Telkom pole.

[wayno@319]

Hi. Does anyone know who to contact at Telkom to complain about their pole on my property which is obscuring building work to be done?
Email or contact number?
Thank you

 

[TheMightyQuin]

Just knock it over...then they will come out anyway.

 

[TheChamp]

The same number you call for faults.

 

[Steamy Tom]

telkom poles are generally on the property line basically, why are you building up against the boundary?

 

[B-1]

telkom poles are generally on the property line basically, why are you building up against the boundary?

Typically there's a servitude as well. OP is not going to like the answer he gets from Telkom.

 

[wayno@319]

telkom poles are generally on the property line basically, why are you building up against the boundary?

The pole services 4 of my neighbors,. All individual lines,. Im on LTE and do not even have a landline. The wires are messy and low lying, which is in the way of the planned structure. The wires run at a 45 degree angle across the corner of my property., so the pole is not situated on the corner where the boundaries meet. .

 

[neoprema]

We had a similar thing at our Church ground. And the answer from Telkom is that the poll cannot be removed as they were given counsel permission to put it there and its on some servitude area. In the end it landed up having all the trees grow around it.

But yeah, i've heard from others too that unless the pole is is some kind of major risk, Telkom are no removing it, and its illegal to do so yourself.

 

[quovadis]

The pole services 4 of my neighbors,. All individual lines,. Im on LTE and do not even have a landline. The wires are messy and low lying, which is in the way of the planned structure. The wires run at a 45 degree angle across the corner of my property., so the pole is not situated on the corner where the boundaries meet. .

Within how many metres of the corner of your property? As has been stated its unlikely that Telkom would've erected anything that was not on a servitude or obstructing your ability to build within it or within the legal distance from the boundary. Your lack of a line or being a customer is technically irrelevant.

 

[wayno@319]

I should then charge them rent for the 18 years ive been here. Lol.

 

[B-1]

I should then charge them rent for the 18 years ive been here. Lol.

Your expectations of what land ownership entails is misplaced. The state/municipality still has many rights to it that you can't deny.

 

[quovadis]

I should then charge them rent for the 18 years ive been here. Lol.

Perhaps google Servitudes and Building Lines

 

[wayno@319]

Your expectations of what land ownership entails is misplaced. The state/municipality still has many rights to it that you can't deny.

Think i dont know that? All i need is for them to come tidy up the mess, in stead of 4 cables, why not run one main cable to the next pole, then branch off from there. Eversince OpenServe took over from Telkom the workmanship went down the drain.

 

[Peon]

What you do is drive around looking for a OpenServe contractor. Their bakkies are labelled. Make friends with the person you meet and ask them to ask/speak to their boss about options. In no way shape or form offer a bribe.

Just make friends with a cool calm conversation and explain your concerns. Rather make friends than war I recommend, works like a charm. Got 3 poles moved before.

 

[Maricia Froneman]

Is it possible to purchase removed telephone polls from Telkom?

We have plenty in our complex I’m interested in buying.

 

[UB40]

Just use an angle grinder and take them down yourself. No one uses telkom copper lines anymore

 

[Username:]

Just use an angle grinder and take them down yourself. No one uses telkom copper lines anymore

It could be fibre lines

 

[BronJohn]

I have an ugly brown telkom pole in front of my property in a holiday resort. I want to make it look a bit better with some fake greenery or paint but the resort has said i need to get permission from telkom. Any idea how I can go abolut this?