Construction Update 4-3-2020

Areas referenced below can be located on this map
Work completed in the past few weeks (before the COVID-19 pandemic work stoppage / slowdown):
  • Worked on H&M punchlist items not related to fiber placement or splicing
  • Spliced 20 home drops (totals to date: 184 spliced – 89 in Werkner PON, 66 in Island Lake PON and 29 in Central Office PON)
  • Completed 13 new home installations (totals to date: 168 with broadband – 87 in Werkner PON, 63 in Island Lake PON and 18 in Central Office PON)
Work to be completed 3/29/2020 through 4/11/2020:
  • Re-assign Blind Lake crossing to new contractor (Bruin PON)
  • Continue H&M punchlist items not related to fiber placement or splicing
  • Begin to re-install 1.25 miles of fiber on Boyce Road (Boyce PON)
  • Reconfigure and/or repair splicing and pedestal prep in Central Office PON on North Territorial Road, east of M-52
  • Begin to reconfigure and/or repair splicing and pedestal prep in Boyce PON
  • Re-start the splicing of home drops in Central Office PON
  • Begin to splice home drops in Boyce PON
  • Work with home owners on viable self home installations.  Customers must meet certain qualifications for this option as there are stringent requirements to ensure the viability and reliability of the service. MEC representatives will reach out directly to customers who are eligible for this self-install process.
There are four basic phases of work in bringing internet service to your home:
  • Mainline Boring
  • Mainline Fiber Installation
  • Drop Installation (bringing fiber cable from the road to the side of each home)
  • Home Installation (bringing fiber into you home and attaching to network router)

Here is the current status for zones or PONS that are in progress.

Werkner
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installations complete
Home Installations 98% (87) complete
(Note: Remaining 2 home installations are not ready for service)
89 Subscribers

Island Lake
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installations complete
Home Installations 94% (63) complete
(Note: Remaining 4 home installations are either not ready for service or additional drop work needed)
67 Subscribers

Central Office
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installations 92% (82) complete
Home Installations 20% (18) complete
89 Subscribers

Boyce
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installations complete
129 Subscribers

Sugarloaf
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installation 3% (3) complete
114 Subscribers

Guinan
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation 49% complete
40 Subscribers

Long Lake
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation 64% complete
80 Subscribers

Wild Goose
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation 16% complete
45 Subscribers

Bruin
Mainline Boring 97% complete
52 Subscribers

Joslin
Mainline Boring 92% complete
58 Subscribers

Ellsworth
Mainline Boring 98% complete
90 Subscribers

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