The first fiber service area (FSA) is in the final validation phase of construction. Once complete, ownership of this FSA will be turned over to Charlemont, and customer installations can begin. There were seven defects turned up in the initial validation review. Splicing teams from TriWire were spotted working in these areas on Saturday!
Once FSA 01 is turned over to the town, 6-8 locations in FSA 01 will be selected to receive service as ‘Friendlies’. These folks will be testing the service for the town for about a week. Friendlies will be selected based on availability and willingness to work with Whip City Fiber and the town of Charlemont to improve any issues uncovered. Following this beta testing and any corrections needed, all of FSA 01 will be released for the installations!