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Broadband and telecoms giant BT<\/a> (Openreach<\/a>) has been fined a total of \u00a39,000 at the Barrow Magistrates Court in Cumbria (England) after Westmorland and Furness Council<\/a> (WFC) brought a successful prosecution against the operator for carrying out roadworks “without permits<\/em>“, while also “failing to reinstate the road adequately<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

The offences are said to have taken place during January 2025 in the parish of Seathwaite<\/strong>, within the Lake District National Park. The company, which we assume to actually be Openreach<\/a> (only BT<\/a> is named), carried out significant roadworks, installing more than 3 miles of underground duct and 20 carriageway chambers, albeit “without following correct procedures for closing the road or with appropriate permits in place<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> Openreach<\/a> is currently investing up to \u00a315bn to expand the coverage of their new \u201cfull fibre<\/em>\u201d (FTTP<\/a>) broadband network to 25 million UK premises by December 2026 (currently 20m+ completed), before potentially rising up to 30m by 2030.<\/div>\n

Just to make matters worse. The council had earlier “refused the issue of a permit<\/em>” because several of them would have been needed to cover the whole works and road closures then also became a requirement, “without which the works would be considered dangerous<\/em>“. The works performed also left the road in an “inadequate state and not at the required standard<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

Cllr Peter Thornton, WFC Cabinet Member for Highways, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t like having to prosecute utility companies as we recognise the important work they do. However, we do insist that this work is done to a proper standard, to strict health and safety regulations and that permits are properly applied for.<\/p>\n

We will continue to demand the highest standards from anyone working on the public highway in Westmorland and Furness.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The operator, which pleaded guilty, ended up being charged under Section 71 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991<\/strong> and Regulation 19 of the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007, which has over the years been used to levy similar fines against various other broadband operators (recent examples here<\/a>, here<\/a> and here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

As well as being fined, the company was also ordered to pay the council\u2019s costs of \u00a35,000 and a victim surcharge of \u00a32,000. We have asked Openreach to comment and await their response. Credits to one of our readers, Graham, for the news tip.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 9:39am<\/strong><\/p>\n

Openreach has confirmed that they were the responsible party, not BT<\/a> as stated by the council (we’re checking to see if BT was the legal representative for the case).<\/p>\n

Openreach spokesperson said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOpenreach carries out more than 300,000 jobs on roads, pavements and verges every year. Most of these finish on-time and take place without any issue. However, sometimes things don\u2019t go to plan, and we incur a fine, which we take very seriously. Every fine is thoroughly investigated to see if it\u2019s appropriate and to help us improve and avoid a repeat of previous problems.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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