On Thu, 15 Oct 2020 09:45:46 +0100, John Rumm wrote:

On 14/10/2020 16:16, PeterC wrote:
Small estate on edge of a village, van and 3 chaps stringing a cable along
the telegraph poles. Cable was about 6mm dia., black with a yellow stripe
along it.

Yellow stripe usually indicates fibre. (and the cable "recyclers" have
been educated that any time they see yellow stripes or cable flags there
is no scrap value for it!)

Here is a termination point near us before any customers were hooked up
to it - you can see the yellow stripe cable:

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...ermination.jpg

Is it run to a DP and then to the properties, same as copper is? Certainly
save digging.

--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway