ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Demarc extension

Okay, let's imagine you have a toy box in your room, and you put all your toys inside it. Now, when someone brings a new toy to your house, they might want to put it in your toy box too. But, because your toy box is in a certain spot in your room, they may need to stretch their arms really far to put the new toy in. This can be uncomfortable and make it hard to get the new toy inside.

A demarc extension is a way to solve this problem for telephone and internet companies. Sometimes, they need to connect a new line to your house, which means they need to access a box called the demarcation point. This is usually located outside your house. But, if the box is too far away, it can be difficult to connect the new line.

That's where a demarc extension comes in - it's like an extension cord for the wires that connect your house to the demarcation point. This way, the telephone or internet company can easily plug in the new line without having to stretch their arms really far or do any climbing. It's just like if you had a long string or rope that you could use to reach the toy box and put in the new toy without any trouble.