VANDALS continue with their criminal attempts to disconnect the subscribers of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company GT&T.
In a press release yesterday, GT&T stated that the most recent spate of vandalism over the last week has affected the services of more than 10,000 customers in Berbice, and on the East Bank and East Coast of Demerara.
The release added that telephone services have been affected in areas such as Houston, where a 400 pair buried distribution cable was vandalized. D’ Aguiar Park and surrounding areas have also been affected. On the East Coast, a 400 pair distribution cable was vandalized on Sugrim Singh Road, resulting in customers in Oleander and Shamrock Gardens being affected.
Currently there is a vandalized 600 pair distribution cable in Cummings Lodge School Road, South of the Railway Embankment.  Approximately 390 customers are affected. And the Linden exchange has been affected by persistent vandalism affecting hundreds of customers.
The diversion of the technical teams to the frequent disruption means that installation for new services are delayed by weeks and repairs and maintenance of regular customers’ services are also affected. In addition, emergency services are disrupted since customers cannot get access to the police or other emergency help areas. And access to the internet is disrupted.
The volume of disruptions in 2011 has pushed back installation of 350 new lines and repairs to over 300 faults.
According to the press release, while GT&T remains committed to offering the best telecommunications services in the country, they are affected by the needless disruptions. The associated costs and loss of revenue has been quantified at over US$2M.
GT&T sincerely regrets the needless inconvenience these malicious acts have rendered and urges all Guyanese to be vigilant and to immediately report any suspected acts of vandalism of any of GT&T’s cables and equipment to our ‘Vandalism Hotline” number – 0908, the release says.

“Vandalism is costly and affects us all, our business and personal affairs alike,” GT&T contends.