National Broadband Ireland looking to put poles in land

B Rabbit

Hi,

NBI were on to me about putting new poles in our land (around 7 or 8 poles).

Has anyone here had them contact you ? Is there any compensation for farmers for erecting fixed structures like this?

I don't want to stand in the way of infrastructure build out.

148multi

In hedge rows, across fields, where in your fields.

B Rabbit

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121345088#Comment_121345088

Across fields

ruwithme

That's a strange unusual one.send them round be the ditch.

Traditionally wouldn't be as tasty as the esb when it comes to erecting poles. Doubt that has changed & will be in a big hurry, so I wouldn't want them across a field.

eire23

Had them here. Their going in the hedge rows. If you don't make like hard for them he said they will work with you and put them where they aren't in the way. If people are akward he said they will just put them where ever is handiest for themselves.

Lime Tree Farm

The hedgecutter will be delighted. Those poles are of no addition to your land.

Aravo

Why can't they go down the side of the roads where they are going. NBI are having issues in some places as depending on speed of road and near bends the poles need to be set back a particular distance from side of road. They have to get agreenent from councils on pole locations and this is proving difficult. So by going on private land they avoid the council issues. Maybe this connection is for yourself so they can put the pressure on for going through your land. In my mind NBI don't have the same rights as ESB putting in poles on private land. See NBI 's FAQ section on web. It mentions poles.

listermint

But they'll power the future of your farm though.

international xl

tell them put it in a duct poles and stays are for third world infrastructure look at wind farms at the start there were overhead there now all ducted and remember this is private infrastructure not public imagine you were trying to put some on one of there assets.

listermint

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121348197#Comment_121348197

Yeah that's a solution clap clap.

It's public money and it's for the public use. That's homes and farms across rural Ireland. Get a grip will you.

Lime Tree Farm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121348191#Comment_121348191

how. A line across his field that he'll have to be aware of, drive around poles with machinery. Animals using them as scratching posts and puddling up the land around them.

listermint

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121348236#Comment_121348236

Not once did I say to put them across the field. Not once.

international xl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121348207#Comment_121348207

its public money in a private company its not like the private public partnership in education system where most of the schools become department assets in 25years after opening. Ducting would not be stopping homes and farms getting broadband all housing estates have the telecom under the footpaths

Lime Tree Farm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121348251#Comment_121348251

No, it was NBI who suggested that

listermint

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121348310#Comment_121348310

Ya I didn't comment on that was commenting on the sentiment that he gets nothing out of it.

listermint

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121348299#Comment_121348299

You haven't a clue about the program or rural Ireland.

B Rabbit

Thanks for link to FAQ.

https://nbi.ie/faqs/

Silverdream

I'd be weary of letting them in, they aren't dangerous but in the future laws might change that will put huge fines on damaging the fiber network infra structure. Huge fines are inplace in the US and GB for damaging them, so who knows what might happen in the future and hitting a pole in a field with a tractor isn't unheard of

eire23

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121348058#Comment_121348058

I have my own hedgecutter, I think I'll manage to go around one pole. Its not the end of the world.

cute geoge

We hear all this shite about how good our broadband will be with fibre to the home ,well i installed it 12 months ago and it worked a treat for 6 or 7 months bit with the last few months its gone downhill fast another paddy joke if you ask me ,what sort of fibre are they using if the signal is failing that quick

older by the day

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121348207#Comment_121348207

I was young and dumb and loyal to the country. Wind turbines went up a mile from me and a few people objected and got money. I said I supported them as they would supply energy for the future.

The energy crowds made a packet the last four years and have robbed this country blind. The most expensive electricity in Europe.

Don't let them put any fuuucking pole in your field because once they are out the gap they won't give a shitte about you. Put them up on the ditch

emaherx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121349003#Comment_121349003

It's not shite

I've fiber to the home hear the past few years and speeds are perfect, it honestly sounds like you have a fault, which can happen in any system.

If you are not getting near advertised speeds report the issue and follow up on it till they sort it.

listermint

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121349003#Comment_121349003

That's nonsense and you've a fault report it

Lime Tree Farm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121348979#Comment_121348979

Sorry, I thought you referenced 7 or 8 poles in your opening post

Mooooo

They follow the existing phone lines both above and below ground, why would they need to go a different route?

micosoft

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121348299#Comment_121348299

The ESB uses private contractors as well. The Customer Supply customers are mostly private.

Ducting is staggeringly expensive and means a right of way and easement has to be made over the duct with no development over it.

We aren't talking about housing estates, rural one off housing including farmers are those that benefit.

TheClubMan

I don't know what the story is with compensation but I have worked for a contractor working on behalf of NBI before. As far as I'm aware, it's completely up to you where the poles will be positioned if you agree to them being erected. Whether that be through the middle of the field, around the boundary etc. Or as already mentioned, if you don't want poles, you can agree to duct being laid with access chambers every 100m or so instead. If you don't allow them access at all, which you are well entitled to, an engineer in an office will be getting paid to think of an alternative solution to get from point A to point B, bypassing your land.

How many properties will the poles be serving? Can you see an alternative route yourself? Is there a public road or private lane way that they can be erected along instead?

B Rabbit

Going to work with NBI to place poles where we want them. We were lucky to get fibre broadband to our home a few years ago and do not want to stand in the way of others doing the same. It allowed some people to work from home from a small village which is great.

massey 265

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121366383#Comment_121366383

Well done.Fibre broadband can be a gamechanger in rural areas and i agree with your sentiments totally.

B Rabbit

The opportunities it opens up for families to live in rural areas can not be understated.

Good loser

Overstated

B Rabbit

Correct!

jfh

I let them put 6 poles along a hedge, broadband was for the neighbours, no point been awkward, I'll make use of the poles for strip grazing 😉

Silverdream

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121366471#Comment_121366471

It creates the opportunity for living in the countryside as you don't need to be in an urban center for fast broadband anymore.