I have worked as a contractor for H.C.I. inc for Verizon and AT&T.  During that time the majority of my 4 years were spent learning the construction side of telecommunications; digging trenches, digging up splices, raising and lowering manholes, placing conduit, placing poly line,  placing rope, placing copper cables, placing drops to residents, breaking concrete, asphalt, wrecking out old cable, placing new poles, replacing damaged poles, pole transfers, placing down guys, climb poles, use ladders.

     Then i worked at AT&T for 5 months where i was taught how to splice copper and fiber, and was certified to climb poles, rehab splices for U verse project, build fiber cases.