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Ripley wants BT to remove car-crash cabinet

BT, could you please move your car-crash cabinet, asked Ripley residents in a petition which gathered as many as 60 signatures already.

The Derbyshire-based town's residents claimed that the positioning of BT's FTTC-capable cabinet was very off as it was placed at the end street corner and could potentially cause numerous car accidents.

Because FTTC cabinets are taller than their predecessors, the lobbyists argued that this particular one was blocking the view for the drivers. This could have a very tragic ending one day.

Ripley and Heanor News reported one of the residents of Ripley, Mark Pearson, as saying that the whole situation was quite "dangerous":

"You used to be able to see between the telegraph pole and the cabinet - now you just have to pull out and hope for the best."

As a quick reminder, moving cabinets is a costly pleasure. It is also a rather long process.

BT confirmed that it's going to think about it but did not reveal any concrete decisions as yet.

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     Last updated on 17 July 2012

Categories: Broadband

Tags: BT  fttc  street cabinets 

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