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Who is responsible for telephone line from pole to house?
Everything up to the connection point inside your house is your service provider’s liability. It’s why you are not allowed to tamper with it.
Can I remove the phone line from my house?
A: Cable and phone wires don’t carry current, so it’s safe to remove them. However, it’s critical not to cut into a power line, as you know.
How do you find out who owns telephone lines?
Try Googling the phone number. Type your number in (123) 456-7890 format into the Google search bar. You might also type owner or user after the phone number. Press ↵ Enter. Review the results.
Can I remove old telephone wires from my house UK?
No, it belongs to Openreach and you are not allowed to touch it. If you remove it, then you could be charged the cost of replacing it, as it would appear on their line records.
Who is responsible for telephone wires?
The phone company owns and maintains the telephone lines (wires) that bring phone service to your house. The lines usually connect to the house at a gray plastic box mounted to an outside wall. Inside the box, the connections may split into two parts, the utility (phone company) side, and the customer side.
How do I report a landline problem?
Opt to call the customer service line on your phone bill using an online calling service or another person’s phone in order to report directly that your phone line is fault. Request a service order so that they will be sure to respond to your service call promptly. Check your phone after the service call.
Who is responsible for low hanging cable lines?
The electric utility company that owns the power lines is responsible for low hanging power lines.
What happens if I unplug my landline?
If you cancel a landline number, it is gone from your account and placed in a hold state where it is unused. Eventually it will be assigned to someone.
What do you do with old phone lines in your house?
You can simply leave the phone jack in place and cover it up with a wall hanging, mirror, or work of art. This is the easiest way to deal with phone jacks that are high up on a wall, although it doesn’t make sense for phone jacks in other places. For those, you can move a stool or furniture in front of them.
Who is my phone company?
Solid Group Inc., incorporated as United Paracale Mining Co. on October 9, 1993 and renamed to its current name in June 1996, is the company behind the MyPhone brand.
How do you find out who just called you?
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Can an electrician move a phone socket?
Only Openreach are allowed to move the master socket. There would be nothing to gain by fitting a new box as the Openreach charge would still apply to provide the cable.
Can I remove a BT telephone line?
To stop your phone service you’ll need to give us a minimum 30 days’ notice. If you want to stop the service before the 30-day period ends, you’ll be charged for the remaining days.
Do you have to cap off phone wires?
I’ll leave that discussion for another question, for a phone cable, it doesn’t matter much. One wire nut on four conductors will hold more securely and less to look at. If you can identify it, you should disconnect and cap it at the other end as well – probably in your house’s telephone NID (network interface device).
Who is responsible for cutting trees near telephone lines?
Re: Tree overgrown with branches touching lines The cutting back of trees is the responsibility of the landowner who has the trees on their land.
What are Openreach responsible for?
Openreach is an independent division of BT group that was established in 2006 and runs the UK’s phone line-based broadband infrastructure. They’re responsible for the copper wires and fibre cables that connect homes and businesses to local exchanges.
Who is responsible for telephone lines in UK?
Openreach is a huge division of BT, or British Telecommunications PLC, now known as BT Group. BT Openreach was established in 2006, owns the telecommunications pipework and phone cables in the UK, and employs 32,000 people.
How can I tell if there is a fault on my BT landline?
Text PHONE to 61998 (charge may apply at your standard rate). We’ll run tests on your connection to find out what’s going on. If you need an engineer, we’ll text you in 15 minutes to book a slot. If you don’t need an engineer, our brilliant UK and Ireland based team will call you within 30 minutes to help solve your issue.
Can I report a fault on someone else’s line?
Yes you can but we recommend the person reporting the fault to be at the premises where the faulty line is allocated. If it is not possible to be on the premises please make sure when you report a fault on someone else’s line that you have that person’s phone number to hand.
Why is my landline not working but my internet is?
Either the modem has a problem or there is an internal network error. Try powering off the modem to see if a cold reboot will clear the problem. If that doesn’t work, your service provider needs to fix whatever is wrong.
