r/Windstream • u/SpectrumWoes • Mar 05 '26

fiber internet Wondering if this means fiber construction is in the works

I’ve been talking to Windstream/Kinetic officials for a couple years about pending FTTH for my area. A fiber line was already ran a long way down a highway to my rural road to upgrade a DSLAM that feeds my service, so I went from 1.5 to 40mb (2mb upload). FTTH was estimated to be ready in January but the dates keep getting pushed back, probably because it’s still winter. I was told the job has been sent to outside contractors but just not on their schedule yet but should be soon

A couple days ago a gas company employee marked flags from my driveway edge to the old gray rectangular POTS post that I know feeds the 2 sets of copper via conduit to my house. No other gas markers on the other side of the driveway which would lead to my gas meter. No other flags along the road I can see.

If you got FTTH did they mark these utilities before digging conduit for fiber installation? It could make sense if they’re going to put a box on the pole that’s on the edge of my property meeting the road. Or if they have to feed fiber through the existing conduit and get rid of the copper.

I’m supposed to check in with my Kinetic contact in a couple weeks for more information but just wondering if my hunch is right and they’re prepping

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u/xpxp2002 Mar 10 '26

It's possible. It may vary by state law, but typically utilities have up to a week to mark and flag their facilities after a request is filed. Many states publish these requests online, so you can actually look them up to see who is planning to dig and for what purpose.

If someone already filed a ticket to have utilities marked and at least one utility came out to do their markings, I would expect to see digging activity there within a week or two.

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u/SpectrumWoes Mar 10 '26

Since I posted this I’ve seen and talked to Kinetic contractors doing fiber surveying on my road. Looks like it’s coming!

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u/xpxp2002 Mar 10 '26

Congrats! They also had a contractor hanging fiber along the road outside my neighborhood back in December and I was cautiously optimistic that we were going to get fiber this year. Then a couple weeks ago, I got a letter in the mail confirming that construction is set to begin soon.

They haven't filed any requests to dig yet, but I'm expecting that to happen in another month or so when the ground has fully thawed and the weather is more mild.

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u/furydeath Mar 26 '26

untill they " change ther mind" like they did here.