Conn. Agencies Regs. § 16-333-16a - Separation at the pole
(a) CATV equipment
located above of within four feet of the highest telephone cable or multiple
line wire shall be mounted on extension arms placed perpendicular to the run of
the cable. When such CATV equipment is mounted on an extension fixture, it
shall be located on the side of the extension fixture away from the pole with a
minimum horizontal separation of thirty inches from the pole surface.
(b) CATV equipment located below and at a
distance greater than four feet from the highest telephone cable or multiple
line wire may be mounted on the pole surface or on an extension arm placed
perpendicular to or parallel to the run of cable. Such equipment shall be
located outside of the climbing space.
(c) Amplifiers and associated equipment such
as couplers, splitters, combiners, equalizers, taps and bridging terminals,
etc., may be strand mounted above telephone facilities. A minimum of four
inches of clearance shall be maintained between the lowest point of the CATV
equipment and the telephone cable, multiple line wire or equipment.
(d) CATV attachments shall have a minimum
separation of four inches from telephone attachments except as follows: CATV
cable shall be located above and at a minimum distance of twelve inches from
the highest telephone cable or multiple line wire. When the CATV cable is
attached to an extension arm fixture, such cable may be located at the same
level as the highest telephone cable.
(e) CATV drip loops shall have a minimum
separation of four inches from telephone cable, multiple line wire or
equipment.
(f) CATV
pole-to-building cables and drop wires, where they leave the pole surface,
shall be at least four inches above the highest telephone cable or multiple
line wire attachment.
(g) No
through bolt shall be installed with less than four inch separation from a
parallel through bolt at the pole. Perpendicular through bolts may be installed
with two inch minimum separation.
(h) CATV cables attached to poles supporting
telephone facilities shall have a distinctive, readily visible means of
identification attached to the CATV cable at each pole.
(i) When it is proposed to place CATV
attachments on a pole which supports power attachments only, for the purposes
of this docket, said CATV attachments shall be located on the pole with the
same clearances that would otherwise be required if a telephone cable were
attached to the pole at a distance of four and one-half feet below the lowest
power attachment.
Notes
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