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Site conditions, compatibility, final scope, pricing, scheduling and support coverage must be confirmed directly before decisions are made.","publish_status":"published","published_at":"2026-07-02T11:18:44+00:00","question":"What is the practical difference between CAT6 and CAT6A?","question_intent":"assessment","rss_enabled":true,"rss_pub_date":"Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:18:44 +0000","schema_enabled":true,"site_key":"pacific-telephone-data","slug":"what-is-the-practical-difference-between-cat6-and-cat6a","source":"approved_public_brain","source_record_ids":["fdc3294078761e3e","8331d8003f33fca8","6c24710537ace30d","608e5acd863ec4d7","6ffc7d3474a1fda6","f1c6657d678b6d17","47527956244254b4","56f01acea0c7698f","c22693d6ea32ecc0","b34e4fb6afbe150b"],"source_type":"pacific_curated_seed_v7","source_urls":[],"status":"published","tags":["CAT6 and CAT6A Structured Cabling","Pacific Telephone & Data","approved public knowledge"]}]}