The Telecommunications Contractor License allows you to do the following work:
Installation, maintenance, and testing of:
Telecommunications systems
Equipment
Associated hardware
Pathway systems
Cable management systems
Installation of:
Open wiring systems of telecommunications cables
Surface nonmetallic raceways designated and used exclusively for telecommunications
Optical fiber innerduct raceway
Underground raceways designated and used exclusively for telecommunications and installed for additions or extensions to existing telecommunications systems not to exceed fifty feet inside the building
Incidental short sections of circular or surface metal raceway, not to exceed ten feet, for access or protection of telecommunications cabling and installation of cable trays and ladder racks in telecommunications service entrance rooms, spaces, or closets
Audio or paging systems where the amplification is integrated into the telephone system equipment
Audio or paging systems where:
The amplification is provided by equipment listed as an accessory to the telephone system equipment and requires the telephone system for the audio or paging system to function
Closed circuit video monitoring systems if there is no integration of line or low-voltage controls for cameras and equipment
Customer satellite and conventional antenna systems receiving a telecommunications service provider's signal
Horizontal cabling for a telecommunications outlet, necessary to interface with any of these systems outside of a telecommunications closet
Washington Telecommunications Contractors CANNOT work with:
Horizontal cabling used for fire protection signaling systems
Intrusion alarms
Access control systems
Patient monitoring systems
Energy management control systems
Industrial and automation control systems
HVAC/refrigeration control systems
Lighting control systems
Stand-alone amplified sound or public address systems
Installation or termination of premises line voltage service, feeder, or branch circuit conductors or equipment
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