Our records show the following FTTP network service information for these premises:-Single Dwelling Unit Residential OH External CBT Complex L2C.
Assuming the survey is accurate ( no reason to suspect it isn’t ) these flats are served from an external wall mounted CBT , although the CBT itself could be served overhead from a pole , chances are the the copper pair wiring is an external wall block although the copper pair wall block could be served by an underground cable , but that’s probably not in a duct , if it were the CBT would be still wall mounted but using the duct , flats from a certain era ( 1960’s-1980’s ) were commonly served with an external or internal wiring point , especially those retro fitted with copper cables because when the flats were built a ‘phone line’ wasn’t considered essential , so 1960’s to early 1970’s blocks especially can have this type of service
If the CBT is served from a pole , is a lot neater , having one wire to a CBT from the pole , rather that 7 individual wires from the a pole mounted CBT , one cable for each flat , it’s also possible that some flats won’t have a line of sight to the pole anyway .
Complex L2C ( lead to cash ) suggests this is not a straightforward job , could be something like long ladders or a hoist are needed to get to the height of the flat or where the CBT is mounted ( or both ) , this should be KCI2 so these things are not a surprise on the contractual date , however, it’s possible the CBT is for example on the gable end wall on one side of the block , and to get to the individual flat requires cabling across several neighbouring flats , you only need someone objecting to the cable being run along the wall of their flat to stop the installation, have any neighbours been complaining ?, getting a hoist or long ladders should not cause massive delays , as a hoist is quite a large vehicle, if access is restricted then a platform ( like scaffolding) may need to be provided .
