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>Brown sellotape (parceltape) usually means BT, NTL use the plastic tie thingy often found at the bottom of bin bags (that way they don't have to pay for anything), or a convenient half brick to hold the doors shut.
Providing the half brick is an NTL way of 'giving something back to the local community' in this instance the local chav population. Once again no cost is incurred by NTL (for passing on to the subs or upsetting the delicate balace sheet for the share holders) on providing materials, the half brick probably came of a nearby skip</
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