Digital Rutland, The Very Costly Tory Failure

Digital Rutland, The Very Costly Tory Failure



Despite Bill Murphy from BT back in August 2013 saying the whole of Rutland will
be completed in about 9 months. Many parts of Rutland still have poor internet service.
BT was awarded £3 million pounds in 2013, many can not see where the money was
spent. Maybe the Tories spent in the pub on launch day? or perhaps on the publicity
campaign, The digital Rutland Tick placed in a flower bed outside the castle has quietly
vanished.

Braunston-in-Rutland Parish Council. Protest Song, Rutland County Council, Digital Rutland, BT Failings

Braunston-in-Rutland Parish Council. Protest Song, Rutland County Council, Digital Rutland, BT Failings

To hear the song in full and read more about this matter please visit:

http://braunstoninrutland.leicestershireparishcouncils.org/braunston-broadband.html

The Parish Council Says:

After the government committed to providing decent broadband to everyone in the UK, 

in 2011, BT said it would pay to bring fibre broadband to Braunston.

This meant that we were left out of Rutland County Council's Digital Rutland plan.

In August 2013 BT changed its mind, but didn't release it's 'lock' over Braunston until December.

RCC has been trying to pick up the pieces, but is hamstrung by Government policy and process.

RCC will probably now pay BT a large sum to complete our simple installation, in a year or so.

Meanwhile, most of Rutland can now access the internet using fibre broadband.

Whilst Braunston hasn't given up its campaign, we thought we would translate some of our frustration into a little humour, so Paul Rogerson has recorded our own protest song; 

we hope you like it. 

To hear the song in full and read more about this matter please visit:

http://braunstoninrutland.leicestershireparishcouncils.org/braunston-broadband.html

Digital Rutland

Digital Rutland

On the 14th May two information events are being run in Oakham.
5.30pm - 7.00pm at the Offices of Rutland County Council.
or contact the Digital Rutland team on 01572 758396

Digital Rutland is a joint project between Rutland County Council and BT which will be making superfast fibre broadband available to most homes and businesses during 2013 / 14.

11.30am - 1.30pm at Oakham Tesco

If you are unable to make either of these then please visit the website at www.rutland.gov.uk/digitalrutland 

a complaint has been lodged with the EU regarding Rutland County Councils Digital Rutland Contract.

Rural Broadband Consultancy - David Lewis, founder and owner of Rutland Telecom.
Now advising rural communities how to get NGA.

Rutland  ·  http://www.broadbandconsultancy.co.uk

Has tweeted that a complaint has been lodged with the EU regarding Rutland County Councils
Digital Rutland Contract.


Tweet:

RuralFibre @RuralFibre

A complaint has been lodged with the EU regarding Rutland County Council and BT/BDUK.

Rutland County Council refuses to release details of independent advice taken re BT #BDUK FTTC decision/contract under FOI

Rural Broadband Consultancy - David Lewis, founder and owner of Rutland Telecom.
Now advising rural communities how to get NGA.


Rutland  ·  http://www.broadbandconsultancy.co.uk

Has tweeted Rutland County Councils refusal to  comply with a FOI request.


Tweet:
RuralFibre @RuralFibre
Rutland County Council refuses to release details of independent advice taken re BT #BDUK FTTC decision/contract under FOI 


It does not surprise me that Rutland County Council refises to release this information.

Cllr Terry King turned very nasty in the early days when I asked a simple question about the original presentation. Did Cllr King declare it was his company shown in the presentation. to this date he and the
council have refused to answer that simple question.

Looking at further Tweets it appears the Digital Rutland Contract Signed by Helen Briggs Chief Executive
of Rutland County County Council has been leaked. If its sent to me I would be happy to publish it.

Uppingham Telephone Exchange Investigation Rutland Telecom, Digital Rutland

Uppingham Telephone Exchange Investigation –



The police investigation into this incident is continuing and a £1000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for twice switching off the Rutland Telecom signal has been published and notified to the police.

It is understood that BT, who own the exchange, have admitted that one or more of their engineers were on the premises at the time of the first incident.

A full report will be made to the Uppingham Business Forum which next meets at 5.30pm on October 16th 2012 in The Falcon Hotel

I don't want to say much on this because I fear Tory fruit cake Gene Plews will get his mates to cause me a few more problems.

What I will say is I used to be a BT Broadband customer and I learnt that the exchange has thousands of plug in boards and those boards each serve 4 houses. 

BT Open Reach were constantly visiting Oakham exchange to reinsert the board that served my home.
It became such a frequent event I wrote to the Chief Executive of BT and there was a investigation and 
they also found the Oakham exchange was manned when by staff when the card as they call it was falling out. I was offered compensation for BT I  took that and switched provider, I now a wireless service provider so I imagine it is a little harder for that card to fall out.

Rutland Telephone exchanges remind me of the stories you hear about the quaint old GPO village exchanges where the operator would monitor calls for local community purposes.



Cllr Joyce Lucas would have adored the
above role...

Digital Rutland, Rutland Telecom, BT, Tory Roger Begy Distributes Cllr Richardson Private Email

Digital Rutland, Rutland Telecom, BT, Tory Roger Begy Distributes Cllr Richardson Private Email

Cllr Richardson wrote to Tory Councillor Pocock

It has been raised with us that the handling of the Broadband has involved illegal
activity, which is now being taken to the European Courts. This again is under your
Portfolio and one would expect an immediate briefing of all members with an
indication of what investigation is taking place and any subsequent action to be
recommended.

If this happened to a Government Minister he would be expected to resign, since it
is under their watch. The same applies to yourself if these allegation are true.

There maybe some truth in the above as I received emails from a person claiming to be the former
chairman of Rutland Telecom, his emails were very similar to Cllr Richardson's. and a quick trace 
of the ip address showed the email originated from a playroom, in Uppingham and included his name.

Interestingly since Rutland County Council dropped their support for the company some
strange events have happened, Rutland Telecom street equipment has been damaged in villages
and police are currently investigating two breakins at the Uppingham telephone exchange resulting 
in only Rutland Telecoms Service being switched off.

What I can't understand is why anyone would want to do that and how would they know what to 
look for does the exchange label each provider?

Rutland Telecom v Digital Rutland and BT High Speed Broadband, Legal Action, Rutland County Council

Rutland Telecom v Digital Rutland and BT High Speed Broadband, Legal Action

Information has been received informing me Rutland Telecom is taking Rutland County Council to court over issues relating to the recently signed contract between Rutland County
Councils Digital Rutland and BT