Where to start
To check if your home or business is within the project’s fiber footprint please refer to the coverage map below. If you are in our coverage area, please give us a call at (877) 722 – 3833 or Click Here to start the process today!
If you’re not in our coverage area, don’t despair! Please submit an inquiry here to let us know you’re interested in getting service. This will help our research and development team identify areas for potential expansion.
Process
1. Project Approved
Race Communications stakeholders approve a project after completing market research, analysis, and close communication with municipalities, permitting offices, and partners. Race will then meet with all parties involved, including engineers and construction crews.
2. Engineering
Race surveys and tests the existing infrastructure to create CAD (computer-aided design) designs to display the layout of construction and the new fiber community.
3. Permitting
Race applies for permits allowing the procurement of space on utility poles. Permitting must be approved before moving into the construction phase.
4. Construction
Steel cables are attached to utility poles to attach fiber optic cables to them. The fiber optic cables are run from a centralized node that provides the laser light signal that will be converted into an Internet signal.
5. Test Splice’n Drop
A smaller “fiber drop cable” is run to the home either aerially or underground (depending on the site survey), and then the equipment is installed before testing the signal.
6. Final Installation
An ONT (Optical Network Terminal) that converts the laser light from the fiber to electrical signals is installed and connected to a router inside the home. An Internet connection from the router can come from either a hardwire or WiFi.