Batelco holds its third 'Call Before You Dig' workshop

Staff at Batelco Plant Protection office can be contacted on 80001101 to visit sites and locate Batelco underground infrastructure before issuing clearance for excavations to begin.

Batelco Plant Protection Department will hold a workshop on 29th October 2009 with the aim of raising the awareness of all concerned parties regarding the issue of safeguarding Batelco's state-of-the-art infrastructure. The time and venue of the workshop will be advised through personal invitations from Batelco.

Batelco's extensive copper network reaches premises all over the Kingdom and additionally fibre cables link exchanges and mobile cells, and connect Bahrain to the outside world. Any damage to this infrastructure may cause disruptions to Batelco's communications network and impact negatively on residential and business customers.

"We strive to ensure full telecommunications services at all times. This advice from us is in line with The Ministry of Works and Housing's Code of Practice which included rules and regulations governing excavation works,"

said Batelco Group General Manager Media & Government Relations Ahmed Al Janahi.

"It is paramount that contractors follow the advice from the Ministry to avoid negative impact on the country's economy and loss of services to customers due to service interruptions and cable damage caused by negligence," added Mr. Al Janahi.