NEC section for telephone wiring ?

['nuther Bob]

Is there an NEC section for telephone wiring standards with wire specs and such ? OR so they just regulate the distance from power wiring ?

Thanks, Bob

[Ron]

Article 800

It covers some requirements. You can also look at the EIA/TIA 570 document.

[DonS]

I seem to recall seeing something on the FCC website, noting CAT-3 as minimum for in-house phone wiring.

-don

['nuther Bob]

That was the start of my inquiry actually. It seems the FCC passed a reg in 2001 requiring cat3 minimum for telco to support future networking. I'd like to check into the code book and see if the NEC has picked up on this.

Bob

[CMF]

I would recommend going Cat5e even for phones. With phones/network all Cat5e and hopefully 'home run' to a central location, the wires can be interchanged for phone/LAN and other options, not just a daisy-chained phone.

Maury

[Ron]

['nuther Bob]

Thanks, Bob