My family home was unoccupied for many years as most of the older members had passed away and no one from my generation had any real interest apart from me. After several years I managed to buy my relatives out and it was at last mine.
On one corner of the house Telecom had attached some sort of cable which I assume is an earth cable which runs right down the wall and into the ground.
I was told this was 'abuso della casa' and the cable should be removed as it was done without permission.
A chap from telecom duly came and had a look and after he spoke with the builder and my power of attorney a solution was found.
They would remove the cable from the wall, put a small post at a far corner outside the house and implant the cable right through my garden and run it into my cellar.
Well it would be out of sight and perhaps I would get reduced rental or a free new phone line for letting them do this in my property.
No, not only did I have to pay for the line connection but I had to pay for all the work to relocate the bloody cable which shouldn't have been there in the first place. €2962 it cost me.
