Underground Telecommunications Construction
Underground placement of fiber, coax, conduit, and telecommunications drops, including plowing, trenching, depth verification, and complete property restoration.
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Telecommunications infrastructure. Done right.
RIC LLC provides dependable telecommunications construction, directional boring, aerial placement, restoration, in-home installation, satellite infrastructure support, and a full range of underground utility services. Fiber optic work remains a core capability, but our services extend across the broader telecommunications industry throughout Indiana, southern Michigan, and northwest Ohio.
W-2
In-house field teams
OSHA-10
Field safety training
3 States
Regional coverage
Turnkey
Drop-to-home capability
Trusted experience supporting:
Electric Cooperatives
Regional ISPs
Telecom Providers
Rural Communities
Serving partners since2020
About RIC LLC
A fiber contractor built around accountability.
Ritchie Installation and Communications LLC is a Fort Wayne-based telecommunications contractor specializing in complete fiber drop fulfillment. We provide the crews, equipment, office support, and field management needed to keep customer installations moving.
Our teams handle the difficult rural work, including long drops, driveway and roadway bores, aerial transitions, restoration, and customer-facing installation support.
In-house field crews
Dedicated office support
Full restoration standards
Rural market experience
Photo documentation
Responsive project management
What We Do
Complete telecommunications construction and installation support.
From fiber, coax, and satellite support to broader underground utility infrastructure, RIC delivers dependable telecommunications field services with a single accountable team.
Directional Boring
Driveway, sidewalk, roadway, creek, and difficult-property crossings using appropriately sized drill equipment.
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Aerial Construction & Telecommunications Placement
Aerial construction, strand work, lashing, fiber and coax placement, telecommunications drops, cutovers, pole routes, and associated make-ready support.
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Telecommunications Splicing
Fiber optic and telecommunications splicing for terminals, NIDs, closures, wall plates, distribution networks, and customer drops.
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In-Home Telecommunications Installation
Installation and activation of fiber, coax, networking, and satellite-related equipment, including ONTs, routers, CAT6, RG6/RG11, inside wiring, and customer education.
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Underground Utility Construction
Beyond fiber construction, we provide underground utility installation support, conduit placement, trenching, utility crossings, restoration, and related infrastructure services.
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More than a burial crew.
RIC is structured to support ongoing market production, not just individual assignments. Our field operations are backed by scheduling, locate management, customer communication, escalation support, and billing staff.
Partner With RIC
Accountable Workforce
In-house W-2 teams with consistent expectations, training, and supervision.
Equipment Depth
Drills, excavators, vacuum equipment, plows, reel trailers, bucket support, and fusion equipment.
Operational Support
Office staff manages locates, customer issues, routing, reporting, billing, and escalations.
Quality Documentation
Consistent before-and-after photos, depth verification, closeout records, and jobsite accountability.
Rural Capability
Experienced with long routes, private utilities, difficult access, road crossings, and dispersed work.
Flexible Capacity
Drop, drill, aerial, and installation crews can be combined around the needs of each market.
Safety & Quality
Safety is built into every project.
RIC maintains a safety-first culture supported by trained field personnel, documented jobsite procedures, equipment inspections, and project-specific hazard controls.
Our Safety Program
Our workforce follows established construction safety procedures for underground, aerial, drilling, excavation, traffic-control, and customer property work.
OSHA-10 trained field workforce
Job safety analyses and pre-work planning
Utility locate verification and route review
Daily equipment and vehicle inspections
PPE, traffic control, and work-zone standards
Photo documentation and quality closeout
0.85
Experience Modification Rate
Our current EMR reflects RIC's continued focus on safe operations, workforce accountability, and responsible project execution.
Regional Coverage
Close enough to respond. Equipped to scale.
Based in Fort Wayne with practical access to rural and regional markets throughout the tri-state area.
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Service Territory
Built around the markets we know best.
Our core operating area includes northern and central Indiana, southern Michigan, and northwest Ohio. Additional mobilization can be discussed for sustained volume or larger projects.
Northern IndianaPrimary Market
Southern MichiganPrimary Market
Northwest OhioRegional Support
Central IndianaProject Dependent
Our Mission
Building infrastructure. Building trust.
At Ritchie Installation and Communications LLC, our mission is to build and maintain the infrastructure that keeps communities connected while conducting business with integrity, professionalism, and respect.
As a locally owned company, we believe in doing the job right the first time, investing in our people, creating meaningful careers, hiring locally, providing competitive wages, and building a team of skilled professionals who take pride in their work.
Family is at the heart of our culture. We are committed to making a lasting name in the communities we serve by treating every customer, employee, and partner with honesty and respect.
We recognize that every member of our team is the face of the providers and clients we represent. Every interaction is an opportunity to deliver the most professional experience a customer has while RIC is on site.
Our Core Values
- Integrity
- Safety
- Quality
- Professionalism
- Community
- Accountability
- Family
Current Partners
Supporting broadband providers and electric cooperatives.
RIC is proud to provide construction and installation services for these current partners throughout the Midwest.
Mercury Broadband
Kosciusko REMC
LaGrange County REMC
Steuben County REMC
Ligtel Communications
Client Testimonial
Trusted by broadband partners.
We take pride in becoming an extension of our partners' teams and helping their fiber projects reach completion.
★★★★★
“We've partnered with RIC for the past two years and have been very happy with their work. They have done the majority of our fiber drops and in-home installations; their partnership helped us get across the finish line with our fiber project. We highly recommend RIC to anyone completing an FTTH project.”
Need Reliable Production?
Let’s talk about your drop volume, turnaround expectations, and coverage gaps.
We are interested in long-term partnerships where safety, communication, quality, and predictable completion matter.
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Tell us where you need help.
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Ritchie Installation and Communications LLC
Telecommunications construction, underground utility services, directional boring, aerial work, satellite support, and in-home installation.
Contact
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Corporate Headquarters
2802 Congressional Parkway, Suite B
Fort Wayne, IN 46808
Fort Wayne, IN 46808