Lumen begins installation of fiber internet on island
Lumen Technologies reported that construction of Quantum Fiber’s fiber internet is underway and progressing on Sanibel. Effective today, Aug. 1, it and its partners started at the east end and will work west.
The expected completion date, including sod restoration, is about mid-January.
Construction will be underway in areas, including: Periwinkle Way, from Seagrape Lane to Kings Crown Drive; East Gulf Drive; Buttonwood Lane; Bella Vista Way; Glory Circle; Seagrape Lane; Sabal Avenue; Lighthouse Way; North Yachtsman Drive; Schooner Place; and Morningside Place.
Work may look like path creation, excavation and/or pulling fiber or conduit.
“This new market build-out will deliver gigabit and multigigabit speed to more than 6,600 area homes and businesses,” Lumen Technologies reported.
For more information or questions about the work, contact trevorc@utilitiesone.com.