Fibre optic breakdown on Hudson coast caused by road maintenance – Nunatsiaq News
Sep 10, 2024
$100 credit offered to all clients affected by the break, says Kativik Regional Government representative
Road maintenance on the Billy Diamond highway near Chisasibi damaged a fibre optic cable, causing a three-day internet outage in seven Hudson coast communities earlier this month.
“They were installing a new guardrail section,” said Daryl Combden, Kativik Regional Government’s administration director, who gave the update to KRG council Monday during meetings this week in Kuujjuaq.
“When they put in one of the guardrail posts, they struck the cable. The contractors did not know they did it.”
According to two news releases published by service provider Taamani Internet, the damage occurred around 1 p.m. on Sept. 2. Service was reinstated on Sept. 5. The outage affected people in Kuujjuaraapik, Umiujaq, Inukjuak, Puvirnituq, Akulivik, Ivujivik and Salluit.
