[Kon-Peki]

> As a side note I recently tried to get a telco to remove a phone line and two poles and they refused to do it.

You need to align their incentives with yours: wait until it gets windy out, knock the poles down, and demand that they come fix it.

[LinuxBender]

I've been secretly hoping an over-sized big rig would take them out but I would not want anyone to get hurt. They are the only poles within a few miles and are an eye-sore.