"Is that white zip cord I see emerging from the outlet cover on the left outlet? I don't think that that's code. Joe Tedesco-No that was not a zip cord, it was a telephone line that was passed through to a phone on the other side of the wall"
Cerainly not code. Violates separation of HV:LV wiring. But considering the seious safety issues here, a code violation is the least of thier problems.