Patent ID: 6990192

Claim:
A telephone and cable television network interface device, including: a first housing having a first compartment and a second compartment; a first terminal, located in the first compartment, for connection to telephone service; a second terminal, located in the second compartment, for connection to a telephone of a telephone service subscriber; a cover for restricting access to the first compartment by the telephone service subscriber; a cable television splitter located in the first housing, the splitter including a second housing spanning the first and second compartments; and a plurality of coaxial cable connectors located in the second housing, at least one of the coaxial cable connectors being located in the first compartment and at least one of the coaxial cable connectors being located in the second compartment, wherein at least one of the coaxial cable connectors in the first compartment and at least one of the coaxial cable connectors in the second compartment face the same direction.