According to reports, persons were unable to call family and friends or make business calls, much to the inconvenience of thousands of Bahamians and visitors.
Ms. Gibson, a Batelco supervisor, cofirmed that a damaged undersea cable was responsible for the island-wide shut down of international services.
At the Atlantis resort guests who had emergency phone calls were allowed to make connections through another avenue, a manager reported, alleviating some of the stress caused by the situation.
Cable Bahamas was contacted to find out if Batelco could use its cables to provide temporary service for its customers.
The British Colonial Hilton’s front desk reported that guests were not complaining as yet, after learning that people were being affected island-wide. The clerk said no one had contacted them as yet to explain what was going on.
Radisson’s front desk reported that their guests have also been cooperative.
Last night Batelco’s goal was to ensure that the service was reinstated by this morning.
Source: Felicity Ingraham, The Tribune
