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Shared Pedestal
Figure 33: Shared Pedestal with EPCOR
Other Access Points (AP)
A splice, pull or service box are tubs made of concrete or plastic.
Used as access points, they serve as protection for smaller cables that are run in conduit, primarily in
subdivisions.
These boxes may contain cablevision wire along with the telephone cable.
The cover can sometimes be pried off with a screwdriver, however, a lid-lifting tool is available
(splice box lifter).
There is no security.
Hazards include jammed lids, bee’s nests, cobwebs, bugs, grease from cable and water, overgrown
bushes, shrubs, grass, and bark mulch.
Snow may make these boxes hard to locate.