Mobile company wire across my land 31 July 2021 at 8:40AM in Broadband & internet access 10 replies 324 views

Sawrus

Good morning all,  Question.  A mobile company (Not Openreach) has inserted two poles which are not on my land, but the wire does runs across. Firstly the company came onto my property without permission and chopped a few branches down from one of my trees. (I got a letter of a sort of apology from the company) I guess that was for ease of placing the wire between the poles. So 2 questions
1/ Shouldn't they have asked permission to have the wire across the land in the first place and should there be a wayleave
2/ One of the trees has grown back and is now touching the wire - as I didn't give them permission to have the wire across the land, whose responsibility is it?  I really don't want to starting having more branches etc chopped back especially at my expense. (The land to the property is quite big 70ft long and the trees are away from the house)   TIA

neilmcl

Which mobile company?

Sawrus

neilmcl said:

Which mobile company?

Airband I believe

neilmcl

It's possible, like Openreach, that they may not need a wayleave agreement for a fly cable under certain circumstances, eg, it's over 3 metres high, they don't have to tresspass your land to install it and it doesn't interfere with your property.

Apparently this company has already caused upset by installing poles in areas where residents had successfully campaigned to have existing telephone poles removed.

Sawrus

neilmcl said:

" they don't have to tresspass your land to install it and it doesn't interfere with your property."

But they did trespass originally 

pbartlett

Google 'flying wires act 1984'

also

The Electronic Communications Code – Flying lines and the Court’s power to impose agreement - Lamb Chambers

Sawrus

pbartlett said:

Google 'flying wires act 1984'

also

The Electronic Communications Code – Flying lines and the Court’s power to impose agreement - Lamb Chambers

Thank you pbartlett, as usual the big companies can ride shotgun over every day folk. So I guess its down to me to have to chop back the tree as its touching the wire

neilmcl

Sawrus said:

pbartlett said:

Google 'flying wires act 1984'

also

The Electronic Communications Code – Flying lines and the Court’s power to impose agreement - Lamb Chambers

Thank you pbartlett, as usual the big companies can ride shotgun over every day folk. So I guess its down to me to have to chop back the tree as its touching the wire

Nobody said that. Just let your tree grow, if it interferes with the line then the provider will have to come to an arrangement with your to rectify it, at their cost.

J_B

Sawrus said:

 So I guess its down to me to have to chop back the tree as its touching the wire

Maybe you could accidentally cut the wire whilst pruning ..... but I'd rather you didn't as they supply my internet!!!! 🤣

Sawrus

J_B said:

Sawrus said:

 So I guess its down to me to have to chop back the tree as its touching the wire

Maybe you could accidentally cut the wire whilst pruning ..... but I'd rather you didn't as they supply my internet!!!! 🤣

Lol - they're a horrible bunch to deal with - so rude!!

J_B

Sawrus said:

J_B said:

Sawrus said:

 So I guess its down to me to have to chop back the tree as its touching the wire

Maybe you could accidentally cut the wire whilst pruning ..... but I'd rather you didn't as they supply my internet!!!! 🤣

Lol - they're a horrible bunch to deal with - so rude!!

Yes, but if you live where we do, then it's 2MBps ADSL or 30 MBps Airband, so, beggars and choosers sadly!