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Numerous Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) residential and commercial fibre optic internet subscribers are without service after a fire at a huge heap of garbage on Robb and Alexander streets destroyed several telecoms cables. Guyana suffered a major international telephone and Internet outage for around five hours on Wednesday due to damage to the offshore Suriname-Guyana Submarine Cable System (SGSCS). ENet has suffered damage to its fiber cable under the Essequibo River caused by a marine vessel, resulting in disrupted internet and TV services along the Essequibo Coast. Key Insight: Guyana's internet infrastructure shows notable resilience, with an average of just over three outage days annually, reflecting ongoing improvements in connectivity stability. In keeping with its mandate to support Guyana's growing residential and commercial digital needs, telecoms provider – One Communications – says it has significantly strengthened service reliability for customers across Guyana following a 50 per cent overall reduction of its copper network, a.