After the 'string' broke, apparently they couldn't just chuck another across the road lofted high 'twixt the Cypress fir and the fig tree as they had done in the past - new EU rools, like.
This would have to be a 'road-up' job, with me as benefactor. Hence my permanent disconnection from the outer-world until my recent move.
For the €1200 service provision, €60 per month for T'internet and crappy 2Mb download speeds, I decided to pocket the money and do without.
The savings I made have allowed me and the Significant Spender to adorn our living room with a beautiful hand-crafted rug.