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The FOA is giving away the NECA/FOA 301 fiber installation/testing standard to its members. #cabling bit.ly/zjRvWs 12:18 PM Jan 20th via TweetDeck
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Name Patrick McLaughlin
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Bio Chief editor of Cabling Installation and Maintenance magazine and cablinginstall.com