What To Expect
Northern Lights Fiber is excited to bring you fiber optic internet, with speeds up to 10,000 Mbps (10 Gigabit symmetrical service!). To future proof your community, these types of speeds and reliability is an absolutely necessity. But it would not be possible with the infrastructure that exists today.
To prepare your community for the future, new fiber-optic infrastructure will be required and we will burry this infrastructure.
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Flagging
Before the project begins down your alleys, side streets, and the drop comes into your yard, you will see flags begin to pop up all around. This is the first step at installation your drop, and if you’ve registered for services you will be notified when we start this process for your home. These flags are incredibly important as it tells the construction crew where important infrastructure, like water gas and electric, is located. If you see these flags, please ensure that you do not touch or remove them from the ground. If a crew is unable to see a flag or the utilities below it could cause serious damage to your utilities or cause harm to the crew! If you would like to let us know about private utilities on your property where we will be building, please call our main line and let our team know. For more information on locates, visit UtilitySafety.ca.
Main-Line
The first part of our construction is called “middle-mile” or “main-line” construction. You will see large equipment of ours, including “hydrovacs”, directional drills, dump trucks, front end loaders, skid steers, and even vibratory plows. Our design in Millet dictates that we will be digging in public easement, and most of our design, in the area, will be in back lanes.
There are some places that this is not possible. There may be a few places where our design determines that we will use front lot easement. This means we will have to dig along the curb of your front yard.
The Drop
Having fiber infrastructure will future proof your home for generations to come. And while cities already have this infrastructure, it is very rare for rural communities in Canada.
If you sign up for services during this process, we will also need to burry new infrastructure to your house. We call this “the drop.” We will also install a small box on the side of your house.
What About My Property?
This is a big private investment to futureproof Millet, and it requires heavy duty construction. We will try to be as respectful as possible to everyone’s property and we will restore all landscaping to the best of our ability, properly backfilling, and replanting grass.
We have invested in specialized machinery to get this job done fast and as discreet as possible, especially when we leave public easement to get to your house. If you have any questions about our proposed route, please call us at 1-888-236-2947 (ext 1) or email at info@CanadianFiberOptics.ca
All services such as electric, water, and other utilities are professionally located to prevent damage. If you are aware of any private underground utilities (like underground sprinklers), please let us know at onecall@CanadianFiberOptics.ca
How Long Will it Take?
Main-line construction in Millet will continue through 2023 and should be fully complete, ready for all residents to connect to services by early 2024! That said, we should only be on each street for about a week at a time. Burying the drop to each house will only take about half a day.
What if I Have Questions?
Please call us at 1-888-236-2947 (ext 1) or email us at info@CanadianFiberOptics.ca.
How do I future proof my house and get internet that is 100% fiber?
Visit our Products and Pricing page or Sign-Up page! Or give us a call at 1-888-236-2947 (ext 2 , for Sales)