Phone lines, Internet services to be restored in Kuru Kururu shortly

After weeks of being without phone line and Internet services, GTT has promised to have the area’s amenities up and running by next Tuesday.
This was related by the company’s Public Relations Officer, Jasmin Harris.
Guyana Times understands that more than 10 streets and just about 500 residents in Kuru Kururu on the Soesdyke Linden Highway have been without landline and Internet services for close to one month, after a post fell and destroyed the cables. Residents who attend the University of Guyana (UG), complained of not being able to get access to the Internet to complete their assignments, while secondary school students chimed in with the same cry. A business owner in the area who requested her name be withheld told Guyana Times that she relies on the Internet to conduct her daily activities.
Another resident in the village said, “We already paid phone bill, paid Internet bills and can’t get any service”.
A mother who lives alone with her two baby girls explained that she trembles with fear each night as the crime rate has been increasing over the past weeks in that village. “If anything to happen, we cannot call anyone unless you have a cellphone,” she added.
This newspaper was told that the community’s primary school is also without telephone service which would have forced teachers to find alternatives in cases of emergency, over the past week.
GTT’s Public Relations Officer recently confirmed that the community is without these services. Harris explained in a previous interview with this publication that the issue has been ongoing for a few days and that they are working to rectify the situation.
She also said based on reports, just about 50 customers are being affected by the collapse of the service.
According to her, a cable in the village went down due to inclement weather conditions. She assured that the residents received an advisory informing them of the situation and reassured that the matter will be remedied in a timely manner.