Aerial Service Pathways

Routes for aerial access pathways shall follow same provisioning guidelines from an availability and security perspective as underground data pathways.

All aerial pathways shall be properly bonded and grounded, the use of aerial cabling pathways should generally be avoided because of vulnerability to outages. Aerial cabling route selection should take into consideration several factors, including, but not limited to, terrain, soil conditions, and aesthetics, proximity to direct-buried and underground utilities, access, and weather conditions.

Customer-owned satellite dish or aerial towers should be located within the secure perimeter of the facility.