Actually, citizens in the UK are very spoiled when it comes to telephone service. According to Telus, here in B.C., (The current CEO is a recent arrival from the UK) some of the telephone repairs and service hook-ups here, may take as long as 30 years. How's that for honesty in the land of corporate monopoly. For clarification, Saturna Island is within a 30 mile radius of Victoria and Vancouver, not in the vast northern hinterland.

The Telus Wars or a Testament to Canadian Patience