Telecom companies, BBMP lock horns over cutting overhead cables

BENGALURU: As residents continue to complain about disrupted digital services, internet outages and call drops, cellular operators and the city’s civic agency are trading charges over the move to cut the optical fibre cables (OFC) in several areas.

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) had earlier expressed its disappointment over the decision taken by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to undertake large-scale cutting of the cables of telecom and internet service providers in Sarjapur Road, Whitefield, Marathahalli, and Bellandur. BBMP officials, however, state that the operators have changed their stance.