Sounds like BS to me. We include the fact that we are running drops in the mainline plans. But if your handholes are set at the ROW edge, I don't think a separate permit for the drop is really required. Could be in some areas but nothing I've ever heard of. They are probably behind on install work in another market and just want to delay it.
On Fri, May 29, 2026 at 12:39 PM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > > A company deploying FTTH got all the buried infrastructure in, but has been > moving the target date for hooking up customers from December to March to May > to August. The reason they give prospective customers is permits. They say > they got the permits to deploy in the ROW and utility easements but need > permits to bury the drop cables to houses. > > > > Does this sound legit? I didn’t even realize you needed a permit to bury a > cable in someone’s yard from their house to a handhole or flowerpot. Would > this be a blanket permit to deploy in town, or a permit for each install? > And could permitting really take 8 months? > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
