Underground Service
Where underground service connections are desired by the customer as initial installation in places where aerial wires or cable would ordinarily be used to reach the customers’ premises, or when aerial facilities are used to provide service or channels to a customer and subsequently the customer desires that such facilities be placed underground.
When cable is laid in conduit, the underground conduit shall be constructed and maintained by the owner.
When facilities are changed from aerial to underground, in addition to the customer installing the required conduit, the customer is charged the cost of dismantling and removing the aerial facilities. The minimum size of conduit is two inches. The customer will install a pull line to be used by the telephone company.
By accepting underground telephone service the customer understands they are responsible to maintain the conduit, open and close the ditch and replace the conduit should it become unusable. The telephone company will provide the required cable or wire on the central office side of the interface. The telephone company does not approve wire buried without the protection of conduit.
Mobile Home Installation
Use the location of the electric service to determine the location of the telephone interface. Interface must be bonded to the same ground as the electric service.
Customer may install wiring from interface to the mobile home.
If the telephone company installs or maintains the wiring from the interface to the mobile home (when the distance is greater than five (5) feet) it must be installed according to Brandenburg Telephone requirements.
The wire must be in conduit. The customer is required to install the conduit. The minimum size of the conduit is two (2) inches. The customer will install a pull line to be used by the telephone company.
The interface should be on the same pole as the electric meter. The location of the interface must be suitable as defined in PART II Sheet 8.3 and Sheet 11.3 of the tariff.
Only one interface per line per premise. The customer owns all wiring on customer side of interface.
