atcomsystems.ca/forum Forums General General Telephone & Systems Information In California, is contractor license required to install VOIP phones?

worked for Bell for 25 years, and left in 1990 to start on my own, had a former worker signed the experience for working, the license was a joke passing as it had more to with accounting & safety then acutely telephone work, they only want the fee, every two years , what worse was the insurance as they always tried putting you in the sparky categorize , then some buildings would want see your liability to get into the main terminal, and the insurance would then tack a charge for each instance to send a sheet.
for the C7 it is a joke
glad I'm retired now

ran into so many who did not have a C7

All that 10% or $1000.00 whichever is less thing is when you sign the contract. In your contact and the schedule of payments you can have whatever payments scheme that your client will agree too. Most of the contractors that have been advising me tell me to put a clause in that all parts and materials are to be paid for when delivered or you don't unload them from the truck.

Yes, the person attaching the LCD to the wall needs a C-7 or C-10 license in California. The installers that do the BestBuy work are mostly contractors off of several job platforms and most don't even carry basic General Liability Insurance. the people installing the home theater would not need a license so long as nothing is mounted to the structure or any cable are not ran through the walls or surface mount raceway.

No the person who sign the experience form for your license application does not need to be a licensed contractor. They just have to be able to verify that you have the required number of hours for the license you are applying for.


I am not an expert and this is just what I have learned (right or wrong) during my licensing process.