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Who installs the Cable TV and Telephone wiring in a new house?

When a new house is built, does the Cable TV company and the Telephone company come and install the inside wiring, or does a building contractor install the wiring, and then have the Utility companies run their line from the utility pole to the house? Does it depend on the situation?

Public Comments

1. you can let the cable co, and the telco prewire the house... you can do it yourself and save a ton of cash you can let the electrical contractor do it.
2. for a new home most contractors want the TV and telephone wiring pre wired inside the walls, so they will sub-contract a low voltage wiring technician to do all of the low voltage wiring - which would include TV and telephone, and depending on the build may also include data networking cable, alarm wiring, intercom wiring, and any other low voltage wiring... the cable and telephone company would not normally come into a building and prewire durring construction... the low voltage tech that prewires the house normally will leave plenty of slack in a loop exiting the back or side of the house, so that the telephone and cable company can make there connections there... if the house is not prewired, then the cable and telephone companies will for an additional installation charge run the inside wiring for the customer - but for the most part, the cable and telephone company will only run surface mounted wiring, which for the home owner is normally not very acceptable for new construction...