Our ISP installed fiber too late in the year to bury the cable, so it just laid on the ground for 7 months until thaw, right across our walkway and yard. They weren't even worried about it getting damaged.
We had fiber installed at our house and our derpy dog chewed up the line twice before they were able to bury it. Was a good time indeed and thankfully AT&T didn't charge us anything to come out and fix it each time.
They only ended up burying it a few inches deep, i was surprised and thought it would be deeper.
What surprised me the most is one of the techs telling me that ants are one of the most common threats to fiber lines outside of them accidently being severed by construction crews digging.
And my ISP had to replace mine multiple times due to lawn maintenance guys running it over, neighbors (where the line was pulled from) cutting it, etc.
I don't think I'll ever do a fiber install again. If it has already been run to the house, great, but otherwise, I'd rather not.
