Muswell Hill FTTC planning refused

Glenn · Aug 15, 2009, 14:43:55

Haringey council have rejected the proposal for cabinets

http://www.planningservices.haringey.gov.uk/portal/servlets/ApplicationSearchServlet?PKID=199502

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/nimby-block-on-superfast-broadband-803.html

Rik · Aug 15, 2009, 14:44:47

Which could put a spoke in BT's plans.

Sebby · Aug 15, 2009, 14:50:35

They're probably secretly happy about that!

Rik · Aug 15, 2009, 14:55:14

It gives them more time to invent new jargon.

Colin Burns · Sep 08, 2009, 19:00:02

i just like the part where the box is already installed

Rik · Sep 08, 2009, 19:02:39

Ah, but it's an empty box.

Colin Burns · Sep 08, 2009, 19:26:08

like the rest of BTs exchanges then aswell

drummer · Sep 08, 2009, 19:27:08

Flipping 'eck, the proposed cabinets are pretty large items of street furniture and are taller than me! I live in a conservation area and I suspect the reaction round here to these cabinets will be the same as Haringey's.

Perhaps Openreach need to be a bit creative when scouting for locations as I can't see this decision being a one-off.

Rik · Sep 08, 2009, 19:30:52

It won't be. Living in a 'smart' area may condemn people to poor ADSL as things stand.

Glenn · Sep 08, 2009, 19:32:07

My front garden is available to site one.

Rik · Sep 08, 2009, 19:33:43

I've earmarked a corner of the footpath at the back of the house.

Colin Burns · Sep 08, 2009, 19:34:47

Quote from: drummer on Sep 08, 2009, 19:27:08
Flipping 'eck, the proposed cabinets are pretty large items of street furniture and are taller than me! I live in a conservation area and I suspect the reaction round here to these cabinets will be the same as Haringey's.

Perhaps Openreach need to be a bit creative when scouting for locations as I can't see this decision being a one-off.

they could make them look like trees

Glenn · Sep 08, 2009, 19:36:33

Like these http://www.prattfamily.demon.co.uk/mikep/photind.htm

Rik · Sep 08, 2009, 19:40:00

At Christmas, they could break all the fibres open and use them as decorations.

Colin Burns · Sep 08, 2009, 19:57:34

good idea dont think they would be as effective though

Sebby · Sep 09, 2009, 01:02:54

Quote from: Rik on Sep 08, 2009, 19:40:00
At Christmas, they could break all the fibres open and use them as decorations.

Would that interfere with our copper like Christmas trees do?

Rik · Sep 09, 2009, 10:17:52

You bet.

Gary · Sep 15, 2009, 18:27:13

I'm in a conservation area as well, brilliant

Rik · Sep 15, 2009, 18:28:44

It's OK, Gary, here we're in a conversation area.

Gary · Sep 15, 2009, 18:33:07

Quote from: Rik on Sep 15, 2009, 18:28:44
It's OK, Gary, here we're in a conversation area.

I'm in a time warp area where the average age is older than the planet I think. I bet those cabinets will be rejected country wide, they are huge

Why cannot BT run things more underground like in other countries.

Rik · Sep 15, 2009, 18:45:20

Cost?

Ann · Sep 16, 2009, 09:27:10

Fascinating pictures, Glenn. I didn't realise the lengths the companies go to to hide their installations.

Gary · Sep 16, 2009, 10:33:16

Quote from: Rik on Sep 15, 2009, 18:45:20
Cost?

But other countries do it, so why can't BT? I think I said that already

Cost is only prohibitive if you don't think laterally, so many countries used the sewer systems to run fibre as the infrastructure was there, I'm sure there would be ways of doing this here as well

Colin Burns · Sep 22, 2009, 17:28:42

would you really want to upset the inhabitants of rats...

then of course there is the fact that are sewer system in this country is probably completly nackered as they dont repair them till they cave in

Rik · Sep 22, 2009, 17:30:35

I was talking to a BT engineer this morning. They are, apparently, getting an increase in rat damage to cables at distribution points which, in Milton Keynes, are often put in bin cupboards...