Communications & Utilities

Recognized as the “Silicon Prairie,” one of the country's high-tech hubs, Dallas has a state-of-the-art telecommunications technology infrastructure with unsurpassed capacity in all areas. Dallas is one of the top seven metro Internet hubs in the United States. Local exchange providers include: AT&T, Verizon Southwest and Allegiance Telecom. Competitive Access Providers serve the Metroplex through a series of fiber optic rings. Dallas ranks in the top 1% of metro areas with 20+ regional interexchange carriers, 100 national and regional carriers and 15 transport carriers for long distance connectivity.