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Overhead to Underground Conversion
Our main electrical wire has been converted from overhead to underground. I understand that AT&T lines can be buried as well either in a trench or otherwise. Can someone please contact me to begin this process? I'm told Engineering and Repair/Maintenance need to help but I have been unsuccessful getting someone via your main number to assist. I was also told that Buried Wire Department cannot assist since we do not have AT&T wired service.
my thoughts
Former Employee
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22.5K Messages
6 months ago
This is not about wire from pole to house but pole to pole to pole?
Will not say could not be done with Bill Gates money (somebody paying), but would not expect ATT to undertake the cost in materials and manhours for conversion. If area receives fiber in the future may bury any new construction but existing services would stay when the money do perform that work could be used for fiber not copper.
A statement from the past years estimated cost for fiber deployment to be around $3000 per address, thus 100 addresses would be $300,000. I expect request for a single address would be $10,000 to $20,000.
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mgwebster
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6 months ago
Thanks - It is a new construction home with old unused wires on a pole in the middle of the backyard that need to be removed or buried (if still in use).
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my thoughts
Former Employee
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22.5K Messages
6 months ago
New construction home is not a new greenfield development correct?
You built or purchased a home in an area surrounded by overhead infrastructure? Not a development with all services underground?
Why would you expect changes?
What is the best speed ATT offers to your address? Zip code?
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