Businesses in the Avon Industrial Area have been without telephone or Internet connections following the theft of metres of copper cable that serve the area.

Pynee Chetty, Senior Specialist: Media Relations, told the Courier that ”Openserve  that 225 metres of 600 pair copper cable, that provides access to the Avon Industrial Area in Dundee, has been cut and stolen.

“‘Our technical staff in Dundee have already completed an assessment of the damage done and the matter has been reported to the South African Police Services. The company has taken a decision to replace the damaged and stolen infrastructure and the restoration task will be undertaken as soon as the materials required for the job arrives from Gauteng. We have not experienced a major cable theft incident in Dundee before and as a result there was no prior need for spare material to be stored locally.

“Customers can expect to be have their services progressively restored from next Monday onwards.”

The Courier has received many calls from concerned business owners in the area who say that their communication facilities had been out since around November 9.  This time of the year is for many businesses their busiest period.

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