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Fibre optic installation work happening in Red Deer through 2025 & 2026

Apr 8, 2025 | 3:14 PM

Work to install fibre optics in Red Deer is beginning, the municipality advised this week.

F3 Networks Canada Inc. (F3) is partering with Telus to bring fibre optic services to more homes and businesses, with crews doing work throughout 2025 and 2026.

Residents may be visited from the F3 team as they go door-to-door to get permission to install these lines to homes.

Most of this work is taking place along the streets or at the front of homes or within a utility right-of-way, the city notes.

According to F3, on reddeer.ca, construction may occur in one to five neighbourhoods at a time.

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“Much of the work will be completed by directional drilling to minimize disturbance to the ground surface. There will be small excavations at each lot, where a fibre line will be left for connection to the property (at a future date),” according a backgrounder provided by F3 on the City of Red Deer’s website.

“There will also be excavations at service boxes and where proximity to existing utilities requires their exposure to ensure the safety of workers and prevent impacts to existing utilities. After the initial installation of the conduit is complete, the contractor will backfill all holes to the ground surface. A second crew will come to the neighbourhood after the initial construction to complete the surface restoration with topsoil and grass seed, as well as to repair any asphalt and concrete disturbed during construction.”

No work can be completed on private property without the homeowner’s permission, and you are not obligated to provide permission, they note.

If you have any questions or concerns about the fiber installation going on in your neighbourhood, contact F3 Networks Canada Inc. directly:

Email: Customerservice@F3Networks.ca
Phone: 778.200.9100
Website: F3 Networks

More information is also available at reddeer.ca.

F3 could not be reached for further comment.

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