From:TheBahamasWeekly.com
BTC Underwater Cable Repairs Hamper Connectivity in Northern Bahamas, Particularly Grand Bahama, Abaco, Andros and Bimini
By Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC)
Oct 1, 2013 - 5:32:38 PM
Nassau, Bahamas - (October 1st
2013) BTC has advised that landline, internet and cellular
services are patchy at best in the Northern Bahamas due to the ongoing
repairs to the badly damaged Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network International
Cable (II/BDSNi).
A freighter anchored incorrectly in the 8 Mile Rock
Harbour on September 16th damaged the vital telecommunications link.
BTC engineers were able to restore certain service points by routing
calls and data on alternative routes within the
BTC network, but now that the heavy-duty repair and replacement work
to the underwater cable is in progress, services are intermittent, particularly
on Grand Bahama, Abaco, Bimini and Andros.
Additionally, some
degradation is being experienced to SMS (text messaging) service on
New Providence. BTC projects a best case scenario is service
resumption by days-end, October 1st. and meanwhile
apologizes for the disruption. Further updates will be issued as they
are received from the repair engineers.
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