Construction Update 5-3 to 5-16

Areas referenced below can be located on this map

Work completed 5/3/2020 through 5/9/2020:
  • Continued H&M pedestal and hand hole tasks not related to fiber placement or splicing (Joslin and Ellsworth PONs)  
  • Pulled 28,374 feet of fiber in Wild Goose PON
  • Completed major re-splice in Central Office PON cabinet (Note:  Some customers experienced a power outage from 9:00 am to approximately 4:30 pm.)
  • Installed 10 home drops (totals to date: 374 drops – 89 in Werkner PON, 67 in Island Lake PON, 86 in Central Office PON, 127 in Boyce PON and 5 in Sugarloaf PON)
  • Spliced 30 home drops (totals to date: 264 spliced – 89 in Werkner PON, 66 in Island Lake PON, 79 in Central Office PON and 30 in Boyce PON)
  • Completed 12 new home self-installations (totals to date: 201 with broadband – 87 in Werkner PON, 63 in Island Lake PON, 50 in Central Office PON and 1 in Boyce PON)
Work to be completed 5/10/2020 through 5/16/2020:
  • Continue H&M pedestal and hand hole tasks not related to fiber placement or splicing on Edgewater Drive (Bruin PON)
  • Begin to pull fiber and set hand holes in Bruin PON
  • Test fiber in Sugarloaf PON
  • Continue home drops in Sugarloaf PON
  • Finish splicing home drops in Central Office PON
  • Continue to splice home drops in Boyce PON
  • Re-start home installations and continue 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 99% (86) complete
Home Installations 58% (50) complete
87 Subscribers

Boyce
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installations complete
Home Installations 1% (1)
127 Subscribers

Sugarloaf
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installation 4% (5) complete
114 Subscribers

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

Long Lake
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
80 Subscribers

Wild Goose
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation 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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