Selfish People !

[Bobbisox1]

We have a farm very near us ( top of my street in fact) the farmer 'allegedly' wants more money off Telefonica that have a mast on his land, he's padlocked the gate stopping 02 who carry out mast maintenance from going in to fix the problem that's occurred during strong winds
so he is holding the full postal area and beyond to ransom, mobile phones are cutting out and the internet is hit and miss for those who are working from home mostly, I am in contact with our MP and to date she is being very helpful, why are some people so damn selfish!

[sandra4444]

I doubt any of the above is true. 02 would have had a contract for access before even erecting such.

[Bobbisox1]

okay so you are saying I'm lying?

[naomi24]

I would imagine all companies pay to put their equipment on private land. There could be more to the story than you know.

[Bobbisox1]

just a small excerpt from the email I got this morning Naomi

// I have found the landowner and Telefonica now have the exact details and location of the mast. I’ll let you know as soon as I hear more as Telefonica will be updating me with further information by the end of the day. //

[sandra4444]

So lets put it another way. The information your getting from..... is wrong. ok now?

[naomi24]

Who was the email from bobbi?

Sandra, I see no purpose in aggression here. Let's have a civil conversation, eh?

[Bobbisox1]

it's from my MPs office Naomi, I won't be answering sandra , she's a know it all for a 'newbie' ;o)

[sandra4444]

^^ Practice what you preach

[naomi24]

Right. And who said the farmer wants more money? You've added 'allegedly' - so that isn't verified?

[sandra4444]

When its all been sorted the florists will be busy.

[Bobbisox1]

I said allegedly because that's what the general consensus is but of course nothing has been proven and if it were the case I doubt

[Bobbisox1]

oops that went to early , to Naomi
and I doubt I will be privy to the reason and as you say, it might be more than meets the eye

[naomi24]

I would wait and see, bobbi. Rumours are often rife, but I suspect there's more to it than you know at the moment. I would be interested in the outcome.

[Barmaid]

Normally when utility companies put installations in land they do not own, there is a wayleave agreement. That will usually include payment of a fee by the company to the landowner. Unfortunately, my personal experience is that not all companies are very good at paying the wayleave - and yet the workers still trample all over the land using it as their own. I would also be very surprised if there was not some sort of provision to allow forced access in an emergency.

It's entirely possible he IS being selfish. It is also quite possible that the communication company is not necessarily playing fair. There are generally two sides to every argument.

[Bobbisox1]

yes me too, I will update you when I hear

[naomi24]

Okay. Hope it sorts soon.

[Bobbisox1]

thanks for your input BM, as a legal person you see what happens more than the average layman in the street

[sandra4444]

Looks like I was more or less right then.

[JJ109]

1. Allegedly - who alleges?
2. What is the farmer's grievance. Is he having to clean up after they have done maintenance, Do they disturb animals, destroy crops driving in the wrong places. or a myriad of other things that get his back up. It may not just be a question of money why he has padlocked the gate?
3. This action should get your mobile companies to listen to what he has to say. If he didn't take this action they are likely to ignore him.
4. Don't blame the farmer - blame the mobile companies for not keeping him satisfied.

[sandra4444]

^^ Pie in the sky at the moment because no one knows the facts.