Could well be that the new build was built by the previous owners of the property in the article, they had the line moved and (guess work) own the land the line crossed had the old poles etc removed. Hence the cost for the new installation.

What planet are you on, electricty and water do charge for connection as well!!!

Ian

In reply to a post by ian007jen:

What planet are you on, electricty and water do charge for connection as well!!!

Ian

You need to re-read the message you replied to. He's being sarcastic.

perhaps the existing poles are decayed / unfit for use, for example I worked on a farm route which used to feed two houses (both derelict for 15 years), one was done up and I had to install a line. The wiring running along the poles was long past usable where it existed, all the poles were decayed to the point one was actually hollow in places. The fact someone once had a line there doesnt change the fact that for todays H&S standards that run of poles needed completely renewing - which means mr farmer wanted a large wayleave fee before you even get to changing poles. I mean, what do people expect for £125?

OT but I was at a guys house last week in a very rural spot where dsl only works when the planets align correctly, he was getting 1.8meg (over 7km loop) and was complaining about speed. While I tinkered about with the wiring to squeeze an extra few 100k the guy told me the trouble they have all had due to the high oil prices, that the gas companies wouldnt supply a service due to remoteness / cost. Then he moaned that the fibre service BT planned was delayed 3 months.

Excuse me? a gas network for heating / cooking you can do without but your dsl is too slow and your fibre is delayed?! PRIORITIES PEOPLE!!

Don't do irony then?

For anyone interested or just wants to speculate , I believe this is the property in question
I dont think the words rural or remote do it justice!

looking at the google image, look south, there are poles all along the side of the road, (I guess electric supply ) but cant they be shared?

If that is the place, one wonders how it was seved previously. There are no telephone poles nearby. So considerable work would be needed to provide a line.

2.9 miles from the nearest DP (which looks like it may have a dacs on it i.e. no spare lines), 1.1 mile from the nearest pole. Along that route I could not see any carriageway boxes so there may not even be any duct between these poles (could be direct in ground buried cable). Where is the pole that previously fed the building? looks like it has long vanished along with all traces of brackets / wiring form the house.
If I was them I would price up how much to get a fibre get along these new poles, from the looks of it they will be lucky to get above 28k on that line plant.. if you're going to cough up big money may as well future proof yourself...
Or get yourself a satellite / mobile dongle if possible.

they look high voltage (horizonal beam) so I would guess not (they have not been shared further down the road where bt have put their own poles up).