Each profile below shows the scope, methods, and deliverables FCC runs on this category of work. Where a case study is published, it links to the full program writeup with the documentation buyers expect at acceptance.
Long-Haul Aerial
Multi-State Aerial Backbone
Greenfield aerial fiber across 600+ miles of rural and suburban pole routes for a Tier-1 carrier program.
- Scope: Strand placement, lashing, make-ready, pole transfers
- Method: Aerial. Bucket truck and digger-derrick fleet
- Cable: 144F-432F single-mode armored
- Geography: Multi-state, regional staging
- Deliverable: GIS as-builts, OTDR-certified spans, joint-use closeout
Metro Overbuild
Underground FTTH Overbuild
Microtrench-led underground FTTH program through dense urban neighborhoods with high-volume drop conversion.
- Scope: Microtrench placement, vault & handhole, drop activation
- Method: Underground. Microtrench + buried drops
- Restoration: Asphalt, concrete, sod, closed in-sprint
- Geography: Metro neighborhoods + MDU coverage
- Deliverable: OSS-integrated turn-up, customer activation, conversion reports
FTTx / Last-Mile
High-Volume Drop Conversion Sprint
Customer activation and turn-up sprint at the close of a regional FTTH buildout. Appointment-driven, OSS-reported.
- Scope: Aerial & buried drops, NID/ONT install, customer turn-up
- Method: Mixed aerial/buried with MDU coverage
- Cadence: Daily volume reporting, exception escalation
- Geography: Metro plus surrounding suburbs
- Deliverable: Activation testing, OSS handoff, conversion-rate reporting
Emergency Restoration
Named-Storm Region-Wide Restoration
Mutual-aid mobilization for a Tier-1 carrier following a named storm event. Multi-span aerial and underground restoration with FEMA-grade documentation.
- Scope: Aerial & underground placement, fusion splicing, OTDR proof
- Response: 24/7 dispatch, same-day mobilization across multi-state footprint
- Documentation: FEMA & state-emergency cost-recovery package
- Coordination: Mutual-aid partner network
- Deliverable: Same-day return-to-service where physically possible, after-action report
OSP Engineering
Permit-Heavy Greenfield Route
Front-end engineering and permitting for a multi-jurisdiction long-haul route. Municipal, DOT, and railroad permits, with GIS as-built deliverables.
- Scope: OSP route design, joint-use, ROW, permits, locates
- Jurisdictions: Multiple municipalities, state DOT, Class I rail
- Output: Construction-ready engineering package + permit binder
- Format: Carrier-OSS-ready GIS as-builts
- Deliverable: Drop-in design package, ready to mobilize crews
Splicing & Testing
High-Count Long-Haul Splice Program
Trailer-based splice deployment for an extended long-haul backbone, with OTDR bidirectional certification on every span.
- Scope: Single-fiber and ribbon fusion splicing, splice-case build
- Counts: 432F-864F long-haul cable
- Test: OTDR bidirectional, end-to-end loss budgets, link-loss reports
- Conditions: All-weather trailer-based splicing
- Deliverable: TIA-compliant test-result deliverables, OSS-ready handoff
