Sec.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.

(Effective November 25, 1969)