| I don't get it. It looks like they are complaining not about grounding of the optical fiber (and any conductive messenger line), but grounding of the ONT. The ONT is a piece of equipment inside the premises, electrically connected only to other equipment inside the premises. It shouldn't need to be grounded and bonded any more than your TV or cordless telephone does.
The reasoning they follow is not that grounding is required by code, but that grounding is required by analogy to other code sections concerning network powered equipment and CATV equipment -- both of which are electrically connected to the outside world. |
