Performing on a criticism from Airtel and others, the native Telecom officers wrote a letter to Sunita Chandra, Director-Common Telecom, Division of Telecom
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Telecom main Airtel has flagged the problem of fiber chopping in Hyderabad to the Telecommunication Division, in search of its intervention to resolve the problem, even because the Mobile Operators Affiliation of India (COAI) alleged that the indiscriminate chopping of fiber throughout Hyderabad by the Telangana energy utility continues unabated.
Performing on a criticism from Airtel and others, the native Telecom officers wrote a letter to Sunita Chandra, Director-Common Telecom, Division of Telecom, explaining to her the disruptions being brought on to telecom and Web companies in Hyderabad.
“We kindly request your workplace to deal with this matter with the Secretary (Telecom) for instant intervention with the Authorities of Telangana,” the letter mentioned.
“The Telangana Authorities has determined to take away the dangling wires from all the electrical poles, following the electrocution incident that resulted within the demise of 5 individuals throughout a (non secular) procession,” the letter mentioned.
After receiving representations from Airtel and different stakeholders, the native Telecom officers had taken up the problem with the Particular Chief Secretary (Info Know-how, Electronics and Communication), Govt of Telangana,” he mentioned.
He mentioned the division requested the State Authorities to present adequate time to telecom service suppliers to take away the cables from the electrical poles.
COAI condemnation
In the meantime, the COAI strongly condemned the continued and illegal fiber cuts being carried out by the TGSPDCL (Telangana State Southern Energy Distribution Firm Ltd) personnel in numerous elements of the town.
“These acts persist in defiance of the Excessive Court docket’s ruling on August 22. The ruling restrained such damaging measures,” SP Kochhar, Director Common, COAI, has mentioned in a press release right here on Tuesday.
“This severing of telecom fiber has led to widespread disruption of important web companies. Over the previous couple of days, this has worsened the scenario and is affecting vital connectivity in each city and rural areas,” he mentioned.
Printed on August 26, 2025
