Culver City, CA

Here’s everything you need to know about Telco Culver City fiber network construction. When our crews come into your neighborhood, we do our best to make the whole process as efficient and smooth as possible.

Culver City - Latest updates 

Updated - August 23, 2022

We are working hard to bring Telco Internet to Culver City. Recently we have experienced delays in receiving some of the materials necessary to build the fiber network, primarily as a result of ongoing COVID constraints. This is impacting construction timelines in some Telco Internet towns. Unfortunately, that includes Culver City. We have updated our timelines accordingly. 

We know it’s frustrating to wait for faster, more reliable internet access. We are doing everything we can to ensure the fiber network build moves forward as quickly as possible. We will continue to share regular updates here on the Telco Internet Culver City blog.

Construction in Phases 1A and Phase 2 are nearly 100% complete, and we are continuing to work throughout Phase 3. 

Construction for Phases 4 and 5 began in April and will continue throughout summer. 

While you may have seen construction on your street recently, additional work is being done to splice the fiber back to the data center. Our crews are working as quickly as possible to bring service to your address. 

Crew Locations: 

Phase 5        Micro trenching, Sterling Lloyd and Vaults throughout area 

Progress

While we’re dealing with some delays, the build has seen incredible progress over the approximately nine months since we announced plans for Culver City. On July 20, the first Telco Internet customer was connected to the Culver City fiber network. Lighting the first customer is a major milestone. It’s also the culmination of a lot of work in building the network to the point it’s ready to start connecting homes and businesses. That work continues.

What to expect during construction 

We do our best to make the construction of the Telco fiber network as quick and clean as possible. Here’s what you can expect when we roll to build Telco Culver City and bring the fiber network in your neighborhood. 

Step 1: Be on the lookout for the construction information that we send to all homes in a neighborhood before we begin. This is typically a letter or a postcard. We’ll also place door hangers or similar just before construction starts on your street.

Step 2: A utility marking service will mark out underground utilities (water, gas, electric) with paint or locate flags in and near the public right-of-way.  

Step 3: We build in the public right-of-way wherever possible. Construction zones are clearly marked by temporary no parking signs. This signage includes the exact timing for construction. We work hard to minimize the impact but both foot and road traffic may be impacted temporarily while our teams work.

Step 4: We install handholes where fiber can be branched out to connect individual homes every couple of houses. These handholes look very much like the access hatch you might find in a lawn irrigation system, with a lid that sits flush to the ground.

Construction typically lasts a couple of days in front of your home and we will do everything we can to minimize the impact.

What does this mean for me?

We work hard to minimize the impact of construction and to ensure people are aware of what’s going on before construction begins. Here are a few other things to be aware of: 

• There may be some dust and noise.
• There may be handhole or above-ground equipment installations on parkways.
• Place trash, recycling, and organics bins as usual on your regular pickup day.
• We do not dig on your property unless you have specifically requested to have fiber brought from the street to your home.

Telco Culver City Construction may take place during the following hours:

Monday to Friday 8am – 8pm
Saturday 9am-7pm
Sunday 10am – 7pm.

How Telco Culver City builds fiber

We use micro trenching to bring fiber to your neighborhood. Micro trenching is quick and much less disruptive compared to traditional fiber construction. You will see construction crews on your street creating an underground path for fiber conduit. 

Micro trenching starts by making a narrow trench, 12-to-18-inches deep, parallel to the curb on the pavement. The debris is vacuumed up as the micro trenching machine cuts. Next, the team places the conduit that houses and protects the fiber into the trench. The trench is covered and leveled with a durable fill material matched to the road surface and climate. Micro trenching is surgical and there’s much less digging required as compared with traditional methods.

Filling the trench

We go to great lengths to ensure the filled trench matches the road surface as closely as possible. You may notice a temporary fill (see “temporary fill” below) that does not match the road surface. This is not representative of how the finished product will look. Temporary fill is only used to protect the trench in advance of the permanent fill.

Once the permanent fill is in place, there may still be a visible contrast with the pavement (see “permanent fill” below). This contrast will become much more subtle with time (see “finished fill” below).

Construction work will happen in the city-owned right-of-way; the area on the street side of your home that’s reserved for utilities. If you’ve ever noticed a water meter cap in your lawn, that’s typically around the dividing line between your property and the city’s property.

Don’t forget to pre-order

Pre-orders are open for Culver City. Head to ting.com/culvercity and enter your address to pre-order Telco Internet and save money on start-up costs.

The $9 pre-order is a one-time refundable charge. It comes back as a credit on your first Telco Internet bill. Pre-ordering gets you an amazing discount on Telco Crazy Fast Fiber Internet®, one free month of service.

 

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Have questions?

The team is here for you 8am to 8pm ET, Monday to Friday.

To provide feedback or share concerns around construction, please reach out through this form or give us a call at 1-855-801-5856.