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Openreach and Fibre via overhead cable/telegraph pole

Ptcad — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 09:42:07 GMT

Hi there - am finding this forum so useful so thanks to all for advice.

My new Openreach fibre will be ‘flown’ from a telegraph pole to my house. Will Openreach engineer fit a new suspension hook for the fibre before it’s run down the wall into the house? My current copper cable is flown in the other side of the house and I don’t fancy a new fibre cable being clipped horizontally along the front of the house simply because the existing hook is convenient for them.

Re: Openreach and Fibre via overhead cable/telegraph pole

imjolly — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 09:52:52 GMT

you need to speak with the openreach person who comes to fit your fibre

Re: Openreach and Fibre via overhead cable/telegraph pole

36ULW — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 10:47:14 GMT

If the cable is being attached to brick they should use an Eye Bolt, although may use a Bracket 32 if they need to use it to get the height needed.

Either way if they’re leaving the existing Copper Cable in place they should fit a a new Eye Bolt and or Bracket for the Fibre because you’re not supposed to have more than one Cable on any of them.

Of course what it says in the book and what is done in the real World can differ depending on the Engineer and how much they care about Quality.

Re: Openreach and Fibre via overhead cable/telegraph pole

Ptcad — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:04:10 GMT

Helpful ta - heaven forfend a customer gets what they actually want but I’m ever optimistic! 🙄

Re: Openreach and Fibre via overhead cable/telegraph pole

licquorice — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:15:50 GMT

What the customer wants and what is physically possible are not always the same.