jack 100 and is formed in base wall 134 cover outlet groove 164 in cover end wall 128 sliding over double connector 130 when cover 112 is closed over base 110 one or more cable tiedowns 154 maintain cable 116 secure and properly located relative to base inner wall 136 within jack 100 base end wall access openings 156 are centrally aligned within opposing base end walls and corresponding cover end wall access openings 166 are located within opposing cover end walls so as to align with base end wall access openings 156 when cover 112 is closed over base 110 base closure end wall 140 contains knockout connector entry port 160 which may be removed for receiving a coaxial connector as desired in a modified version of the embodiment of jack 100 it is noted that connector entry ports 120 and 160 have a hexagonal recess for receiving and holding a connector nut 132 in place base closure end wall 140 also contains a knockout cable inlet groove 161 which may be removed for receiving cable 116 as desired in a modified version of the embodiment of jack 100 as seen in fig9 tiedown receivers 168 are located within base inner wall 136 for mounting tiedowns 154 as required for secure location of cable 116 within jack 100 a back entry bore 170 is generally centrally located in base inner wall 136 of such size as to allow easy installation of the surface mount catv jack of the present invention over an existing flush mount jack in wall w this allows the surface mount jack of the present invention to be used as a replacement for a flush mount jack the cover outer wall may have a plurality of knockout plugs similar.