Telecommunications Program

List of Materials Section 1 - Wire and Cable
 

When ordering wire and cable having a standard RUS Unit Designation, this designation must be specified with the appropriate suffix or combinations of suffixes to indicate the type to be supplied. For example, filled cable with gopher-resistant shield containing copper and having compartmental cores (Screened) would be designated "BFCYH."

Item Designation   Item Description
sc   [.pdf] [.doc] Cable, buried
oc  [.pdf] [.doc] Cable, fiber optic
ct    [.pdf] [.doc] Cable, terminating (TIP)
nt    [.pdf] [.doc] Wires, aerial service
sa   [.pdf] [.doc] Wires, buried, filled

Questions concerning the Listing of Materials please contact Norberto Esteves at email:norberto.esteves@usda.gov.