Texas BEAD Deployment Partner
Rural broadband needs more than a dish.
It needs a partner.
Press8 Telecom helps Texas BEAD subgrantees deploy, manage, and support Starlink LEO satellite service — with the government contracts, local presence, and 18-year track record to back it up.
What we do
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Starlink Hardware Procurement
Authorized hardware sourcing and fulfillment for BEAD subgrantees, including bulk coordination and delivery logistics to rural Texas locations.
Managed Service & Monitoring
24/7 network monitoring, proactive outage response, and performance reporting for every Starlink terminal in your deployment area.
Hosted VoIP & Phone Service
Bundle enterprise-grade VoIP over Starlink for newly connected subscribers — single vendor, single bill, single support contact.
Installation Coordination
Certified technician dispatch and installation management across rural Texas — Hill Country, West Texas, Panhandle, and beyond.
White-Label Subscriber Support
US-based help desk support for your end subscribers — branded to your ISP, staffed by our Texas team, available weekdays and on-call 24/7.
Compliance & Reporting Support
BEAD milestone reporting documentation, service verification records, and subscriber data management to keep your grant in good standing.
Texas BEAD — the opportunity
$1.27 billion. 240,000 locations. Construction starting Summer 2026.
Texas received the largest BEAD allocation of any state. The Texas Broadband Development Office selected 22 subgrantees — and SpaceX was awarded the single largest number of locations using Starlink LEO satellite technology.
Why Press8
Texas-based. Government-ready. Since 2006.
We’re not a national carrier parachuting in. We’re an Austin-based telecom company that has served Texas businesses and government agencies for nearly two decades — with the contracts, certifications, and Hill Country roots to prove it.
