# Telecommunications System Construction Contract and Specifications
> **Rural Utilities Service** · Final rule. · Published 2001-08-17 · Effective 2001-09-17 · 66 FR 43310
## Document
- **Document number:** 01-20120
- **Category:** rural-development
- **Sub-agency:** Rural Utilities Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 66 FR 43310
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 1755
- **Publication date:** 2001-08-17
- **Effective date:** 2001-09-17
## Abstract

The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) amends its regulations on Telecommunications Standards and Specifications for Materials, Equipment and Construction, by revising RUS Contract Form 515, Telephone System Construction Contract, and revising and renumbering RUS Bulletin 345-150, Specifications and Drawings for Construction of Direct Buried Plant (Form 515a); RUS Bulletin 345-151, Specifications and Drawings for Conduit and Manhole Construction (Form 515c); RUS Bulletin 345-152, Specifications and Drawings for Underground Cable Installation (Form 515d); RUS Bulletin 345-153, Specifications and Drawings for Construction of Pole Lines, Aerial Cables and Wires (Form 515f); and RUS Bulletin 345-154, Specifications and Drawings for Service Entrance and Station Protector Installation (Form 515g). The revised contract and specifications will incorporate the latest technology, remove redundant or outdated requirements, and simplify the specification format.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/08/17/01-20120/telecommunications-system-construction-contract-and-specifications)
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