Fault disrupts communication lines
Source:
The National, Tuesday February 9th, 2016
TELIKOM PNG says all telephony and data services carried via PPC-1 cable from Madang to Sydney, Australia, have been disrupted due to a subsea fault.
“The situation is beyond the control of Telikom PNG and all efforts are being made by Telikom PNG engineers in Papua New Guinea and Sydney to divert all services to alternate routes,” the entity said in a statement.
“TPG, the operator of the PPC-1 cable have advised that the restoration time is expected to take a month.”
It advised that all enquiries be directed to Telikom PNG customer care centre on telephone 3456789 or email call [email protected]