Is the telco required to have a network interface box at the point of demarcartion? My house has nothing, the line comes direct into the basement. It isn't even grounded and has no lightning protector. Qwest refuses to do anything about it unless I pay for a NIB to be installed. What about grounding? Shouldn't they be required to ground the line in accordance with NEC?
I thought about grounding one side of the line and calling in a repair order for hum on the line, when they come to check it at the NIB they would have to install one.