On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:15:42 +0000, Invisible Man
wrote:

Bruce wrote:
On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:45:51 -0000, "Mungo \"Two Sheds\" Toadfoot"
wrote:

Have BT actually said they'll definitely make the charge? Quite often they
don't charge at all for activating an existing line


But it is a *new* line! New property, new line.

Why should it be free, or subsidised? That would only mean that
existing BT subscribers would be paying for it.

I'm sorry, but I don't see why I should pay for someone else's new
phone line.

Difficult area.
I live 80m from the exchange (great for broadband:-)). Do I subsidise
those who live further away with longer lines and probably more maintenance?


I also live close to the exchange. I'm happy that there is a national
standard charge for line rental. If that means that I subsidise the
maintenance of longer rural lines, that's fine by me.

What I *do* strongly object to is the expectation that I and other BT
subscribers should pay for other people's new installations.

£122 is not an unreasonable charge. No one is forcing them to have a
landline. If they want one, why should *I* have to pay for it?