Fiber installation involves taking a residential home from the construction phase of being a “household passed” to being “connected” or installed with fiber. The differences between these two phases are:
Household Passed: fiber optic cable “goes by” home along the street, meaning the home is “capable” of being served by a provider’s fiber optic distribution plant, but it may not be “connected” yet
Connected: a fiber optic “drop” cable from the closest network access point connects to the home. This enables a customer to order and receive internet, video, and voice services from their fiber provider