I don’t think that this one needs a lot of introduction. A great illustration of governmental bureaucracy.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/world/2003-06-23-phone-line-troubles_x.htm
“I am so happy. But I am a bit sad, also. When I applied, I was a young man of 33 and had dreams about owning my own telephone. Now all those dreams are gone. My children will use the phone now,” Ismail told the newspaper.
