Patent ID: 7035513

Claim:
A figure-eight fiber optic drop cable comprising: a messenger section, the messenger section having a strength component and a messenger jacket; a carrier section, the carrier section having at least one optical waveguide and at least one roving, the at least one roving being attached to the carrier jacket, the carrier section having an average shrinkage of about 0.5% or less during an average shrinkage test, wherein the average shrinkage test comprises taking a 1 meter sample of the carrier section that is separated from the messenger section and exposing the 1 meter sample of the carries section to a 70° C. environment in a thermal chamber for at least thirty minutes and then allowing the 1 meter sample to cool to about 20° C., thereafter the average shrinkage of the 1 meter sample is measured; and a web, the web connecting the messenger jacket with the carrier jacket.