--- title: Churchill County Farms Outside Fallon: Internet url: https://hdiss.net/guides/churchill-county-farms-outside-fallon/ 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/) - [Guides](https://hdiss.net/guides/) - Churchill County farms outside Fallon: internet options and questions # Churchill County Farms Outside Fallon: Options and Questions Churchill County has a local fiber company that says 98% of the county is already fiber-connected, a Census count of about 823 households with no internet, and a wireless option that starts with an address check. Compare options at your own address before you decide. Maine Street in downtown Fallon. Photo: Famartin, [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), via [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2015-04-02_17_24_37_View_south_along_Maine_Street_in_downtown_Fallon,_Nevada.JPG), cropped. [Photo credits](https://hdiss.net/photo-credits/) On this page - [What do the Census numbers show?](#what-do-the-census-numbers-show) - [What did providers report in 2021?](#what-did-providers-report-in-2021) - [What does the local fiber company say about itself?](#what-does-the-local-fiber-company-say-about-itse) - [What does the state's BEAD list name?](#what-does-the-state-s-bead-list-name) - [What matters on a farm?](#what-matters-on-a-farm) Fallon and the farms around it are in a different position from most rural Nevada. A long-established local company has built fiber across much of the county. That is good news for many households, and it changes the questions for the rest. This guide lays out the Census figures, the dated filings, the company's own words and the state's BEAD entries. ## Takeaways - Churchill County: 89.8% of households report an internet subscription; 8.6%, about 823 households, report none (ACS 2020-2024). - CC Communications says on its site that “98% of Churchill County is already fiber-connected” (read 10/15/26); it publishes no prices. - In FCC filings of June 2021, fixed wireless providers reported service on thousands of Churchill County blocks; High Desert is not in that file. - The state's BEAD list names Fallon (Hot Spot Broadband), Sheckler Reservoir and Stillwater in Churchill County, all provisional. ## What do the Census numbers show? The American Community Survey (2020-2024, 5-year, table B28002) counts 25,805 people and 9,516 households in Churchill County. Median household income is $79,163 and 20.2% are 65 or older. Of households, 89.8% report an internet subscription, 79.1% report cable, fiber or DSL, 83.7% report a cellular plan, 6.2% (about 591 households) report satellite, and 8.6% report no internet access, which is about 823 households. In Fallon itself the figures are 92.5% with a subscription, 78.2% cable, fiber or DSL, 4.6% satellite and 7.2% with none. The county's no-internet share is higher than Lyon County's 4.5% or Washoe County's 5.6%, and farms outside the city are a likely place to find it. ## What did providers report in 2021? The FCC's Form 477 data for June 2021, the last release before the National Broadband Map, lists who reported service at the census block level. In Churchill County it shows CC Communications fiber on 770 blocks at up to 1,000 Mbps each way and its DSL on 436 more, Charter cable on 817 blocks, geostationary satellite providers on about 3,000 blocks, and several fixed wireless filers. High Desert is not in the 2021 file. That file is dated, and a reported block does not mean every address in it can order. For today's view, use the FCC map. Our [guide to checking providers at an address](https://hdiss.net/guides/check-which-providers-reach-your-address/) shows how, and [the challenge guide](https://hdiss.net/guides/challenge-the-fcc-map/) covers a wrong listing. ## What does the local fiber company say about itself? CC Communications, based in Fallon, states on its website (read 10/15/26) that it is “deploying fiber optic networks,” that “98% of Churchill County is already fiber-connected,” and that it offers “symmetrical fiber speeds (where available).” It does not publish prices; its site asks you to use its address lookup. Those are the company's statements, and they are a good reason to start there if your address is inside its footprint. If its lookup says your address is not covered, or you want to compare, a wireless provider may fit. Rules about what you pay and how to leave are the same questions as anywhere; see [the question list](https://hdiss.net/guides/questions-to-ask-any-internet-provider/). ## What does the state's BEAD list name? For Churchill County, OSIT's Final Proposal data (page last updated 07/28/2026) lists three projects: Fallon, with Hot Spot Broadband as subgrantee and estimated performance ending 11/30/2026; and two smaller entries, Sheckler Reservoir and Stillwater, each listed with Amazon Kuiper and estimated performance ending 01/31/2027. All are provisional and subject to federal review, and project names do not list addresses. See the [Churchill County data page](https://hdiss.net/data/churchill-county/) for the table. High Desert is not a BEAD subgrantee. ## What matters on a farm? Ask for a survey of the main building and the path across your own land: shelterbelts, silos, grain bins and shop roofs all block radio. Plan outbuildings separately; [this guide](https://hdiss.net/guides/wifi-to-a-shop-barn-or-guest-house/) covers it. If you irrigate, tall crops can change the path through the season, so mention it. To see what a High Desert connection would involve at your address, send the address through the check form. Someone reads the path from the nearest tower to your roof and phones you with what they see. The plans are Bronze $50 a month (up to 500 Mbps down), Silver $75 (up to 800) and Gold $99 (up to 1 Gig), each with up to 200 Mbps up. Or call 775-575-9593 any day from 9 to 5. ### Sources - [data.census.gov](https://data.census.gov) (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year, tables B28002, B01003, B19013; pulled 2026-10-02) - [opendata.fcc.gov/resource/jdr4-3q4p](https://opendata.fcc.gov/resource/jdr4-3q4p) (FCC Form 477 fixed broadband deployment data, June 2021) - [cccomm.net](https://www.cccomm.net) (CC Communications, home page, read 10/15/26) - [osit.nv.gov/broadband/bead/](https://osit.nv.gov/broadband/bead/) (Nevada OSIT, BEAD Final Proposal project data, page last updated 07/28/2026, read 10/15/26) ### 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) 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/) ### Keep reading - [Internet in Fallon, NV](https://hdiss.net/service-area/fallon/) - [Internet in Churchill County](https://hdiss.net/service-area/churchill-county/) - [Internet access in Churchill County, by the numbers](https://hdiss.net/data/churchill-county/) - [Fixed wireless vs fiber](https://hdiss.net/compare/fixed-wireless-vs-fiber/) - [Internet for a home on well, propane and a long driveway](https://hdiss.net/guides/well-propane-long-driveway-checklist/) ## More on northern nevada specifics - [What Nevada's High Speed NV build-out means for rural roads](https://hdiss.net/guides/high-speed-nv-bead-rural-roads/): High Speed NV is Nevada's plan to spend federal BEAD money on broadband, and NTIA approved the revised plan on January 8, 2026. In the six counties this site covers, the state lists 61 provisional projects, and ever - [How Northern Nevada gets online: the Census numbers](https://hdiss.net/guides/how-northern-nevada-gets-online/): Most Northern Nevada households have an internet subscription, but the mix changes sharply by county: satellite is used by 22.5 percent of households in Storey County and 12.0 percent in Lyon County, against 7.6 percent - [Wind, snow, heat and smoke: what weather does and does not do to a wireless link](https://hdiss.net/guides/weather-and-a-wireless-link/): Weather can affect a tower-to-roof link mostly by changing what is in the path or what powers the equipment, not by blocking radio the way a hill does. No provider can promise a link is untouched by weather, and High Des ## Questions people ask ### Should I use the local fiber company if it reaches me? That is your choice to make from the facts: its price, terms and your needs. Ask for the price in writing, because the site publishes none. ### Does the 2021 file show today's providers? No. It is a dated snapshot. The FCC's current map is the better starting point.