ETX Rural Internet

Nextlink in Hopkins County, TX

Updated October 22, 2026 · By a Sulphur Springs local

The short version: Nextlink sells two different products here: fiber in parts of Sulphur Springs and fixed wireless from towers in the countryside. Its Sulphur Springs fiber page lists a $10-off promo for the first 12 months, after which the price goes up by $10. Check which product your address gets before comparing.

Two different products

Nextlink announced in February 2025 that it had begun building fiber to more than 5,000 homes and businesses in Sulphur Springs. Before that, it served rural Sulphur Springs residents with fixed wireless. Fixed wireless uses a small antenna on your house pointed at a Nextlink tower. Fiber is a cable run to your home. The speeds, prices and install are different, so confirm which one your address gets. Check Nextlink at your address (official site)

Fiber prices Nextlink lists for Sulphur Springs

PlanListed price, months 1–12From month 13
Fiber 500$40/mo$50/mo
Fiber 1 Gig (1000/1000 Mbps)$50/mo$60/mo
Fiber 2 Gig$90/mo$100/mo

As shown on Nextlink's Sulphur Springs fiber page on October 22, 2026. The $10 off applies to the first 12 months only, and free installation covers the standard install fee. Nextlink's general rate card lists different, higher retail rates (Fiber Next500 $55, Next1000 $70, Next2000 $110) and says pricing varies by area and promotion. Taxes and fees are extra. Check by address for the price you'd actually pay.

Fees to ask about

Nextlink's rate card lists a $49.99 standard installation fee, a $15 account setup fee, equipment rental from $2 to $45, and an equipment replacement fee of up to $750. Ask which apply to your order, and whether the local promo waives any of them.

FCC coverage data for Sulphur Springs

In FCC filings as of December 2025, Nextlink reported fiber to about 8% of Sulphur Springs locations (up to 5 Gbps advertised) and fixed wireless to roughly 13–16% (up to 300/75 Mbps advertised). The fiber build was still underway, so newer areas may not be in that data yet.

Common questions

Does Nextlink have data caps?

Nextlink's Sulphur Springs fiber page says it does not cap data usage or charge overage fees.

What happens after 12 months?

On the Sulphur Springs fiber page, each plan's price rises by $10 a month in month 13.

Sources

  1. Nextlink: Fiber Internet in Sulphur Springs (plan page, checked Oct 22, 2026)
  2. Nextlink rate card (retail rates and fees)
  3. Nextlink: construction begins on Sulphur Springs fiber (Feb 25, 2025)
  4. MyTownView, Sulphur Springs broadband (FCC BDC filings as of Dec 2025, page updated Oct 6, 2026)