We need better internet connectivity in Berbice

Dear Editor
Truth be told, I am not sure how long it would take for this letter to reach your respected publication. To the readers, the reason I say that is not because this letter was posted through the Guyana Post Office Corporation, but because the quality of internet connectivity in Berbice is atrocious, to say the least.
Imagine, for the past several months, the internet connectivity has been so bad that we’re lucky to get 512KB on our 10MB connection, and so on and so forth.
Doing exams with these internet blackouts is terrible to the point where one would have to spend money to purchase a mobile data plan from the same company, since our family use GTT sims, and having to complete exams.
Even with the 3G data plan (They don’t offer 4G, just taking advantage of marketing gimmicks), we still would have to hope, pray and swear so that our documents and messages are sent by mobile data, which itself is woefully inconsistent.
Just last night, Editor, I sent messages on WhatsApp, but they were not delivered until the next morning. Also, I did not receive messages sent to me last night because the mobile data connection is so bad. It’s not like I am located is some ‘nowhere’ place, but rather just over a mile away from the town of New Amsterdam, across the Berbice River.
I know the Honourable Minister of Education and her team are looking to implement online programmes to compensate for schools being closed for so long, but the fact of the matter is that GTT does not have the capacity to facilitate its own needs right now, much less the needs of such a forward-thinking project.
I urge all in power to look into the services that GTT provides in Guyana outside of Georgetown, and to push forward the Telecoms Bill to put this company out of its misery and end our frustration.

Regards,
Amir Khan