BBMP to notify firms before removing OFCs

Before removing unauthorised optical fibre cables (OFCs), the BBMP must notify the company concerned, a recent meeting of civic agencies has decided.

Officials told the meeting — headed by Additional Chief Secretary of Urban Development Mahendra Jain — that while unauthorised cables must be cleared, the process should not disrupt digital communication, an integral part of people’s daily lives.

They also felt it was necessary to avoid the arbitrary removal of OFCs and those who laid the cables must be given an opportunity to produce the necessary documents and get the approval. They should also be given a timeframe to lay the cables underground.