On-premises wiring (customer premises wiring) is customer-owned

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or distribution lines. The transmission lines may be metallic (copper) or

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, and may be installed within or between buildings. Premises wiring may consist of horizontal wiring, vertical wiring, and backbone cabling. It may extend from the point-of-entry to

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work areas. Any type of

s or

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wiring is considered premises wiring, including

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, computer/data,

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. Premises networks are wired worldwide, across every industry, in both small and large-scale applications. Any type or number of

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may be used –

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, etc. In 1989, the United States

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(FCC) deregulated charges for maintaining at home ''inside wiring''; the corresponding monthly charge was dropped January 1990.

Ownership

The ownership of on-premises wiring varies between jurisdictions: It depends on the location of the

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. The location determines ownership and responsibility for maintenance and repair. In the United States and Canada, most premises wiring is owned by the customer. There generally is a demarcation point "as close to the poles" as possible. For many installations, this is a

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mounted on the outside of the building. In some cases, it is a minimum-point-of-entry (MPOE) location inside the building. In the United Kingdom, the demarcation point is the wall jack, and hence most of the on-premises wiring is the property of the

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* Signal cables Local loop Fiber to the premises {{Telecomm-stub

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