By Kingsley I. Ilechukwu, Bureau Chief, South West

Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT) industry advocacy group, the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria(ALTON), has issued an advisory  to industry stakeholders  concerning the recent damage to multiple submarine fibre optic cables along the West Africa Coast, that has affected adversely data access and internet speeds.

ALTON’s statement was signed by  its Chairman, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo and Executive Secretary, Gbolahan Awonuga, respectively.

The statement reads: “We wish to inform the general public on behalf of some members of our association that some subscribers may be experiencing challenges with accessing data services and low Internet speed: this is due to the impact of multiple damage to the International undersea cables across East and West Africa coast line which occurred sometime today 14:03:2024 outside the shore of Nigeria.

This unfortunate development has impacted on Data and Internet service delivery by some of our members.

We highly regret any inconveniences caused by the damage to the submarine fibre optics cable in the international waterways.

We wish to assure the users of Communication services that repair process is ongoing by the responsible international service providers and services should be fully resolved soonest.

On behalf of our affected members, we offer our apologies for all inconveniences arising from the impact of the damage and resulting outage.

We seek for your continuous understanding.”