Outside plant - prewire customer demarc preference

Thu Dec 7 03:39:57 UTC 2023

On Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 3:45 AM Sean Donelan <sean at donelan.com> wrote:

> U.S. NEC does not require any mechanical protection for fiber cables.  You
> can run "bare" fiber cables through most residential spaces (with a few
> exceptions for jacket material, i.e. direct burial cable not allowed
> inside habital spaces).

I also recall the requirement for "plenum rated cable"
in some cases (but not typically in residential spaces
as the ceilings are not typically part of the expect air
circulation system, although, as with all else, your
residence will vary).