Overhead city cables won't be removed soon
Sunday, 28 November 2010
Overhead cables used for internet services is not going to be removed anytime soon as authorities are missing the Tuesday deadline because of unfinished construction of underground cable ducts, reports bdnews24.com.
The Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO) had told the ISPs and cable operators to remove their cables from its electricity poles from Uttara to Shahbagh by October 31. The deadline was extended by a month as constructions of the underground cable ducts were not complete.
The cables were to be brought down in two phases-first from Uttara to Shahbagh and then from Shahbagh to Gulshan via Motijheel and Moghbazaar. Deadline for both phases ends tomorrow (Tuesday).
One of the agencies responsible for building underground ducts for laying these cables, however, says that they are ready for the job. The other one says it is only ready for the first phase.
The Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO) had told the ISPs and cable operators to remove their cables from its electricity poles from Uttara to Shahbagh by October 31. The deadline was extended by a month as constructions of the underground cable ducts were not complete.
The cables were to be brought down in two phases-first from Uttara to Shahbagh and then from Shahbagh to Gulshan via Motijheel and Moghbazaar. Deadline for both phases ends tomorrow (Tuesday).
One of the agencies responsible for building underground ducts for laying these cables, however, says that they are ready for the job. The other one says it is only ready for the first phase.