Meeting called for worried residents to discuss broadband plans
A meeting is to be held tonight for worried residents to discuss proposals to bring full fibre broadband to Halesowen.
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The meeting, the location of which has not yet been announced, is by pre-booking only and has been organised by Halesowen and Rowley Regis MP James Morris.
The councillor has set up the meeting for residents of the Squirrels estate in Hayley Green to discuss BRSK proposals regarding bringing full fibre broadband to the area – the privately funded company is rolling out their network across the country.
Last month Kingswinford residents protested against BRSK's plans for their own street.
If the plan for the Squirrels estate goes ahead, locals, who are used to seeing a 'tidy and uninhibited' street, could soon be forced to look at telephone poles.
One resident, Allan Ford, said: "The main objection is that BRSK want to install telegraph poles to an estate that is clear of poles and has always had its telephone and broadband services delivered via underground cables.
