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NFPA 70 §Article 800

General requirements for communications systems (cable listing and marking)

Publication
NFPA 70
Edition
2023
Section
§Article 800

What it requires

Specifies communications cable listing and marking (CM, CMG, CMR riser, CMP plenum) and separation from power conductors. Plenum spaces require a CMP-rated jacket, tested to NFPA 262. Communications circuits themselves are Article 805.