Telephone Line Coming Out Of The Floor

There will be proviso s of course but generally its to protect bt from people either over zealously digging up their cables or if suspended cable from interfering damaging with the cable while decorating or doing building work.

Telephone line coming out of the floor.

If you or someone you hire is doing any work within 10 feet of pepco s line which might be the case if the old cable and phone lines come in near the power line. The phone cable is very low on the wall only about 1 1 1 2 inches from the floor and the wires come straight out of a small hole only big enough for the wires. One important safety precaution. The nid may be located outside where the cables come into the house or may be located inside of the house in a utility area.

Find the nid network interface device. This is a box that was installed by the phone company when service was first installed on the house. Outdoor nids are typically located near your power meter or at the location that cables from the street come into your house. The phone line rather like water pipes become your responsibility as soon as they cross the boundary onto your property.

You will need to test them all to figure out which is the defective one. I really doubt there is an electrical box behind the drywall.