Construction Update 5-17 to 5-30

Areas referenced below can be located on this map
Work completed 5/17/2020 through 5/23/2020:
  • Replaced and spliced fiber on Sugarloaf Lake Road in Sugarloaf PON
  • Completed pulling fiber and installing hand holes in Bruin PON – except for Blind Lake crossing
  • Prepped for Blind Lake crossing
  • Began to pull fiber in Joslin PON
  • Continued splicing in Sugarloaf PON
  • Finished splicing drops in Central Office PON
  • Installed 11 home drops (totals to date: 404 drops – 89 in Werkner PON, 67 in Island Lake PON, 86 in Central Office PON, 127 in Boyce PON, 23 in Sugarloaf PON and 12 in Long Lake PON).
  • Spliced 33 home drops (totals to date: 330 spliced – 89 in Werkner PON, 66 in Island Lake PON, 86 in Central Office PON and 89 in Boyce PON)
  • Completed 9 new home installations (totals to date: 220 with broadband – 87 in Werkner PON, 64 in Island Lake PON, 61 in Central Office PON and 8 in Boyce PON)
Work to be completed 5/24/2020 through 5/30/2020:
  • Schedule restoration activities
  • Rescheduled Blind Lake crossing for week of June 1 due to this week’s inclement weather
  • Continue to pull fiber in Joslin PON
  • Continue home drops in Long Lake and Sugarloaf Lake PONs
  • Continue to splice home drops in Boyce PON
  • Continue home installations in Central Office and Boyce PONs
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 96% (64) complete
(Note: Remaining 2 home installations are not ready for service)
67 Subscribers

Central Office
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installations complete
Home Installations 71% (61) complete
86 Subscribers

Boyce
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installations complete
Home Installations 6% (8)
127 Subscribers

Sugarloaf
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installation 20% (23) complete
114 Subscribers

Guinan
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
40 Subscribers

Long Lake
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installation 6% (5) complete
80 Subscribers

Wild Goose
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
45 Subscribers

Bruin
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation 97% complete
52 Subscribers

Joslin
Mainline Boring complete
58 Subscribers

Ellsworth
Mainline Boring complete
90 Subscribers

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