How do they get the fiber to my house?

Getting fiber to the home in an established neighborhood is both science and art. Metronet uses a method called Directional Boring to run fiber from their equipment to the side of your home. Directional boring, is a steerable trenchless method of installing underground pipes, conduits and cables in a shallow arc along a prescribed bore path by using a surface launched drilling rig, with minimal impact on the surrounding area. Directional boring is used when trenching or excavating is not practical and minimizes environmental disruption.

It is used for installing infrastructure such as telecommunications and power cable conduits, water lines, sewer lines, oil lines, product pipelines and environmental remediation casings. It is used for crossing waterways, roadways, congested areas, environmentally sensitive areas, and area where other methods are costlier. Directional boring is used over other techniques to provide less traffic disruption, lower cost, deeper and/or longer installation, no access pit, shorter completion times, directional capabilities, and environmental safety.