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Cat 2 cable was rated at 4 or 16 mbps whereas cat 3 cable would be rated at 10 mbps.

Since 10baseT networks with Ethernet ran at 10 mbps this meant that cat 2 cable would not be useable in those networks. The minimum category cable for those networks had to be at least a cat 3 cable.

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