ONE Communications says vandalism and copper theft have disrupted telecom services in Guyana, urging greater public awareness and collective action to protect infrastructure. The company reports that over the past two months it has recorded five incidents, affecting service for about 7,000 residential and business customers, and also impacting mobile services.
The company attributes the disruptions to multiple causes, including deliberate acts such as vandalism and copper theft, as well as accidental damage linked to roadworks and heavy-duty vehicles. Both outlets describe the same scale of impact and time frame, highlighting that connectivity problems extend beyond fixed services to mobile network access. The two reports focus on the company’s call for improved safeguarding of telecom assets and greater community involvement, with attention on preventing both targeted theft and construction-related damage.
While neither source provides details on arrests or the total length of outages per incident, both indicate that the disruptions are ongoing enough to prompt a public warning and a broader push for protection measures.
