UL Warns of Counterfeit Communications Cable

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Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is notifying contractors and distributors that communications cable manufactured by Hangzhou Xingfa Transmission Equipment Co. Ltd. bears a counterfeit UL Mark for the United States. The communications cable has not been evaluated for safety by UL and is not eligible to bear the UL Mark.

Name of Product:	Type CM Communications Cable
Units:	Unknown quantity
Date of Manufacture:	Unknown
Manufacturer:	Hangzhou Xingfa Transmission Equipment Company
Identification:	On the cable: The cable displays the following description: KWC RG59/U 20AWG BC (UL) CM E236949 ***FT.
	On the packaging: A label attached to the packaging displays the UL Listing Mark and the following descriptions: Communications Cable 1000 Feet No. LZ-020768

What You Should Do: UL recommends that users stop using the product immediately and return it to the place of purchase.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is an independent product safety certification organization that has been testing products and writing Standards for Safety for over a century. UL evaluates more than 19,000 types of products, components, materials and systems annually with 21 billion UL Marks appearing on 71,000 manufacturers' products each year. UL's worldwide family of companies and network of service providers includes 63 laboratory, testing and certification facilities serving customers in 99 countries. For more information, visit: http://www.UL.com/newsroom.