PES Fiber Expansion Update

October 22, 2025

Welcome to the latest edition of our Fiber Expansion Update!

Phase 1

✅ Complete — Service is available.
👉 New requests will be scheduled after the completion of Phase 3 installations.

Phase 2

✅ Complete — Service is available.
👉 New requests will be scheduled after the completion of Phase 3 installations.

Phase 3 (9 Areas)

  • Drops Remaining: Approximately a dozen (drop = fiber from the pole to the home).
  • Installations Remaining: Around 80.
  • Current Pace: ~30 installations per week.

Phase 4 (5 Areas)

  • Drops Remaining: Approximately 80.
  • Next Step: Once these are built, final installations will begin.

👉 Most of the remaining work in Phases 3 and 4 involves locations that requested service after the original contractor waitlist had closed.
If you’re in Phase 5 Project 1 or 2, make sure you’re on the waitlist now to avoid installation delays!

Phase 5 (4 Areas) — Next Round of Expansion Underway

  • Engineering & Right-of-Way Clearing: ✅ Complete
  • Pole Replacements: 100 of 134 ✅ Complete
  • Construction: Divided into 4 projects due to material lead times (15–18 weeks).

Project 1 – Fall River / Johnson Branch / Tin Top Road

  • Mainline Fiber Construction: Well underway.
  • If you’re on the waitlist, your drop will be built in the coming weeks.
  • Goal: Installations scheduled by Dec. 1.

Project 2 – Charlie Howell Road

  • Mainline Construction: Beginning within the next two weeks.
  • Drops: May be delayed until December due to material availability.

Projects 3 & 4

  • Target Completion: Dec. 31.
  • Installations Begin: January 2026.
  • Locations: To be released soon.

🗺 The PES website map has been updated to include Projects 1 and 2. Type in your address to see if your location is part of the current expansion.
👉 Stay tuned — Project Area 3 will be revealed within the next two weeks as material delivery dates are confirmed.

More Exciting News Coming Dec. 1

Just when you thought PES Fiber Internet had reached the pinnacle of technology… stay tuned for a major announcement on December 1!

Thank You!

Thank you for your patience as our contractors complete their final clean-up work.
Final inspections are underway in Phases 3 and 4 to ensure:

  • Fiber is properly strapped to poles (not at the base),
  • All fiber entrances and exits are protected with U-guards,
  • And other quality standards are met.

🚚 You may see contractor trucks pulled to the roadside or moving slowly as they complete inspections across the countryside. We appreciate your understanding