A fiber cable may be neatly and efficiently cut if the razor edge is held in a fixed position while the cable is pulled along a cutting channel. The cable may be first cut to remove the outer layer prior to cutting further layers. One example may have a double cable splitting device with two sets of channels that include razors in each of the channels which locks in to position to secure the cable and razor against the cable during a cutting procedure.

Cables are constructed with embedded discontinuities in the cable jacket that allow the jacket to be torn to provide access to the cable core. The discontinuities can be longitudinally extending strips of polymer material coextruded in the cable jacket.