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Excavator cuts fibre optic cable on Essequibo Coast
A contractor employed to clear a drainage canal on the Essequibo Coast, in the vicinity of the village of Good Hope, yesterday damaged GT&T’S fibre optic cable, resulting in the loss of service to approximately 130 customers [WLL, FWA, CELLULAR] between Dartmouth and Charity.
The company, when alerted about the cut, dispatched personnel to investigate the circumstances, even as a team was being mobilized to travel to the area to begin restoration work.
GT&T has repeatedly been advising contractors and other persons desirous of engaging in digging activities to call the company before commencing, to avoid such occurrences.
GT&T indicated in a release that it recognizes that, with the current unusually heavy rainfall, there would be need to keep outfalls clear to aid drainage, but, the company says, this must be done in a way that would avoid damage to facilities.
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