When my Directv service was installed in Jan, they put the Dish on a pole outside (my request) and then ran the cable down and buried it along the house until they hit the spot where they brought it inside. Due to the hard ground here, and I think the lack of depth, rain has uncovered several feet of the black cable. There is no risk of it being damaged, just wondering how the sun and elements take to it? I have the Prot Plan, so it's a simple phone call, just wondering if it's a real concern.