George:
The '08 becomes the bible here (NJ) October 1, 2009.
This has been discussed adnauseum during the update CEU courses, both with AHJ's and EC's.
My personal view has been that a location at the point of entry would be acceptable. Literally, a piece of Cat5 or whatever at the utility entry point, thru to the interior garage or basement (or wherever).
The NEC is not a design tool, and there is no mention as to 'where' the location is to be, like kitchen, etc.
IMHO, this should not be an issue, as most EC's do data/comm and LV wiring anyway.
