Codes vary from city to city, but here in the Boise, Idaho area, electrical
codes require that network cables be routed substantially the same way that
electrical cable is routed.  You can't just lay it across the attic floor,
or across the top of a drop-down ceiling.  The cabling must be secured to
some sort of structural object.  There are also minimum clearances from
light fixtures, hot water pipes and other building features that must be
observed.

A few years ago, I worked on a demolition of a very recent network cable
installation that had been installed by tie-wrapping about a hundred cables
to hot water pipes and electrical conduits throughout a local hospital.  It
was a huge code violation and an expensive lesson for the hospital.

Also, you might want to check with your local building inspector...they may
require that network cabling be installed by a licensed low-voltage
electrician.

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Drew Dunn
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> Watch that you don't exceed cable temperatures by running them over
> heating pipes or pot lights.
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