External Telephone line connection with earth wire

[DIYerHELP]

Our telephone line coming into the house is joined externally on the gable end. We are extending the side of the house so the line need to be repostioned. The external connection has an earth wire going to the ground. Is an earth required for a telephone line please?

Thanks for any replies.

 

[breezer]

no

 

[RF Lighting]

Sounds like it. I don't think they would have put it there for fun.

 

[breezer]

older telphones with a bell on "party lines" did require an earth, new phones dont, since BT abolished all party lines some years ago

 

[DIYerHELP]

The earth wire doesn't go to an earthing rod.

 

[breezer]

so why did you call it earth then?

 

[DIYerHELP]

Great thanks Breezer. Any ideas where I can get a new drop line connection box please?

 

[breezer]

maplin

 

[DIYerHELP]

Looks like an earth wire, runs down the wall into the tarmac!

 

[breezer]

so there may be an earth rod under the tarmac? still who cares, new exchanles lines only need 2 wires. When BT changed all party lines to single lines why bother taking out the eath wire, it will be a new line ony 2 wires and a master socket required

 

[JOHNBOY42]

If you look in the connection box you will see the earth wire cut away but has not been recovered,if it was connected you would have a faulty line,as stated this was for a party line when the earth was supplied at the customers premises,now the earth comes from the exchange