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If you get the more expensive "plenum" CAT5 cable you should be able to 
run it through a duct, or plenum, as it were. I would go to the city 
desk at Viking Electric and ask the guys there, they can usually give 
you recommendations on meeting code requirements.

They also have some pretty schweet products. For example, they have 
bundled cable that contains 1 coax, 2 CAT5, and 2 fiber optic. That 
stuff is heaven sent when you're pulling wire through tight spaces, and 
it's nice to know that you're set for fiber if that ever becomes the 
next wiring standard.

Good luck!

EM