... if you're interested in fiber, do let your City leadership know. We're seeking cities that will work with us and allow both directional boring and microtrenching for new underground build-out. We've received pretty limited interest (or even outright denial) from many communities.

My mistake. My searches on "CA SB 378 microtrenching" on the CA legislature site directed to 396 and I didn't notice it. The info for SB 378 shows that indeed it was signed in 2021.

... referred to this on a few occasions, and commented not too long ago that (despite the plain language of the law) SF in particular was still making microtrenching difficult or impossible. For many years, the standard answer has been that Sonic can't run their fiber to undergrounded customers until ...

The bill is considered dead at this point. There was supposed to be a hearing last April but it was cancelled at the request of the author. According to the bill history, it was returned to the Secretary of the Senate on Feb 1. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202...

I just posted a new topic about this https://forums.sonic.net/viewtopic.php?t=17887 . SB 378 now requires cities to allow microtrenching. It requires issuing a permit by right. Hopefully this will open the door to Sonic rolling out in neighborhoods with underground utilities. Cities ...

SB 378 now requires that cities/counties/districts allow microtrenching by right. The "shall" language in CA law means they don't have the option to say no, nor is there any discretionary review. The way the adverse impact language is written ...

... Internet Service Providers other than the duopoly of AT&T and Comcast? What regulations or policies exist around access to utility poles, or microtrenching / directional boring? I believe there are a number of residents who would welcome another provider such as sonic.net for high-speed Internet ...

Does your City currently permit microtrenching? Many do not yet, despite the CA state law that now requires it.

But to answer your question about cost, yes, MT can reduce cost, by 25%-30% generally versus boring. Clearly an aerial drop is the most cost-efficient solution.

Thanks for the reply, Dane! That's unfortunate to hear.

As for installing new conduit, would microtrenching (including the road crossing) be at a similar price point as well?

I just want to make sure I can tell my HOA I've explored all the options here.

Thanks again,
Andrew

... Cities can certainly encourage or discourage our deployment. They should allow and encourage modern trenchless construction including boring and microtrenching. And they should not disallow the placement of temporary safety bypass poles when they are needed during aerial construction due to preexisting ...