WCCTA

Construction Status by Community:
Somers – 100% Complete and cut-over. The old copper network is completely shut down.
Knierim– 100% Complete and cut-over. The old copper network is completely shut down.
Moorland– 100% Complete and cut-over. The old copper network is completely shut down.
Boxholm– 100% Complete and cut-over. The old copper network is completely shut down.
Pilot Mound– 100% Complete and cut-over. The old copper network is completely shut down.
Lanyon– 100% Complete and cut-over. The old copper network is completely shut down.
Gowrie -Fiber to the Home is complete. WCCTA staff is in the final stages of contacting customers to cut-over to the fiber network.
Farnhamville- Fiber to the Home is complete. WCCTA staff is in the final stages of contacting customers to cut-over to the fiber network.
Churdan- Fiber to the Home is complete. WCCTA staff is in the final stages of contacting customers to cut-over to the fiber network.
Paton-100% Complete and cut-over. The old copper network is completely shut down.
Badger– Fiber to the Home construction is complete. WCCTA staff is in the early stages of contacting customers to cut-over to the fiber network.
Barnum– Fiber to the Home construction is complete. WCCTA staff is in the early stages of contacting customers to cut-over to the fiber network.
Clare – Fiber to the Home construction is complete. WCCTA staff is in the early stages of contacting customers to cut-over to the fiber network.
Vincent–Central Cable Contractors have been working in this area burying and splicing fiber optic cable Summer 2010.
Duncombe- Central Cable Contractors have been working in this area burying and splicing fiber optic cable Summer 2010.
Thor- Central Cable Contractors have been working in this area burying and splicing fiber optic cable Summer 2010.

Webster-Calhoun welcomes you to the world of Fiber Optics

As a locally owned and operated communications company, Webster-Calhoun has been on the cutting edge of technology serving you and your neighbors for over 50 years. We are proud to make your community one of the few “fiber lit” cities in the state.

Fiber to the Home or FTTH is the use of fiber-optic cables run directly to the user’s home. While fiber-optics have been in use for many years to transfer long-distance calls around the world as well as Internet traffic, telephone companies such as ours are now bringing this incredibly high-bandwidth connection to our cooperative communities.

Fiber optic cable is actually a strand of glass approximately the thickness of a human hair that allows pulses of light to pass from one end to the other at the speed of light.

What is Fiber to the Home (FTTH)?
FTTH is a new technology that uses fiber optic cable instead of copper cable to deliver telephone, data and video services. Fiber optic cables have the capacity for an indefinite amount of data which is becoming a necessity in today’s world.

Why is fiber better for our network?
The traditional copper phone line that currently run to everyone’s homes has the potential of approximately 20 Megabits of data per second but the technology is distance limited, therefore, the farther the home is from the office or from a rural network access point (cabinets in the road ditches) the slower the capable speeds are.

What is a Network Interface Device or NID?
A NID (Network Interface Device) contains the electronics that converts a signal of light into useable voice, data and video services.

What does a NID box look like?
This gray box will be located on the outside of your home/business.
The size of this box is 16” tall by 12” wide.

What does the power supply look like?
There will be an additional box installed inside your home
or business which will power the unit. It is approximately
9 ½” wide by 6 ½” tall and will also contain a back-up battery in case of a power outage. This must always be plugged into an electrical outlet to power your telephone.

Will this change the way my present services work?
The only changes in service will be on the data (Internet) level. You will no longer need a modem to receive high speed Internet. Also, if you are already subscribing to high speed Internet, you should see more efficient data rates (although the speed will not be faster than the package you subscribe to.)

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