Just a quick comment on the BT cost of 5k in Derby. BT have changed their minds a number of times over the years concerning getting our equipment connected to their piece of wire. We've gone from BT posts to pits and now to direct connection. Trouble is, BT are very expensive when it comes to ducting. We have an agreement with BT that our contractor will obtain a suitable length of grey 50mm duct from BT - usually donated free - and install it from our cabinet to within one metre of the appropriate BT chamber. Their contractor will core drill the chamber and make the final connection, then install the cable. The latest site in Sefton to be connected involved our contractor installing 6m of duct for less than 300.00 and BT's cost of 280.00 to make the connection; total job less than 600.00. Left to BT, the cost would have been significantly more. Peter Jones Peter Jones Project Leader - Traffic Control Systems Phone: +44 (0) 151 934 4254 Fax: +44 (0) 151 922 4514 Mobile: 07788 100 584 Peter.Jones (AT) technical.sefton.gov.uk Sefton MBC - UTC 7th Floor Balliol House Balliol Road Bootle L20 3NJ [ use (AT) instead of @ to avoid 'spammers' when providing your e-mail address to a freelist) Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council ****************************************************************************** Any views expressed by the sender of this message are not necessarily those of Sefton MBC The contents of this e-mail and any attachments may be confidential. It is intended for the named recipients only. If you are not the named recipient please notify the sender and do not disclose the contents to any other party. ******************************************************************************* ----------------------------------------------------------- A message from the TCUG mailing list. For information about the list visit //www.freelists.org/webpage/tcug