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Originally Posted by Gary L
There was a time when BT would go out and physically take down the lines from the poles to properties that were no longer with BT. the only reason I can see why that was and probably still is, is so that they can charge the next person that wants the line put back up that they took down.
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Good point. That was before the days of competition. (Although historians would point out that pre-competition there was always a shortage of lines.)
I left BT for Telewest (now Virgin Media) six years ago. I still have a dial tone on my BT line because they know that in order to win me back, I would not entertain an installation charge.