[LINK] How does one report a problem with a cable in the street to Telstra?

[grove at zeta.org.au]

On Fri, 15 Jan 2010, Marghanita da Cruz wrote:

> problem (caused by a tree route) has now

I have heard of "spanning tree" protocols, but this is ridiculous.
Then again, that Avatar movie had "networks" of trees.

Maybe not so strange after all.....

Sorry - it is Friday again and there's just too many good jokes 
to be made out of this.

> Perhaps this is  a project for the cyber
> security or even the national security people.

Or just for the lowly horticulturalist.......


Cheers  ;)



>
> Marghanita
>
> grove at zeta.org.au wrote:
>> On Tue, 12 Jan 2010, Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
>> 
>>> This morning, I noticed a copper conduit
>>> containing, what I hope is a Telstra
>>> cable rather than electricity being
>>> pulled up by a tree root. The conduit is
>>> broken and the cable is exposed but appears
>>> to be intact.
>>> 
>>> Can anyone suggest to whom and how
>>> I should report this?
>> 
>> I would contact Channel 7 - they love a  good headline.
>> Here's the blurb:
>> "
>> Land Clearing - how it is good for starving farmers!
>> Those pesky trees are eating your Interweb. Channel Seven has the facts - a 
>> farmer up a pole and trees are to blame.    Channel 7 has the campaign. 
>> Get behind the Climate skeptics before you get logged off.
>> 
>> Only on Today Tonight!
>> "
>> 
>> Sorry - but Ch7 has upset me with the hypocritical campaign for the pole 
>> sitting land clearer.
>> 
>> But to get this back on topic, I would call dial before you dig as they 
>> came out to check a similar problem out we had many years ago
>> at work.
>> 
>> 
>> rachel
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> I have checked the Telstra site and
>>> Dial before you Dig, but nothing
>>> seems appropriate.
>>> 
>>> Marghanita
>>> 
>> 
>
>
>

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