Mystery telegraph poles spring up outside homes in Greater Manchester town with note attached

Mystery telegraph poles have sprung up in one of Greater Manchester's most desirable areas. The masts have been put up around Sale, Trafford, by independent full fibre broadband provider BRSK Ltd in the M33 area postcode area.

Trafford council said the poles are 'nothing to do with [them]' and that the company does not need permission.. Three days ago, someone posted anonymously on the Sale M33 Facebook group that they had arrived to find 'this monstrosity right outside our [their] house'.

"Apparently they have the right to install these without consultation with residents, regardless of the true need for ultrafast fibre broadband, aesthetic damage to the area or property value," they wrote. "Have lodged a strong complaint, for what it's worth, but if this is a wider problem for Sale, perhaps it's one for our MP."

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Some of the replies were dismissive of the original poster's complaints. One said: "If they have the right to install these without consultation, then you are wasting your time complaining. They are virtually every road anyway."

Another said: "You'll have brilliant broadband speed though to take your mind off it." James McAinsh posted: "It's an age-old paradox. I want a faster network, but on my terms, or I support more green energy, but don't put one of those wind turbines in my field of view... personally, you won't even notice it's there after a few weeks."

Joe Murray agreed. He wrote: "There's one across the road from our house. It just exists. Give it six months and you won't even notice it." Thomas Reid opined: "You'll find more and more of these popping up as part of a plan to provide people with full fibre before 2025,