00:00The collapse of the tower affected Digicel customers and PBS Technologies Trinidad Limited, which provides emergency wide area to radio
00:09services to several agencies, including the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service and the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission.
00:17Radio tambourine service, which was also disrupted, has since been restored. As an immediate response measure, TEMA is installing several
00:26Starlink units in Charlottesville, beginning at the Charlottesville Micro Mall to provide Wi-Fi access to affected residents, while restoration
00:34efforts continue. Additionally, the Tobago House of Assembly will fund the replacement of collapsed tower and its associated kiosks.
00:44Chief Secretary Farley-Augustin, in a release, shared that he understands what it means to live without communication access, while
00:52other communities across Tobago continue to enjoy connectivity.
00:56As of such, he emphasized that restoring communication services must be treated as a priority, given the essential role connectivity
01:05plays in daily life, emergency response, public safety and community resilience.
01:11Director of TEMA, Alan Stewart, reinforced the need for immediate action, stating, we must move with alacrity to get it
01:20done.
01:20The meeting on Friday brought together representatives from the Tobago Emergency Management Agency, the Division of Infrastructure and Public Transportation,
01:31PBS Technologies Trinidad Limited,
01:34Digicel, Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago TSTT, Radio Tambourine CNC3, and other key partners to advance restoration efforts and
01:45implement measures
01:46to ensure residents regain reliable communication access as quickly as possible.
01:52Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
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