[klondike_]

The contractor probably only terminated the fiber. The tools to do fiber termination and splicing are much more expensive than $75

[sokoloff]

Alright, maybe. I assumed a pre-terminated, off-the-shelf cable, but you could be right.

[bombcar]

Even now the fiber installers around here don't terminate, they just run a (potentially very long) already terminated cable and then shove it into the ground (blade into the dirt, press a bit, shove cable in).