THE Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) is again appealing to public spirited citizens to be vigilant and aid in the protection of facilities provided for their convenience and security.

This appeal follows yet another act of vandalism in which a span of fiber cable was cut and taken away at Harlem/Bladensburg, West Coast Demerara, a release from the company said.

It added that the vandalised cable which is primarily responsible for the transmission of customer data and voice circuits, affected telephone, data and cellular service to approximately 9000 customers causing them to be inconvenienced for over four hours last night.

However, the company said that sustained efforts by technical personnel from the company resulted in service restoration, following the location of the damaged section of cable.

“The latest act of vandalism of the company’s cable follows similar occurrences in March where persons unknown damaged a section the fiber cable at Roxanne Burnham Gardens leading to disrupted service to several communities in the southern link including customers at Linden and Kwakwani,” GT&T lamented

It added: “These acts of vandalism, apart from being a nuisance to both customers and the Company’s efforts to provide trouble free service, can also be described as a threat to national security, since such disruptions leaves citizens at the liberty of banditry.”

The company also said that it has been constantly seeking the collaboration of the law enforcement authorities to ensure that facilities provided for the public’s benefit is secured.

“The Company is once again appealing to the general public to be on the look out for any suspicious action which might lead to a disruption of service and the loss of convenience and protection,” the release said.