Telecommunications superhighway in rural areas

Open Reach are still working on the line to help get our internet service up and running again. After yesterday's efforts there seem to be some improvement at last. They are continuing to work on it to repair "historic faults" on the line. 

This is what our connection to the telephone system and the World Wide Web depends on. It is about 6 feet from the edge of an arable field with all the associated tractor cultivations - literally a 'landline':-