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Old 07-18-2025, 08:43 PM
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I hade it done up north before we left. Essentially, when they come into a community (like for a new fiber company) they run the infrastructure down the street along the side walk to the box you see (like a water or sprinkler control box) and often times they will not run the service to the house until you become a subscriber. In my case they offered two options, they drill it under the ground or in my case they simply took a shovel and cut a slot into the grass about the depth of a shovel and tucked the cable in under the slice of grass. The latter was done because I had sprinkler lines in the yard. I had to water the disturbed area for a few weeks with garden hose because the grass got shocked and was a little brown for a while. Not sure how they do it down here but is suspect the same. As far as your drive way they most likely would go under not disturbing the concrete. They have been doing this for a while so you should not have major concerns.
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