After costing over $1 billion, the botched fibre optic cable project—or at least sections of it—might have to be scrapped, as a preliminary evaluation shows major defects.
“There is one area alone that has 35 breakages and for fibre optic that is a high number… It is too early to say because we are awaiting a series of assessments but… it can very well mean that we will have to scrap the project,” New Project Manager and head of renamed Government Data Centre (GOVNET) Floyd Levi told Stabroek News in an interview.
Levi said that by January, 2016, a report on the Lethem to Georgetown Fibre Optic Cable Project will be completed along with
