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Rampant vandalism affecting GT&T, Customers

Within recent months, the national telecommunications network has been repeatedly vandalized.  This deliberate, mindless destruction of, or damage to, the country’s telecommunications facilities is not new.  But, in recent months it has spiraled out of control.   For the year to date, we have recorded 52 acts of vandalism in communities from East Berbice to Linden.

The cumulative effect of these acts have been the disruption of the lives and livelihoods of thousand s of households and businesses; the threat posed to personal and national security; the unplanned expenditure of millions of dollars by the company in civil works, repairs and service restoration; the diversion of materials and personnel from routine activities to address emergencies; and the loss of millions in revenues consequent upon the cessation of telecommunications traffic.

This state of affairs is unacceptable and unsustainable.  And, insofar as network vandalism affects all of us, all of us must participate in this scourge.  We have done everything in our power to protect the network and in the process we have received continued support from the Guyana Police Force.  Now, we need the support of the Government, the regulatory agencies and the entire populace.  We are appealing to individuals and institutions to partner with us in the protection of the national telecommunications network.  Observe what is happening in your neighbourhood or community; call us on 0908 to report suspicious activities directed at the network; in short, act as our eyes and ears.

The network facilities that serve your home or business may be targeted next, so it cannot be wise to see something and not say something.  It cannot be sufficient to simply press the company to expedite repairs and service restoration after the fact.  Remember too that any information you share with us will be treated with the strictest confidence and that GT&T will offer a meaningful reward to anyone who provides information that leads to the apprehension of vandals and their prosecution.

Let’s stop network vandalism together!

Below is a list of the incidents for the month of April 2015:

 

Item #

Date of Incident

Incident Damage

Neighbourhood

Location

Est. # of Subscribers affected

1

6-Jan-15

Vandalised 600 pair cable  Montrose Village  ECD

267

2

19-Jan-15

Vandalised 400 pair distribution cable  Supply  EBD

209

3

23-Jan-15

Vandalised 25 pair distribution cable  Waterloo Street  G/Town

12

4

23-Jan-15

Vandalised 400 pair distribution cable  Pearl  EBD

71

5

27-Jan-15

Vandalised 100 pair distribution cable  Broad & Adelaide Streets Charlestown  G/Town

50

6

29-Jan-15

Vandalised 25 pair cable  Victory Valley  Linden

15

7

2-Feb-15

Vandalised 100 pair cable  George Street Werk-en-Rust  G/Town

59

8

2-Feb-15

Vandalised 200 pair distribution cable  Public Road  EBD

115

9

6-Feb-15

Vandalised 100 pair distribution cable  South Road Bourda  G/Town

44

10

9-Feb-15

Vandalised 100 pair distribution cable  Line Path ‘E’ Skeldon  

45

11

11-Feb-15

Vandalised 200 pair distribution cable  Albert & Oronoque Sts, Bourda  G/Town

102

12

13-Feb-15

Vandalised 50 pair distribution cable  Regent & Alexander Sts  G/Town

20

13

15-Feb-15

Vandalised 100 pair distribution cable  Hadfield & Hardina Streets and Hadfield Street & Winter Place

 G/Town

66

14

16-Feb-15

Vandalised 100 pair cable outside  George Street Werk-en-Rust

 G/Town

59

15

25-Feb-15

Vandalised 50 pair cable  Cummings Lodge  ECB

16

26-Feb-15

Vandalised 3000 pair feeder cable  Golden Grove

 EBD

1925

17

2-Mar-15

Vandalised 100 pair distribution cable  Vryman’s Erven  ECD

30

18

2-Mar-15

Vandalised 100 pair distribution cable  Smyth and Durban Streets

 G/Town

27

19

3-Mar-15

Vandalism 200 pair copper cable  9th &10th Streets Cummings Lodge

 ECD

120

20

4-Mar-15

Vandalised 50 pair distribution cable  Ideal Road, Soesdyke

 EBD

16

21

11-Mar-15

Vandalised 900 pair feeder cable  New Hope Public Road

 EBD

475

22

16-Mar-15

Vandalised 200 pair distribution cable  English Road Sophia

 G/Town

99

23

16-Mar-15

Vandalised 50 pair distribution cable  “A” Field Junction, Sophia Main Road

 G/Town

25

24

17-Mar-15

Vandalised 200 pair distribution  cable  Charles Street, Charlestown

 G/Town

96

25

18-Mar-15

Vandalised 200 pair distribution cable  Regent Road Bourda

 G/Town

100

26

19-Mar-15

Vandalised 50 pair distribution cable  Ketley Street Charlestown

 G/Town

15

27

19-Mar-15

Vandalsied 50 pair distrubition cable   Sussex Street

 G/Town

15

28

20-Mar-15

Vandalised 50 pair distribution cable  8th Street Cummings Lodge

 ECD

12

29

23-Mar-15

Vandalised 100 pair distribution cable  1st Street Alexander Village & Hunter Street

 G/Town

50

30

24-Mar-15

Vandalised 50 pair cable  Ankerville Corentyne

 EBD

22

31

24-Mar-15

Vandalised 25 pair distribution cable  King Street Lacytown

 G/Town

13

32

25-Mar-15

Vandalised 200 pair distribution cable  Providence East Bank Berbice  EBB

157

33

25-Mar-15

Vandalised 200 pair distribution cable  Charles Street Charlestown

 G/Town

96

34

25-Mar-15

Vandalised 50 pair distribution Cable  Princess Street

 G/Town

8

35

29-Mar-15

Vandalised 600 pair feeder cable  Enterprise Gardens

 ECD

504

36

30-Mar-15

Vandalised 100 pair distribution cable  High Street Charlestown

 G/Town

4

37

30-Mar-15

Vandalised 100 pair cable  Shirley Field Ridley Drive

 G/Town

29

38

1-Apr-15

Vandalised 100 pair distribution cable  Cactus Street West Ruimveldt

 G/Town

27

39

1-Apr-15

Vandalised 400 pair distribution cable  Back Road Timehri

 EBD

138

40

2-Apr-15

Vandalised 600 pair feeder cable  Enterprise Bridge

 ECD

504

41

7-Apr-15

Vandalised (2) 200 pair distribution cable  Houston

 ECD

158

42

7-Apr-15

Vandalised 400 pair distirbution cable  Bachelor’s Adventure

 ECD

54

43

7-Apr-15

Vandalised 200 pair distribution cable  Hibiscus Street West Ruimveldt

 G/Town

97

44

9-Apr-15

Vandalised 25 pair distribution cable  Bishop & Palm sts, Werk en Rust

 G/Town

8

45

13-Apr-15

Vandalised 200 pair Distribution cable  South Ruimveldt Gardens

 G/Town

64

46

13-Apr-15

Vandalised 300 pair distribution cable  Melanie Damishana (Enterprise)

 ECD

180

47

13-Apr-15

Vandalised 25 & 100 pairs distribution cable  Industrial site/D’auiar Park

 G/Town

27

48

13-Apr-15

Vandalised 25 & 50 pairs distribution cable  Prospect

 EBD

31

49

14-Apr-15

Vandalised 200 pair distribution cable

Roxanne Burnham Gardens G/Town

120

50

15-Apr-15

Vandalised 50 pair distribution cable

Vlissengen Rd, West Ruimveldt Gtown

15

51

Vandalised 50 pair distribution cable   South Road Bourda

 G/Town

31

52

16-Apr-15

Vandalised 200 pair Distribution cable South Ruimveldt Gardens G/Town

64

6490