--- title: Fiber to the Home: Glass Lines to the House url: https://hdiss.net/glossary/fiber-to-the-home/ business: High Desert Internet Services (HDISS) phone: 775-575-9593, 775-391-5660 email: info@hdiss.net mailing_address: Home base: 200 S Virginia St, Suite 760, Reno NV 89501 (dispatch office, not a walk-in store). Mail: Billing Dept., PO Box 11353, Reno NV 89510 hours: Office open 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, seven days a week. Network watched around the clock. type: Fixed wireless internet service provider (homes and small businesses), web hosting, customer email, domain registration service_area: Northern Nevada - Washoe, Lyon, Storey, Churchill and Douglas counties and Carson City; availability is checked address by address (line of sight to a tower) plans: Bronze $50/mo up to 500 Mbps down, up to 200 Mbps up; Silver $75/mo up to 800 down, up to 200 up; Gold $99/mo up to 1 Gig down, up to 200 up; ask about the up to 1 Gig / 1 Gig ultra-low-latency service no_online_purchase: true (check your address or call; existing customers pay at https://www2.fernley.net/hdiss/onlinepay/paymentform.cfm) since: 2002 --- - [Home](https://hdiss.net/) - [Glossary](https://hdiss.net/glossary/) - Fiber to the home # Fiber to the Home Fiber to the home sends light along glass strands to the building. It is a fine technology that reaches only the places where a company has built it. A radio tower at sunset. Stock photo: Adobe Stock. [Photo credits](https://hdiss.net/photo-credits/) ## What is Fiber to the Home? A fiber connection carries data as pulses of light through a glass strand, ending at a small box at the home. The glass loses very little signal over distance, which is why fiber suits trunk lines between towns. Running that strand to every driveway is where the cost lies, since it means trenching or hanging cable past each lot. The Fiber Broadband Association's home page did not give a definition when read on 2026-10-15, so the description above is general and not quoted from it. Fiber is also used in the middle of other networks. Cable companies run it to neighborhood nodes, and wireless providers may use it to reach a tower. The phrase to the home means the glass goes the whole way, with no copper or coax in the last stretch. ## Why does it matter on a fixed wireless connection? NTIA's January 2026 overview of Nevada's BEAD plan lists fiber-to-the-premises for 17,023 of 26,236 BEAD-eligible locations, which is 64.9%. These are the state's provisional plans, subject to change. See [BEAD](https://hdiss.net/glossary/bead/) and the [High Speed NV and rural roads guide](https://hdiss.net/guides/high-speed-nv-bead-rural-roads/). High Desert does not describe itself as a fiber provider. Fiber also sits inside a wireless network. See [backhaul](https://hdiss.net/glossary/backhaul/) for how a tower may reach the wider internet. ## What should I do about it? If fiber is offered at your address, ask the provider for the plan price after any introductory period, the contract term and the equipment charge. Our [questions to ask any provider](https://hdiss.net/guides/questions-to-ask-any-internet-provider/) is a checklist. If it is not offered, a wireless link may be an option. Use [Check my address](https://hdiss.net/check-availability/) or call 775-575-9593. Whichever technology reaches you, write down what you pay for, the speed it advertises, and the date. A written record makes it easier to compare a fiber offer with a wireless one later, and it keeps you from relying on memory when a promotion ends. ### Sources - [fiberbroadband.org/](https://www.fiberbroadband.org/) (Fiber Broadband Association; no definition found on the page read 2026-10-15) - [broadbandusa.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/2026-01/BEAD_FP_Overview_NV.pdf](https://broadbandusa.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/2026-01/BEAD_FP_Overview_NV.pdf) (NTIA Nevada BEAD overview, updated 01/06/2026) ### Talk to a person - Call [775-575-9593](tel:7755759593) [775-391-5660](tel:7753915660) Open 9-5 every day - Email [info@hdiss.net](mailto:info@hdiss.net) [Check my address](https://hdiss.net/check-availability/#check) ### Related terms - [DSL](https://hdiss.net/glossary/dsl/) - [BEAD](https://hdiss.net/glossary/bead/) - [Backhaul](https://hdiss.net/glossary/backhaul/) - [Fixed wireless](https://hdiss.net/glossary/fixed-wireless/) - [Questions to ask any internet provider before you sign up](https://hdiss.net/guides/questions-to-ask-any-internet-provider/) Local since 2002 Fixed wireless from towers in Northern Nevada. Three plans, no contracts, local support, 4.8 on Google from 36 reviews. [About High Desert](https://hdiss.net/about/)