNET: 512-524-6363; 1019 Main St, Ste B, Buda, TX 78610. www.txwinet.com. Microwave-based wireless provider, generally in the central part of the Hill Country. Service Coverage Map TEXXA INTERNET SERVICES: 830-896-4500; POB 290604, Kerrville, TX 78029. www.texxa.net. Note, this is now owned by Maverick Internet listed above. Microwave-based wireless provider. Service area includes: Harper, Tralinda, Mountain Home, Hunt, Ingram, Kerrville, Comfort, Center Point, Bandera, Bandera Falls, Medina. Service Coverage Map WEST CENTRAL NET - NETJET: 830-257-6664; www.wcc.net
ZEECON WIRELESS INTERNET: 830-798-9388; 904 Main St, Marble Falls, TX 78654. www.zeecon.com. Microwave-based wireless provider. Serves the greater Highland Lakes area, including Marble Falls, Horseshoe Bay, Cottonwood Shores, Granite Shoals, Fairland, Spicewood, Kingsland, Buchanan Dam, Sunrise Beach, Meadowlake, Burnet, Round Mountain, Llano, NW Dripping Springs. Click for Service Area Map SATELLITE-DELIVERY ISP's: NOTES: Broadband internet service via satellite. Available everywhere in the contiguous United States, with a clear view of the southern sky. EXEDE INTERNET SERVICES: 888-691-5628. www.exede.com. Provided by ViaSat. HUGHES: 1-866-556-9606 or 1-800-488-2828; HughesNet. www.HughesNet4u.com and www.gethughesnet.com CTESC INTERNET SERVICES (WILDBLUE SATELLITE SERVICE): 830-992-2240; 888-297-1340; 386 Friendship Ln, Fredericksburg, TX 78624. www.ctesc.net. Provided by Central Texas Electrical Co-Op (CTESC) listed in electrical service above.
OMNI INTERNET: 877-774-6664; 231 Junction Hwy, Kerrville, TX 78028. www.omniglobal.net. Provides point-to-point digital T-1 service. PRISM-NET: 512-821-2991; 877-803-5634; 11500 Metric Blvd, Ste 280, Austin, TX 78758. www.prismnet.com. Provides point-to-point digital T-1 and DS-3 circuits to business customers. TELENATIONAL: 402-392-1110; 5408 N 99th St, Ste C, Omaha, NE 68134-1530. www.telenational.net. Provides point-to-point digital T-1 and DS-3 circuits to business customers. WIFI-TEXAS/DEEP-COOL-CLEAR: 512-479-0317; 512-413-5871; 815-A Brazos #326, Austin, TX 78701. 512-478-31123307 Northland Drive, Suite 280, Austin, TX 78731. www.wifi-texas.com, www.deepcoolclear.com. Design, install and manage commercial-grade, broadband Wi-Fi hotspots for businesses. WI-MAX.COM BROADBAND SOLUTIONS: 512-305-0555; 877-900-9462; 3575 Far W Blvd, #29107, Austin, TX 78755. www.wimax.com. WiMax 4G wireless networks. NOTES: WiMax 4G wireless technology is a fixed wireless technology that provide basic internet connectivity to residential and business users. WiMAX: "Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access. WiMAX is a wireless digital communications system, also known as IEEE 802.16, that is intended for wireless "metropolitan area networks". WiMAX is an IP based, wireless broadband access technology that provides performance similar to 802.11/Wi-Fi networks with the coverage and quality of service of cellular networks. WiMAX can provide broadband wireless access (BWA) up to 30 miles for fixed stations, and 10 miles for mobile stations.
NOTES: Water & server services are almost always provided by local city and municipal utility districts or customer owned and maintained private systems. See local contacts on a per city basis. Select city at: Index. 
LOWER COLORADO RIVER ASSOCIATION (LCRA): 877-718-4396; 800-776-5272. www.lcra.org. LCRA plays a variety of roles in Central Texas: delivering electricity, managing the water supply and environment of the lower Colorado River basin, developing water and wastewater utilities, providing public recreation areas, and supporting community and economic development.
ATEX DUMPSTER SERVICE: 512-627-9787; Austin, TX. www.atexdumpsters.com. Dumpster-trash haul-off service. Serves Austin metro area, and south Lake Travis area. ALLIED WASTE: 830-693-3513; Garbage-trash removal service. Highland Lakes area. CLAWSON DISPOSAL: 512-259-1709; Leander, TX 78646 FULL CIRCLE RECYCLE SERVICE: 512-264-7108: Spicewood, TX 78669. G & M DISPOSAL SERVICES LLC: 830-833-4929; Blanco, TX 78606. Serves Blanco, Canyon Lake, Wimberley. Residential & commercial trash removal. IESI: 830-868-7597; 800-898-7274; 866-282-3508; 2021 Hwy 281, 377 Transfer Rd, Johnson City, TX 78636. Garbage Removal Service. Located just S of town off Hwy 281. www.iesi.com. Serves Johnson City and N Blanco County, and Travis County landfill. Marble Falls: 830-693-3830. LONGHORN DISPOSAL: 512-272-4341; Tuesday Trash Pick-up MID-TEX WASTE: 830-833-5862; Johnson City, TX 78636 ROYE'S GARBAGE SERVICE: 512-264-1019: Spicewood, TX 78669. TEXAS DISPOSAL: www.texasdisposal.com WASTE MANAGEMENT: 800-800-5804; www.wm.com. Residential & commercial trash hauling. Service for the Hill Country is just in the neighboring areas of Austin and San Antonio. WILSON DISPOSAL: 830-896-4756; 830-367-7710; 888-815-9411; POB 569, Comfort, TX 78013. Residential & commercial trash hauling.
DHL EXPRESS: 800-225-5345; www.dhl.com FED EX: 800-463-3339; www.fedex.com UPS: 800-742-5877; www.ups.com 
US POSTAL SERVICE (USPS): 800-275-8777. www.usps.com
AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN: 512-445-4040; 800-445-9898; 800-318-4968; Daily newspaper. www.statesman.com. SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS: 800-456-7411 (Subscriptions); 301 Ave E, San Antonio, TX 78205. Daily newspaper. www.mysanantonio.com. NOTES: The above newspapers are the two major, neighboring metropolitan papers available for street delivery to much of the Hill Country, and available to all by postal mailing. For Hill Country originated city-oriented newspapers, see our City profile. Select city at: Index For a comprehensive list of printed media (newspapers, magazines, focus publications) and broadcast media (AM & FM stations) in the Hill Country, see Hill Country Media
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