A Municipal Fiber to the Home Network for Charlemont Massacusetts
Information about the Charlemont Connect distribution network, sometimes called ‘Fiber to the Curb’. These are the main fiber-optic lines running from the network equipment room in the basement of the town hall and along most of the roads in town. The distribution network terminates at “taps” (called MSTs) located on utility poles near each serviceable house or structure.
In an effort to connect as many people as possible to the municipal fiber service as soon as possible, Whip City Fiber agreed to release FSA 02, FSA 03, and FSA 04 in parallel with the final testing and validation. Charlemont celebrates the availability of service to these locations!
West Charlemont testing and remediation are expected to wrap up today, Friday, April 29, and teams will move into North Charlemont at the end of the day and into next week to complete this work.
Comments closedWhip City Fiber has released FSA 03, the final Charlemont FSA, for installations! North Charlemont subscribers will be called to schedule a convenient time for crews to install your fiber-optic service.
Comments closedInstallations are being scheduled in West Charlemont! Subscribers are being called in the order that they signed up for service in parallel with the completion of the validation process and formal release to the town.
Comments closedTesting has wrapped up in both FSA 02 and FSA 03. Once the test files are uploaded to Whip City Fiber and there is sufficient confidence that the network will perform well for customers, FSA 02 and FSA 03 will be released. TriWire/ ITG managers, technicians, and volunteers are doing everything possible to bring this phase of the project to completion.
Comments closedWith the completion of the pole relocation work on the north end of Mountain Rd. in FSA 03, construction on the municipal fiber network is complete! With testing resources dedicated exclusively to Charlemont to get the work wrapped up, TriWire/ ITG continues to test the remaining network and remediate issues identified.
Comments closedInstallations are being scheduled in East Charlemont in parallel with the completion of the validation process and formal release. In an effort to accelerate the connections for customers in this fiber service area, Whip City Fiber will begin installations while also validating the network testing and will remediate any issues identified by validation prior to a formal release to the town.
Comments closedTesting has been completed in East Charlemont and the validation is in progress! Validation typically takes 1-3 weeks to complete and is the final step before a fiber service area is released for installations! Customers will be called for home installations in the order that they signed up for service.
Comments closedSplicing in FSA 03, north of the village center, has been completed, leaving only the areas blocked by the utility make-ready to complete the network construction! Testers have begun work in West Charlemont!
Comments closedCharlemont is celebrating the efficiency and accuracy of a dedicated splicer, committed to the municipal fiber network project throughout the splicing phase! West Charlemont is complete and splicing has begun in the area north of the village center!
Comments closedTesting continues in East Charlemont as we enter the new year. Testing is expected to be completed in the next few weeks, followed by a two-week validation period. Once FSA 04 is deemed complete, Whip City Fiber will schedule installations with individual subscribers.
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