A communication cable comprising: a. a plurality of twisted pair conductors, each of the twisted pair conductors including a pair of individually insulated metal conductors that are twisted together to form one of the plurality of twisted pair conductors; b. a separator (i) being prepared from a separator composition comprising a polyolefin and a flame retardant and having a peak heat release rate (PHRR) less than about 330 kW/m 2, a total smoke released of less than about 1150 m 2 /m 2, a time to peak heat release (TTPHRR) of greater than about 75 seconds, and a time to ignition of greater than about 20 seconds when measured using cone calorimetry with a heat flux of 80 kW/m 2 and a sample thickness of 1.3 mm and (ii) having a plurality of outwardly protruding projections angularly spaced about a core, the plurality of outwardly protruding projections protruding radially from the core and defining regions between adjacent ones of the outwardly protruding projections within each of which one of the plurality of twisted pair conductors is contained, a dielectric constant less than or equal to about 3.3 measured at 1 MHz, and a dissipation factor less than or equal to about 0.006; and c. a communication cable jacket enclosing the plurality of twisted pair conductors separated by the plurality of outwardly protruding projections of the separator, wherein the communication cable passes the requirements of NFPA-262. a. a plurality of twisted pair conductors, each of the twisted pair conductors including a pair of individually insulated metal conductors that are twisted together to form one of the plurality of twisted pair conductors; b. a separator (i) being prepared from a separator composition comprising a polyolefin and a flame retardant and having a peak heat release rate (PHRR) less than about 330 kW/m 2, a total smoke released of less than about 1150 m 2 /m 2, a time to peak heat release (TTPHRR) of greater than about 75 seconds, and a time to ignition of greater than about 20 seconds when measured using cone calorimetry with a heat flux of 80 kW/m 2 and a sample thickness of 1.3 mm and (ii) having a plurality of outwardly protruding projections angularly spaced about a core, the plurality of outwardly protruding projections protruding radially from the core and defining regions between adjacent ones of the outwardly protruding projections within each of which one of the plurality of twisted pair conductors is contained, a dielectric constant less than or equal to about 3.3 measured at 1 MHz, and a dissipation factor less than or equal to about 0.006; and (i) being prepared from a separator composition comprising a polyolefin and a flame retardant and having a peak heat release rate (PHRR) less than about 330 kW/m 2, a total smoke released of less than about 1150 m 2 /m 2, a time to peak heat release (TTPHRR) of greater than about 75 seconds, and a time to ignition of greater than about 20 seconds when measured using cone calorimetry with a heat flux of 80 kW/m 2 and a sample thickness of 1.3 mm and comprising a polyolefin and a flame retardant and a polyolefin and a flame retardant and having a peak heat release rate (PHRR) less than about 330 kW/m 2, a total smoke released of less than about 1150 m 2 /m 2, a time to peak heat release (TTPHRR) of greater than about 75 seconds, and a time to ignition of greater than about 20 seconds when measured using cone calorimetry with a heat flux of 80 kW/m 2 and a sample thickness of 1.3 mm and (ii) having a plurality of outwardly protruding projections angularly spaced about a core, the plurality of outwardly protruding projections protruding radially from the core and defining regions between adjacent ones of the outwardly protruding projections within each of which one of the plurality of twisted pair conductors is contained, a dielectric constant less than or equal to about 3.3 measured at 1 MHz, and a dissipation factor less than or equal to about 0.006; and a plurality of outwardly protruding projections angularly spaced about a core, the plurality of outwardly protruding projections protruding radially from the core and defining regions between adjacent ones of the outwardly protruding projections within each of which one of the plurality of twisted pair conductors is contained, a dielectric constant less than or equal to about 3.3 measured at 1 MHz, and a dissipation factor less than or equal to about 0.006; and c. a communication cable jacket enclosing the plurality of twisted pair conductors separated by the plurality of outwardly protruding projections of the separator,