80% of network challenges due to fibre cuts MTN [Video]

It said construction machines negligently continued to damage the fibre optic cables, a critical infrastructure, despite consistent engagements with relevant associations, describing the situation as disheartening.

Subscribers of MTN have in recent times been lamenting the rough nature of the network which sometimes makes it difficult to establish call connections, access the internet or hear a call party.

Mr Teddy Hayford Acquah, Southwest Technical Manager of the company, explaining the situation at a media and stakeholder forum in Cape Coast, indicated that between 70 to 80 per cent of the issues were fibre related.

A few other issues were theft cases where people broke into cell sites and steal batteries, fuel, equipment, and other critical components.

He revealed that …