Are there any code requirements for buried communications cable (coax for TV/Internet)?
Rockdale County, GA if it makes a difference.
I have some jokers contractors at my house today who are supposed to be installing the cable, but their initial assessment when they arrived was "But it's already buried!" when they observed it to have been covered by 6 weeks worth of leaves – so I think it's understandable that I don't really trust them to do the job properly on their own initiative …
Best Answer
The National Electrical Code has code explaining how to protect direct-buried broadband communications cables. However, they also provide an exception to that code, that allows cable companies to basically provide the cable no physical protection at all.
In the NEC you'll notice 830.47(C), which provides adequate protection to the buried cable.
However, if you continue reading, you'll see the "do whatever you want" exception (that was likely put in the code by a large cable company).
Which basically means, the cable can lay right on top of the ground. Or be pushed just below the grass, as most cable/telecommunication companies do.