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[adslmax]

I just glad the poles no longer go ahead.  It's just so ridiculous to put up too many telephone poles.  It's not just me,  the residents of all Woodside are unhappy with the poles.  Openreach have to do it underground now.

[dee.jay]

As if they are going to suddenly do it underground. If they do, look forward to yet more roadworks.

Honestly, what fools you all are.

[perlen]

"quote author=dee.jay link=topic=28306.msg476085#msg476085 date=1762898124
Openreach will probably punt your area to the bottom of the list now. A victory indeed!

Shameful, absolutely shameful behaviour.    "

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Don't be so ridiculously over dramatic! What a drama merchant you are! People are fully entitled to dislike poles spoiling their environment or views.

[Jon21]

Is there actually any evidence that it's been cancelled because of pressure from residents? I can see on Thinkbroadband's map that it's been cancelled but it's not unusual for works to be rearranged.

[adslmax]

Lincoln and Telford objects Openreach poles. Honest, Openreach and BT are the largest monopoly and they do can underground seriously. We don't want any ugly poles. A hurtful sore eyes.

[dee.jay]

"quote author=dee.jay link=topic=28306.msg476085#msg476085 date=1762898124
Openreach will probably punt your area to the bottom of the list now. A victory indeed!

Shameful, absolutely shameful behaviour.    "

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Don't be so ridiculously over dramatic! What a drama merchant you are! People are fully entitled to dislike poles spoiling their environment or views.

Oh, I am being dramatic?

Are you from Telford too

[dee.jay]

Lincoln and Telford objects Openreach poles. Honest, Openreach and BT are the largest monopoly and they do can underground seriously. We don't want any ugly poles. A hurtful sore eyes.

There are over 100 altnets in the UK. So can you explain what makes Openreach monopolistic, please

[adslmax]

As if they are going to suddenly do it underground. If they do, look forward to yet more roadworks.

Honestly, what fools you all are.

Woodside need one of this https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2025/11/openreach-trial-trenchless-drilling-robot-to-boost-uk-fttp-broadband-build.html

[tubaman]

... Openreach have to do it underground now.

No they don't. They are a private company and if the work is no longer economically viable they can just walk away.

[Chrysalis]

Lincoln and Telford objects Openreach poles. Honest, Openreach and BT are the largest monopoly and they do can underground seriously. We don't want any ugly poles. A hurtful sore eyes.

You happy to pay a few grand for that underground work then? Plus all the noise and disruption.

[adslmax]

I just walk around Woodside, look like the poles haven't take down yet. All still stood up.

[XGS_Is_On]

I just glad the poles no longer go ahead.  It's just so ridiculous to put up too many telephone poles.  It's not just me,  the residents of all Woodside are unhappy with the poles.  Openreach have to do it underground now.

If they do it underground if it'd likely have to be with taxpayer funding which doesn't look like it's anything new for the residents of Woodside. However, Woodside is not eligible for subsidy under Project Gigabit as Virgin Media are there.

[XGS_Is_On]

I just walk around Woodside, look like the poles haven't take down yet. All still stood up.

They have to schedule roadworks to recover the poles and fill the holes. You'll be able to see it on the roadworks sites, go watch it and enjoy your victory.

[adslmax]

They have to schedule roadworks to recover the poles and fill the holes. You'll be able to see it on the roadworks sites, go watch it and enjoy your victory.

I just saw your sig and what the hell is this speed coming from you? Are you the fastest FTTP in the world?
https://www.speedtest.net/result/d/7a972cef-bcf6-4cd9-82c2-88a77120e803

[XGS_Is_On]

Lincoln and Telford objects Openreach poles. Honest, Openreach and BT are the largest monopoly and they do can underground seriously. We don't want any ugly poles. A hurtful sore eyes.

Yes, they can. They don't have to, though. If there are no usable ducts it's at least twice the cost to get it to outside the homes. They'll probably have to go into the road outside your garages, there's a view that needed protecting, pushing it up to at least triple. Then instead of flying the cable to home they'd have to install as Virgin Media do, drilling into the garden and running a duct under grass/pavement/driveway/whatever to get into the home. Only then do they get to drill into the home.

Or: they could fibre up 3 or 4 properties somewhere else for the same cost as each one of yours. This ignoring that placing then recovering the poles has also soaked up budget that was assigned to the project so maybe 4 or 5 properties.

Which one would you do?