Campaigners say the recent efforts to deliver high-speed internet to customers in rural areas around the UK has led to an overwhelming number of telegraph poles erected, and have requested that telecoms organisations share their networks.
Fibre cables are often run underground, but this method is more expensive and disruptive, since it requires getting planning permission and digging up pavement. In contrast, utility poles don’t usually require permission, and are quicker and cheaper to construct.
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