Broadband internet and phone services use light to carry data through refractive fiber lines called fiber-optic cables. Light travels through the fibers at light speed, allowing fast and symmetrical data transfer.

Fiber-optic cables are fastened along electric lines and branched off to a Optical Network Terminal (ONT) that are installed on a building. The ONT is what converts light into electrical signals that are sent to your router for streaming, music, phones, and other uses. 

Installation

All Red Bolt customers have access to unlimited data usage and the option of renting a router for connectivity.

Utilizing our router option ensures that a customer receives the symmetrical speeds that only direct Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) is capable of providing. And, if you have any issues with our router, CDEC will replace it at no additional cost.

A typical service installation of Red Bolt Broadband consists of these three steps, which correspond with the photos to the below:

1. When you sign up for service, one of our meter technicians will go to your service location and install necessary equipment to your electrical meter base.

2. Next, a contractor will place a fiber-optic line from the service pole to your meter, connect the fiber-optic cabling and install the optical network terminal that delivers service to the router.

3. Finally, an install crew will connect the internet cable to the inside of your home and set up your router (if you have taken advantage of CDEC’s router). Before the installer leaves, they will test your internet connection and speed.

Contractors

CDEC is contracting with companies to assist in jump-starting construction of our new, voluntary high-speed internet service.

All of CDEC’s Red Bolt Broadband contractors work Mondays through Fridays (between dawn and dusk) and carry CDEC-issued ID badges with employee names and pictures. They carry a CDEC “Letter of Authority,” giving these contractors access to our power lines and equipment, including electric meters. They also travel in vehicles that display exterior signs, identifying them as a contractor with Continental Divide Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Once you submit an agreement and we are ready to complete the in-home installation, we will contact you to schedule a time for install. 

Click the link below to fill out the Landlord Consent Form for your property. If you own multiple properties, please list all addresses you would like to give Red Bolt Broadband permission to install. 

Landlord Consent