Zone E Update: 10/02/20

October 5, 2020

The contractors will have the distribution cabinet that will serve Zone E placed today. The backbone fiber that feeds this cabinet will be pulled today as well, which bring the first phase of construction for this project to a close.

Splicing on this fiber will begin next week to connect this cabinet to our network.

The next phase of construction will begin next week as well, which will be the distribution plant build out for the area that we are calling Zone E Group 2. This area is represented by the shaded area in the map above.

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