IT&E fixing cut cable between San Vicente and Saipan airport
Photo shows the IT&E fiber optic cable along Airport Road that the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. inadvertently cut while doing restoration work last Aug. 17. (IT&E)
While conducting restoration efforts along Airport Road last Aug. 17, the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. inadvertently cut through the IT&E fiber optic cable between San Vicente and the Francisco C. Ada-Saipan Intrenational Airport, which provides Internet and landline service to those areas.
IT&E crews are now cutting out and replacing the damaged portion of the fiber cable and hope to have all services restored in the area by this morning, Aug. 19, 2015.
IT&E would like to remind all construction companies, government agencies, and residential customers to please call 611 at least 24 hours prior to digging for a cable location. IT&E will be happy to send a team to identify the cable location prior to you digging.
IT&E fiber and copper cables are buried underground and any damage due to digging will disrupt communications. (IT&E)
