BT boss gets preferential broadband link?
Gary Ashworth has grown tired of his home in Hambleden a picturesque village near the Thames, Oxfordshire, although his complaints are not because of poor weather or a bad economy in the village.
Instead, Ashworth is fed up because even though he only lives about 35 miles from London the area is a ?not spot? meaning that there is no broadband access in the area.
However, Ashworth?s complaints have grown more vocal since he discovered that although he has been waiting five years for broadband, Sir Michael Rake received it after arriving only a year ago. According to Ashworth this is a clear sign of corruption given that Rake is the chairman of BT.
Ashworth?s chief complaint is that the has used 1,000BT lines for a long time at his business and that it is unfair that he chairman is given preferential treatment over long standing customers.
Last week Ashworth decided to write to BT to complain about the problem and was told by an employee at the executive complaints desk that Sir Michael Rake was simply part of a small amount of people in a trial project for the area.
The letter continued to say that the trial is very small and is being conducted in ten rural communities with only a small amount of users.
When Ashworth asked to be included in the trial he was told that they were not going to add on any other users which he stated is not surprising, although maddening that Rake was selected to be included.
