This (below) is the 'Telegraph pole' that fell down in January. The 'pole people' promised to erect a replacement within a month. Obviously, it still hasn't been done. I've now lost patience with them and will saw-up the old one for use as logs on our fire-pit.
And these (below) are our phone/internet wires that were previously supported by the pole, simply left lying on the ground. they have re-joined the wires, but as far as I can gather, they have no intention of doing anything else about them.
According to France Telecom, they are just fine the way they are!
So, France Telecom, if this really is up to your highest standards of service, then you are a bunch of inefficient plonkers. I cannot imagine anywhere in civilised Europe where such behaviour would be tolerated. And we pay about €35 a month for this fine service.
And this (below) is how their pole ended-up yesterday afternoon; sawn and split. It's Pine, so only fit for use on the fire pit.
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So the pole is doing double duty and a useful one at that. How can they just leave the wires on the ground like that? Do they not realise some twit might come along riding a mower and chop it to pieces?
Even worse is a 'temporary' electrical connection behind our house. Such connections are officially only allowed for up to 6 months, this one has been there for FOUR YEARS. And, yes, someone did mow over it and could easily have been killed. The person to whom the power is supplied seems uninterested in having a proper service. I shall be having words with the Mayor!!!
Nice to hear we are not as bad overhere
I expect that had I been The Mayor, or a respected local farmer, it would have been fixed at once; but being a post-Brexit Brit' puts me at the bottom of the pile.
It doesn't look too safe to me.
You should see my neighbour's electrical supply that comes from the back of our house. It's been lying across a public footpath for 4 years. It's already been chewed-up once with a big mower; we're just waiting for it to happen again.
Unbelievable. Whose fault would it be if someone were killed?
Gosh. That wouldn't even happen here!!
Legendary French efficiency.
I've warned them. They take no notice.
Maybe in India or Iran, but not in Europe. France makes itself an exception.
Yes, and we're sick of it.
Well, you've made good use of the pole. Is the lack of service due to the fact that you live in such a rural area that they don't bother?
I do hope they don't decide to re-use the pole! That will give them the excuse to delay for another year or two.
We had the exact same situation here. Except...the company never put in a pole to begin with. We called. Multiple times. they didn't do anything.
I don't think they're interested in 'land-lines' any more.
That's bizarre. You mean they connected you and left the wires on the ground?
You've made good use of the pole. In the US, exposed live wires on the ground are in violation of code. Can you put your request for action in writing. Written requests are sometimes taken more seriously.
The wires were on the ground when we bought the house. We spent a lot of time trying to sort it out. We sold the house with the wire still on the ground.
Tim wanted to run over the wire, but there was no cell reception there, and the landline was the only connection. The people in the house had a child.
I'm sure it's the same here, but no-one bothers. Laws are there to be ignored.
France Telecom's delayed response to a fallen pole highlights service inefficiency. Customer frustration is evident, emphasizing the need for improved communication infrastructure management and customer satisfaction.
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