Saturday, May 12, 2012

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Cheriyath Jyothi B.Sc., M.B.,B.S.,
theCloister,
nr rockPark, Venkode P.O.,
Thiruvananthapuram – 695028, IN
No.2012/broad/00 may 11, 2012.

EXTERNAL WIRING IN TATTERS : PHONE No.472-2802028
CUSTOMER ID:4013847942

1. this is not a complaint just an effort on my part to put things on record.

2. the external wiring of phone no.472-2802028 is in tatters
there is more than sixty meters of ordinary telephone wire extending from an electric post on the road to my house where the telephone no.472-2802028 is located.
I got a complaint ( no.16031584892 ) registered with the bsnl's automatic complaint booking system at 1453 hours on march 31, 2012 of the line going dead. later in the evening I saw the external wire broken into two lying on the road outside. I tied it up and restored the connection that night itself.
the telephone official concerned landed up on april 03, 2012 to enquire about the above complaint. I showed him the break where it has been joined up and suggested to him that the line be repaired properly and pulled up tight to avoid it getting entangled on to vehicles coming up. the gentleman agreed and told me that he will be coming with his assistant to do the work. no body ever turned up.
about a week later the line broke off at another point further towards the house and I rejoined it again. this time I did not lodge any complaint – where in the point !
As matters stand right now, there are two joints on the line on the external wiring where it was repaired by a person who is clueless about the technicalities of such things.
3. this ordinary telephone wire of more than sixty meters is coming up a steep incline and to keep it from sagging on to the road below has to be tied tightly. could it be that the tension on the wire and the wt of this long a stretch of wire is resulting in (metal)fatigue, causing the cable to break, I was wondering.
the house where the telephone is located though small, is a permanent building ( no. V/168 of karakulam panchayath ) and I own it. I am planning to stay over here permanently. and from my side, I intend to keep the telephone.
in deed, I had long back, suggested to the telephone company in writing that the external wiring be replaced once and for all by underground cable. as a permanent solution to the problem.

4. what is happening to the adsl “broad band” internet connection that is supposed to be existing on this line will be obvious to any one who would bother to look up the usage details at the self care portal – that is provided that particular page is not “under maintainance” as is its usual wont.
thank you very much !
sd.
( C. Jyothi )
To
thiruvananthapuram telecom.

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