conductor shall be insulated and shall be listed.

(2) Material. The grounding conductor shall be copper or other corrosion-resistant conductive material, stranded or solid.

(3) Size. The grounding conductor shall not be smaller than 14 AWG and shall have a current-carrying capacity approximately equal to that of the grounded metallic members) and protected conductor(s) of the network- powered broadband communications cable. The grounding conductor shall not be required to exceed 6

AWG.

(4) Length. The grounding conductor shall be as short as practicable. In one-family and multifamily dwellings, the grounding conductor shall be as short as permissible, not to exceed 6.0 m (20 ft) in length.

FPN: Similar grounding conductor length limitations applied at apartment buildings and commercial
buildings will help to reduce voltages that may be developed between the building's power and communications systems during lightning events.

Exception: In one- and two-family dwellings where it is not practicable to achieve an overall maximum grounding conductor length of 6.0 m (20 ft), a separate communications ground rod meeting the minimum dimensional criteria of 830.J00(B)(2)(2) shall be driven, and the grounding conductor shall be connected to the communications ground rod in accordance with

830.100(C). The communications ground rod shall be

bonded to the power grounding electrode system in

accordance with 830.100(D).

(5) Run in Straight Line. The grounding conductor shall be run to the grounding electrode in as straight a line as practicable.

(6) Physical Protection. The grounding conductor shall be protected where exposed to physical damage. Where the grounding conductor is run in a metal raceway, both ends of the raceway shall be bonded to the grounding conductor or the same terminal or electrode to which the grounding conductor is connected.

(B) Electrode. The grounding conductor shall be con- nected in accordance with 830.100(B)(1), (B)(2), or (B)(3).

(1) In Buildings or Structures with an Intersystem Bonding Termination. If the building or structure served has an intersystem bonding termination, the grounding conductor shall be connected to the intersystem bonding termination.

(2) In Buildings or Structures with Grounding Means.

If the building or structure served has no intersystem
bonding termination, the grounding conductor shall be
connected to the nearest accessible location on the
following:

(1) The building or structure grounding electrode system as covered in 250.50

(2) The grounded interior metal water piping system, within 1.5 m (5 ft) from its point of entrance to the building, as covered in 250.52

(3) The power service accessible means external to enclosures as covered in 250.94

(4) The metallic power service raceway

(5) The service equipment enclosure

(6) The grounding electrode conductor or the grounding electrode metal enclosure, or

(7) The grounding conductor or the grounding electrode of a building or structure disconnecting means that is grounded to an electrode as covered in 250.32

A bonding device intended to provide a termination point for the grounding conductor (intersystem
bonding) shall not interfere with the opening of an equipment enclosure. A bonding device shall be mounted on non-removable parts. A bonding device shall not be mounted on a door or cover even if the door or cover