In article ,
Richard B. \(Bruce\) Leiby wrote:
In article .com,
Bob S. wrote:

Avery wrote:
I am having an addition put on where the telephone cable currently
enters the house. Cavalier telephone has not responded to my request
to
reroute the cable other than "it will be very expensive".

Avery
2. If telco is truly unresponsive, have the contractor pull the box
loose from the house, coil the wire w/box back to the pole, then notify
telco you don't have any service. You have done no harm to their
equipment. Since they will have to run a new cable anyway, you can
negotiate for an underground run.

I hate to "rain on your parade" BUT you'd better check with the Telco and
find out if they have a clause in their "agreement" with the State's Public
Utility Commissioner (or appropriate department) that they can level a
maximum "fine" on a customer, contractor, or etc. for "pulling off" or
"moving" their "demarcation box" or "point of attachment"!! Here in Oregon
Quest and all other Telco utilities have this, and they are quick to
"threaten" someone with the fine. BUT they are slooooooooow to schedule one
of their people to come to your construction project and "plan" the removal
and respotting of their equipment!! I usually tell them not to worry, that
my next call is to the PUC, letting THEM know I will be moving the Telco
equipment the next day!!!!! So far, I have had a Telco lineman there the
next day pulling two (2) screws and a strain relief and rolling the
demarcation box and wire back out of the way!!
My point is: check before you cost yourself OR your customer a FAT
fine!!
Bruce Leiby


Of course there is a way around this.. If the demarc location is going to
be torn out for the new addition, simply have the contractor cut out the
section of wall where the demarc is mounted, as well as any other attachments..
that way you are not tampering in any way with the telco equipment, since it
is still attached to the wall.. the fact that the wall section is no longer
attached to the house is none of the telco's business..



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