Telecom Fiji Limited has warned individuals and entities who damage Telecom Fiji’s fibre lines will now face penalties of up to $300,000.
This comes after a number of individuals and companies have repeatedly damaged Telecom’s expensive fibre infrastructure while engaging in construction work along major highways and main roads.
Telecom Fiji’s CEO, Charles Goundar says they have invested millions of dollars in the rollout of fibre technology throughout Fiji so that Fijians can enjoy faster and better services.
He says fibre lines are delicate and expensive technology and any damage is expensive to repair and requires high precision splicing and testing machines, apart from highly skilled technical staff.
Such damage also disrupts services to customers and in some instances, it also affects services such as aircraft surveillance, backhaul service for mobile operations, connectivity to the international cable landing station and other critical services.
Telecom has fined numerous perpetrators for multiple cases of damage to their fibre lines.
Goundar says anyone engaging in trenching works along highways should dial 159 and seek their assistance before they start digging.
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