Bob,
The electrical contractor, not the cable company, is at fault here. The electrical contractor did not comply with 250.94.
Don, I'm the EC here. This service was installed last year. I did comply with 250.94 (2). There is a bare #6 AWG exposed at the ground rod. It does not terminate underground. I also got the blessing of the local AHJ.
The meter is not service equipment. At the disconnecting means for the service, there is also an exposed #6 AWG that the cable guy could have terminated his grounding conductor to.
Also this strap was installed by a sub for the cable company. My house was done by a cable company employee. There is no strap ground. He connected to the exposed GEC at the ground rod below the meter. There is quite a difference between cable employee and subcontractor grounding methods.
Al
