Telephone Network Vandalism Increases in Havana · Global Voices

Vandalism in #Havana: The theft of more than 600 meters of cable affects 600 users on the Wayay line, while Route P7 suffers another stone-throwing incident in #Cotorro.

A wave of vandalism against telephone networks hits several municipalities of the capital, with an alarming increase in the theft of copper cables, destined for illegal marketing. The municipalities most affected are Arroyo Naranjo, Cotorro and Boyeros, where criminal gangs cut and subtract the cables, leaving hundreds of users without communication. Recently, in the town of Wajay, belonging to the municipality Boyeros, more than 600 meters of h…

ETECSA points out that with the thefts people seek to obtain copper to sell it on the black market. The economic crisis aggravates this situation.