Suspected sabotage to a fibre-optic cable belonging to the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) impacted over 25,000 customers on the West Demerara – but within a 24-hour period, mobile and internet services were restored.
Parts of Region 3 are however still without landline services as a result of the unlawful act, GTT said this evening.
“We have before us an unfortunate example of the impact of sabotage. A slash to a fibre-optic cable, has disrupted service provision to a number of communities and thousands of customers, including businesses and those at home, reliant on connectivity more than ever, at this time” said Justin Nedd, GTT CEO. Nedd, the release said, was particularly concerned about the impact to children and young adults who are dependent on telecommunications for online learning.
Unable to state exactly when full services would be restored, Nedd noted that GTT was “mobilizing divers and shipping in specialized equipment to deal with the issue”.
To support the business community during this disruption, GTT says it has equipped key service providers with call forwarding capabilities to assist with the impact to their businesses since landlines are still down.
Anyone with information on this act of sabotage, can call 0908 or email tips@gtt.co.gy; a 2 million dollars reward is being offered, GTT said.
