Indoor/outdoor stranded loose tube combines the robust mechanical and environmental characteristics of an outside plant cable with the flexibility of an inside plant riser cable. By installing an indoor/outdoor stranded loose tube, splice locations entering into a building are avoided, being routed directly from the outside plant to telecommunications closets, or main distribution frames (MDF) through the riser of a building and eliminating the “50-foot rule.” Indoor/Outdoor Stranded Design loose tube cable is moisture and U.V. resistant and is SZ stranded to allow slack for mid-span access, listed for OFNR use per UL standards, and can be used in both duct and lashed applications.