By Prior Beharry
THE Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) says a critical cable line has been set on fire on Friday night causing service disruption to customers in parts of South Trinidad.
It occurred near the Cross Crossing Bridge in San Fernando where a major vandalism happened in August 2022 causing severe inconvenience to customers in south again.
In a release late Friday night it stated, “TSTT is currently investigating a fire at a critical cable artery that has resulted in service interruptions to some of our customers. An initial assessment by TSTT strongly indicates it was a malicious act.
“A fire appeared to have been set near this vital arm of our network infrastructure, resulting in extensive damage to network cables.”
TSTT stated that with the support of the fire services, the blaze was contained and it was assessing the impact to its infrastructure.
It stated, “Unfortunately, some customers in several parts of south Trinidad will experience a disruption to their mobile, fixed line and broadband services”
TSTT noted, “It is deeply troubling that this is the second incident in approximately six months in this area.
“In August 2022, vandals destroyed underground cables at the same site resulting in $1m in damage and extensive inconvenience to customers across the country, with concentrated impact in South Trinidad.”
“The company hopes that this matter is investigated thoroughly.
“TSTT assures its customers that its top priority at this time is service restoration. Regrettably, because of the extensive nature of the damage, restoration time cannot yet be determined.”
