LESSONS FROM THE FIELD
A contractor splices 432-count cable from outside into the patch panel.
Patch panel in the UC2B central office
"We're still trying to get easement
agreements from apartment owners and trailer parks – that's one area where we're held up. We're under 10 locations waiting for trailer parks and apartment complexes for easements. Once we get there, we're set up to seed each apart- ment with a fiber drop. Te apartment owners weren't really clear about what we were doing up front, so they delayed a little bit, and it turned into long-term delays to get those done. "But once the easement problems are
sorted out, we're set up – we've got 98 percent of the duct in the ground and 60 percent of the fiber, and a lot of the splic- ing is done. If they get [the easements] done, it's just putting in duct and pulling fiber. Tere's a lot of excitement about getting the service. Ambassadors are out
in the field knocking on doors, explain- ing the project to people and getting them fired up. Tat's where we're getting the orders for hookups. It's working out well." Y
Fiber ambassadors being trained to educate their neighbors about the new FTTH network
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Optical line terminals in the UC2B central office