Residents unhappy over BT broadband boxes

It has been revealed that a number of residents have been standing up to BT, stating that they will not allow them to fit the boxes needed to roll out super-fast broadband.

There are many people across the UK that are very keen for super-fast broadband to be rolled out, and many would be happy to do whatever it took to get access to super-fast broadband, which will benefit from consumers and businesses in a number of ways. However, it seems that not all consumers are keen enough to see super-fast broadband rolled out that they will let the communications giant BT to do whatever it needs to in order to roll out this service.

There have been reports of a number of people living in the St Albans area who have stood their ground recently and refused to let BT to install the boxes that are needed for super-fast broadband outside their homes. The boxes are six foot by four foot, and residents in the area have said that not only are they an eyesore but that in some cases they are an obstruction.

One man from the area refused to let BT engineers to fit one of these boxes outside his home, claiming that it was an eyesore but that it also obstructed access to his driveway. He told local reporters: “I told them I’m not having this. They are trying to obstruct me from getting in and out of my drive. And anyway I don’t intend to look at that eyesore from my house. They can either move it somewhere else or I will.”

Even the local council development department has refused the fitting of sixteen boxes for sensitive sites, and an official from the local authority said: “This situation has opened a can of worms. The council has no authority to refuse permission for the BT boxes outside the conservation area and it is debatable whether or not the 16 we have refused will be re-sited or it could go to appeal. The Government are eager to make the higher broadband speed more freely available and many people in the city centre – especially people working from home – will be anxious to have access to this facility.”

Source – HertsAd