Vented pedestal housing

A vented communications pedestal housing comprising:

• an upper surface portion;
• and
• a hole extending through the upper surface portion configured for receipt of an identification placard assembly which extends through the hole and rests on the upper surface portion of the pedestal housing;
• wherein the hole includes air flow passages allowing air flow through the upper surface portion between the pedestal housing and the identification placard assembly.

A vented communications pedestal housing comprising:

• a pedestal housing having an upper surface;
• the upper surface having a hole through the upper surface, the hole having lobed portions extending radially outwardly around a perimeter of the hole, a raised ring extending upwardly above the upper surface and radially outwardly around the perimeter of the hole, and air grooves on the raised ring extending radially outwardly from the lobed portions;
• and
• an identification placard assembly positioned on and extending through the upper surface of the pedestal housing;
• wherein the identification placard assembly has an upper disk portion and a post extending from the upper disk portion, the post extending through the hole and having a fastener engaging the post for attaching the identification placard assembly to the upper surface of the housing;
• and
• wherein the upper surface has a plurality of spaced raised ridges extending upwardly above the upper surface forming air flow gaps on the upper surface around the identification placard assembly positioned within the spaced raised ridges.