Premium: 5,000 ft route through urban dense right-of-way, complex trenching, multiple splices, extensive testing, and certification, plus restoration and permit packages. Total: about. Buying fiber optic installation services involves several cost components, with total price influenced by length, location, and access. These fibers are thin strands, often as small as a human hair, that transmit data as pulses of light. Single-mode fiber costs less per foot than multimode fiber, but it requires more. Typically, per drop fiber cabling prices range from $250 – $1000 per drop depending on the type of fiber (OM2, OM3, OM4, or OM5), multi or single mode, PVC or plenum, average drop length, and also the number of fibers in each cable.