In recent years, the industry has heard a good deal of discussion about noncompliant and counterfeit communications cable used for in-building information and communications technology (JCT) infrastructures that support network, security and building automation systems. Much of this has been [...]

CCCA conducted fire tests at Underwriters Laboratories (UL), comparing counterfeit communications cable to compliant cable. This video briefly introduces the problem of counterfeit cable and shows the actual fire test and the spectacular results. View the other [...]

CCCA addresses the safety, performance and liability risks associated with compliance. In recent years, the industry has heard a lot of buzz sur- rounding the risks of installing non-compliant or coun- terfeit communications cable for in-building, low-voltage infrastructures [...]

CCCA has discovered that certain four pair unshielded twisted pair communications cables made with copper clad aluminum conductors (“4 pr. UTP copper clad aluminum cable”) are being improperly labeled and marketed. These cables are being sold as “category” cable [...]

This paper by the Fiberoptic Industry Association (FIA) reviews the implications of using low cost imported products that claim to be “Category 5” or “Category 5e” using Copper Clad Aluminium (CCA) conductors. This document supports many others prepared by [...]

What to look for when selecting structured cabling, and when to be suspicious.

Their customer wanted to provide some less expensive cable they had purchased themselves.

This presentation covers what you need to know about counterfeit and non-compliant communications cable, what CCCA is doing about it, and what you can do to protect yourself, the customer and the public.