CBC Communications LLC

About Us

CBC Communications LLC is a fiber optic production contractor run by Christopher Coleman, a working fiber splicer with 12 years of experience in fiber construction, splicing, testing, and emergency restoration.

Today our focus is inside plant (ISP) and hyperscale data center work: high-count ribbon splicing, testing, and troubleshooting. Our outside plant (OSP) background gives us depth on new construction, maintenance, and restoration, and we lead crews on production-based work, handling scheduling, quality control, and on-site safety.

We care about clean, organized, inspection-ready work. We've been brought in to repair other contractors' poor slack management and tray routing, and we train splicers on ribbon best practices that cut rework between splicing and testing crews.

Our experience includes splicing, testing, and troubleshooting on projects for major carriers and operators including Oracle, AT&T, Comcast, Cox, and Google Fiber.

Formed in Missouri in 2015 and registered to do business in Texas.

CBC Communications in the field: bucket truck and crew — In the field

Experience Highlights

Hyperscale data center fiber splicing & testing
12-count & 16-count ribbon splicing (200 & 250 micron)
OTDR & OLTS validation and troubleshooting
High-density connector inspection & endface analysis
Crew leadership on production-based work
Ribbon splicing training development & delivery
Emergency restoration after Hurricanes Ian & Helene

Safety & Training

Industrial Laser Safety Officer (LSO), CTC Compliance Training Online, 2026
OSHA 10 minimum for every worker; OSHA 30 minimum for every supervisor
Site-specific safety protocols

Equipment

Fujikura & Sumitomo fusion splicers · EXFO OTDR & OLTS MaxTesters · AFL

Services

ISP and data center work first, with the OSP and crew experience to back it up.

01

Data Center & Hyperscale

Fiber splicing, testing, and troubleshooting in hyperscale data center environments, with organized routing and inspection-ready results.

02

High-Count Ribbon Splicing

12ct and 16ct ribbon splicing on 200 and 250 micron fiber for high-density builds.

03

ISP (Inside Plant)

Inside plant splicing, OTDR and OLTS testing, connector inspection, and endface analysis.

04

OSP (Outside Plant)

New construction, maintenance, and emergency restoration splicing, including storm recovery work.

05

Fiber Splicing & Repair

General fusion splicing and correcting deficient work: cleaning up slack management and tray routing.

06

Crew & Subcontractor Staffing

We recruit and manage splicing crews and subcontractors for projects across the US, and we lead them on site.

Called in to fix it

When a job needs to be made right

We get called in when a closure or cabinet needs to be corrected. Here's one example from an AT&T job.

Splice closure before repair, with tangled fiber slack and disorganized routing — The closure as we found it: tangled slack and disorganized tray routing.

The same splice closure after rebuild, with organized routing and a label reading Built by CBC Communications LLC for AT&T — Rebuilt by us: clean routing, proper slack management, clearly labeled.

Fiber distribution cabinet with two ports circled in blue, port 1 and port 433 — **Port 1 came out at port 433.** A previous contractor had spliced this cabinet's tails to each other. When we shot a VFL (red light) into port 1, it came out at port 433 (both circled) instead of going to the field. We traced it and made it right.

Our Work

Data center and ISP work first, then ribbon splicing, testing, and outside plant. Click any photo to see it full size.

Yellow fiber jumper bundles beside a server rack with a red VFL glow — Data center: jumper bundles at the rack

Bundle of yellow fiber jumpers with one connector glowing red from a VFL — Tracing a jumper bundle with a VFL

Backboard with a fiber box, three splice tray stacks, and three ONT units, neatly routed — ISP: backboard build with splice trays & ONTs

Fusion splicer screen showing 12-fiber ribbon splice losses of 0.00 dB with No Error — 12-fiber ribbon splice: 0.00 dB on 11 of 12, No Error

Splice tray with fiber ranges labeled 109 through 144 — 144-count splice tray, labeled by range

Clean splice tray with organized fiber loops and a bank of LC connectors — Rebuilt splice tray with LC connector bank

Fiber inspection scope screen flagging a contaminated end face — We inspect every end face and catch contamination before it causes problems

Hand holding an optical fiber identifier clipped on a fiber in an open splice closure — Identifying live fiber before we cut or splice

Open splice tray with a red VFL glow at the splice holder — VFL check on a loaded splice tray

Bucket truck with a worker in the bucket working an aerial fiber line along a road — OSP: aerial work from the bucket

Splice truck and bucket truck parked roadside with traffic cones — OSP: splice truck and bucket truck set up roadside

Emergency Restoration

We've deployed for storm restoration after Hurricane Ian (Ft. Myers, FL, Sept 2022) and Hurricane Helene (Asheville, NC, Sept 2024).

Hurricane Helene Emergency Restoration badge, Asheville, NC, Sept 2024

Splicer in a hard hat and hi-vis vest working a splice tray on a tailgate at night in the rain, lit by truck headlights — Splicing through the night after the storm

Crew member in a white hard hat and hi-vis vest beside a roadside pole with sagging lines under stormy evening skies — On the ground for storm restoration

Sunset street scene with a leaning utility pole, a worker in a hard hat and hi-vis vest, and police on scene — Coordination with local authorities on emergency restorations

A broken utility pole and lines resting on a semi truck at the roadside — Emergency response: restoring service after a truck took out a pole

Safety First

Safety is part of how we work on every job, from the data hall to the roadside.

Every worker holds OSHA 10 at minimum.
Every supervisor holds OSHA 30 at minimum.
Work-zone setup and traffic control on every job. Signs and cones go out before the work starts.
PPE on every crew member. Hard hats and hi-vis vests in the field.
Laser safety. Industrial Laser Safety Officer (LSO) certificate, CTC Compliance Training Online, 2026.
Site-specific safety protocols followed on every job site.

Roadside work zone with a Utility Work Ahead sign, traffic cones around a splice truck, and a pole with a coiled closure and slack loop — Work zone set up before the work starts

Bucket and splice truck set up on a wet road in the rain with cones and an orange warning sign, with a closure and cable laid out on the grass — Safely set up in the rain.

Truck parked off the road beside an open sandy field, with lines overhead and a yellow pole guard — Field work: truck staged safely off the road

For Contract Holders & GCs

Need a splicing crew? Get in touch.

Tell us about your project: location, scope (ISP, data center, or OSP), fiber counts, start date, and how many splicers you need. We'll let you know what we can staff and when.

Email a contract inquiry

For Splicers & Job Seekers

Looking for splicing work?

We keep a roster of splicers and crews for upcoming projects. Send us a short note with:

Your crew size (or solo)
Your equipment (splicers, ribbon capability, test gear)
Your ISP and/or OSP experience
Your preferred region, or whether you'll travel

We'll reach out when a project fits.

Email a splicer / job inquiry

What we value

Clean, organized splicing, proper slack management, clear identification, and safe job sites. We'd rather do it right the first time than rework it later.

Contact

The fastest way to reach us is by email.

Email chris@cbcfiber.com

Contract inquiry Splicer / job inquiry