Construction Update 4-19 to 5-2

Areas referenced below can be located on this map
Work completed 4/19/2020 through 4/25/2020:
  • Identified contractor for Blind Lake crossing (Bruin PON)
  • Completed H&M pedestal and hand hole tasks not related to fiber placement or splicing (Ellsworth and Joslin PONs)
  • Completed reworking and repairing splices in the pedestals east of M-52 (Central Office PON)
  • Began to reconfigure and/or repair splicing and pedestal prep in Boyce PON
  • Completed pulling 2.5 miles of fiber on Boyce Road (Boyce PON)
  • Pulled fiber in Wild Goose PON
  • Spliced 0 home drops (totals to date: 205 spliced – 89 in Werkner PON, 66 in Island Lake PON and 50 in Central Office PON)
  • Completed 4 new home self-installations on Roepke Road and South Lake Road in Central Office PON (totals to date: 189 with broadband – 87 in Werkner PON, 63 in Island Lake PON and 39 in Central Office PON)
Work to be completed 4/26/2020 through 5/2/2020:
  • Schedule contractor and finalize date for Blind Lake crossing (Bruin PON)
  • Continue H&M pedestal and hand hole tasks not related to fiber placement or splicing (Bruin PON)
  • Splice drops in pedestals east of M-52 (Central Office PON)
  • Complete reconfiguring and/or repair splicing and pedestal prep in Boyce PON
  • Pull fiber in Wild Goose and Bruin PONs
  • Continue to splice home drops in Central Office PON
  • Work with home owners on viable home self-installations
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% (81) complete
Home Installations 44% (39) complete
88 Subscribers

Boyce
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installations complete
127 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 25% complete
45 Subscribers

Bruin
Mainline Boring complete
52 Subscribers

Joslin
Mainline Boring complete
58 Subscribers

Ellsworth
Mainline Boring complete
90 Subscribers

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