A telephone and cable television network interface device includes a first housing
having first and second compartments, a terminal located in the first compartment
for connection to telephone service, a 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 and a cable television splitter. The splitter is
located in the first housing and includes a second housing spanning the first and
second compartments. A plurality of coaxial cable connectors, all facing the same
direction, are located in the second housing. At least one connector is located
in each of the compartments. The first housing includes a plurality of grooves
aligned with the coaxial cable connectors. In one embodiment, the longitudinal
axis of each of the coaxial cable connectors is located in the same plane. The
device may also include a ground bus located in the first housing. The cable television
splitter includes a mounting tab securing the splitter to the ground bus.