Don’t have the KPUD fiber at my house, how much does this cost to get?

Short answer: It depends on a case by case basis, probably a lot. Thousands of dollars minimum. Tens to hundreds of thousands at a high end.

Getting onto the Kitsap PUD is a 4 step process:

Step 1 -  Homeowners or businesses work with KPUD to construct the fiber to their address.

Step 2 – Choose an ISP and get service ordered via the COS system

Step 3 – KPUD installs the Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) which converts the Fiber to a standard RJ45 (network) port.

Step 4 – ISP cables from the CPE network port to the customers gateway/router/access point device.

KPUD offers an open network, in with internet service providers are free to compete to win your business.  Hopefully, you choose Net253! You or the ISP may place an order via the KPUD COS system. 

The CPE is an expensive piece of electronics, if you tamper with it, the KPUD will assess both a replacement fee and a service fee for doing the replacement. Do not attempt to open the CPE to access the fibers. The only thing behind the CPE is the small storage spool that holds your exposed, delicate, fibers, and the splice the connects the sturdy underground cable to the lead that plugs into the CPE.  

Getting fiber pulled to your location is in most cases a very expensive proposition. It is best handled by getting a group of adjoining properties to band together to finance the construction costs.  KPUD will work with your community to determine the best cost solution. In addition to the fee for simply pulling the wires, there is often additional equipment, mounted on a pedestal, which supports converting a large area (several square miles) into a super high speed link that goes on the KPUD backbone.  These “nodes” are present on all network operator systems.

Construction note:

When selecting a location for your CPE on the outside of your home there are 3 things to consider:

1)      How will KPUD route the underground or aerial fiber from the street to the box location

2)      How will KPUD get power to the box

3)      How will the ISP connect from the box to your home networking gateway/router/access point.

We suggest you pick a location that takes all 3 into account.  Often times, the existing telecommunications CPE boxes are the most practical spot to locate the KPUD box.

KPUD has to install a power converter, which plugs into a wall outlet inside your home, and then runs low voltage wire (they use network cable) to the CPE.

Your ISP has to run a cable from the CPE to your networking gear.  Please keep this in mind! your ISP may have to resort to running the wire on the outside of your building if you choose a spot that is all concrete or inaccessible from the interior of the building.

Getting KPUD low voltage power to the box is the least “delicate” piece of the equation. If something has to suffer, Net253 suggests you put the complexity of the power feed as the lowest priority. In extreme cases, we can perform the inside wire, and the power wiring on the same single network cable.