New Areas identified for Telephone Service in 2006
With the finalization of the 2006 work programme and the securing of funding to continue rolling out telephone service to several communities across the length and breadth of the country, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company is poised to put continue installing several thousand new fixed lines services around the country.
Among the areas identified for new service installations in 2006 are Enterprise, East Coast Demerara (ECD) Vreed-en-Hoop, West Bank Demerara (WBD) which will also cover the villages of Pouderoyen and Goed Fortuin, Beterverwagting West and Central ECD, Houston East Bank Demerara (EBD), Brighton; Corentyne Berbice, Sophia and the GT&T installation at CRS Thomaslands.
Other areas slated for service in 2006 are Belladrum, West Coast Berbice (WCB), Grove, EBD which will see residents particularly those in newly regularized communities of Diamond/Grove Housing Scheme gaining telephone service, No. 34 Village, Corentyne and Canvas City/Wismar in the mining town of Linden.
These apart, new fixed line service build out are also slated for areas in the city including Kingston/Cummingsburg, Queenstown/Bourda/Stabroek, and Kitty/Subryanville/Bel Air.
Residents at Linden, specifically at Christianburg, as well at those at Vigilance, Non Pariel, Enmore, Clonbrook and Cove and John ECD, will also have increased access to telephone services in their communities.
Apart from this extensive build out agenda, the Company will also be concentrating its efforts on completing projects rolled over from its 2005 programme including service to Land of Canaan, EBD, Massiah, No. 65 village and Adventure along the Corentyne Berbice coast.
Other areas rolled over from the 2005 programme are Catherine, Planters Hall, Bachelor’s Adventure, Melanie, Cane Grove and Grove ECD.
Work has already commended on some of the abovementioned projects most of which were delayed due to several issues including that of the flooding which inundated large areas of the ECD, problems with the acquisition of real estate to complete build out and the timely arrival of equipment to facilitate completion of the work.
Meanwhile apart from the deployment of these new fixed line services to these areas, GT&T is also gearing to continue its programme to see more remote communities having access to telephone service via the Rural Remote Radio installation.
Having cleared several areas with the regulatory body the Public Utilities Commission recently, the Company will soon embark on new deployment to several remote communities which by their position are far removed from those areas where currently are being serviced by wire line.
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Land of Canaan |
This project provides service at Garden of Eden, Brickery, Supply, Support, Relief & surrounding villages – East Bank Demerara (Initial deployment - 640 lines) |
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Catherine |
This project provides service at Novar, Good Faith, Recess, Calcutta, Abary, Sans Souci, Letter T, Adventure & Retrieve – East Coast Demerara (Initial deployment - 640 lines) |
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Planters Hall |
This project provides service at Planters Hall, Brookhall, Fairfield, Quakers Hall, De Kinderen, Zealand, Cottage & Belmont – East Coast Demerara Update: Carlton Hall, Glaciers Lust, Columbia, Dantzig, Content, Mes Delices, Strangroen, Manilla, Belvedere, Concorde, De Hoop added in 2006 NPDP (Initial deployment - 640 lines) |
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Bachelor’s Adventure |
This project provides service at Bachelor’s Adventure – East Coast Demerara. (Proposed lines to be determined based on applicants awaiting service) |
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Melanie |
This project provides service at Melanie – East Coast Demerara (Proposed lines to be determined based on applicants awaiting service) |
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Massiah |
This project provides service at # 68 - # 72 Villages – Corentyne (Initial deployment - 640 lines) |
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No. 65 Village |
This project provides service at # 63 - # 67 Villages – Corentyne (Initial deployment - 640 lines) |
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Adventure |
This project provides service at Adventure, Alness, Salton, Hogstye, Limlair, Friendship, Nurney, Kildonan and Bush Lot – Corentyne (Initial deployment - 640 lines) |
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Cane Grove |
This project provides service at Cane Grove, Strathaven, Bagatelle, Uplands, Diamond & surrounding villages – Mahaica River (Initial deployment - 640 lines) |
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New Hope
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This project provides service at Grove, Craig, Caneville & Samatta Point – East Bank Demerara (Initial deployment - 640 lines) |
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SWITCH SITE |
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Enterprise |
This project provides service at Enterprise, Bachelor’s Adventure and Guysuco Housing Scheme (Initial deployment - 640 lines) |
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Vreed en Hoop (Pouderoyen & Goed Fortuin) |
This project provides service at Vreed en Hoop for both Goed Fortuin and Pouderoyen (Initial deployment - 1280 lines) |
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BV West |
This project provides service at Ogle, Cummings Lodge, Industry, Sparendaam, Atlantic Ville, Goedverwagting, Turkeyen) (Proposed lines to be determined based on applicants awaiting service) |
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Houston |
This project provides service at Agricola / McDoom. (Initial deployment - 1280 lines) |
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Brighton |
This project provides service at No. 38 to No. 47 Village – Corentyne (Initial deployment - 640 lines) |
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Sophia |
This project provides service to regularized former squatting areas at Sophia and to provide additional feeder to Bel Air, Prashad Nagar and Northern Campbellville (Initial deployment - 5000 lines) |
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BV Central
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This project provides service at BV Central: West: Vryheid’s Lust, Better Hope East: Mon Repos, Good Hope, Lusignan, Annandale, Martyrsville (Initial deployment - 1280 lines) |
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CRS Thomas Lands |
This project provides service at Kitty, Subryanville, Kingston and Thomas Lands. (Initial deployment - 6000 lines) |
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Belladrum |
This project provides service at No. 40 Village to Abary – West Coast Berbice ( Profit, Foulis, El Dorado, Belladrum, Paradise, Golden Fleece, Weldaad, Hope, Washington, Rising Sun, Seafield & No. 41 Village). (Initial deployment - 640 lines) |
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Grove |
This project provides service at Diamond / Grove Housing Scheme. (Initial deployment - 2000 lines) |
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No. 34 Village |
This project provides service at Maida/Kilmarnock to No. 37 Village – Corentyne. (Initial deployment - 640 lines) |
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Canvas City / Wismar - Linden |
This project provides service at Canvas City / Wismar. (Initial deployment - 1280 lines) |
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Linden |
This project provides service at Linden - Business Area (Proposed lines to be determined based on applicants awaiting service) |
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Georgetown (Kingston** / Cummingsburg) |
This project provides service at Cummingsburg, Lacytown, Stabroek, and Bourda. (Proposed lines to be determined based on applicants awaiting service) |
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Georgetown (Queenstown / Bourda / Stabroek) |
This project provides service at Queenstown, Bourda, and Stabroek. (Proposed lines to be determined based on applicants awaiting service) |
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Georgetown (Kitty** / Subryanville** / Bel Air**) |
This project provides service at Newtown, Southern Campbellville & Bel Air Park. (Proposed lines to be determined based on applicants awaiting service) |
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Christianburg |
Require Switch only, cable distribution is in place to cater for additional demand (Initial deployment - 640 lines) |
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Vigilance |
This project provides service at Friendship, Vigilance, Bladen Hall, and Strathspey. (Initial deployment - 640 lines) |
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Non Pariel |
This project provides service at Non Pariel, Enterprise ‘C’ and Coldingen. (Initial deployment - 640 lines) |
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Enmore |
This project provides service at Enmore. (Proposed lines to be determined based on applicants awaiting service) |
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Clonbrook – (Distribution to Ann’s Grove Housing Scheme where Switch is located) |
This project provides service at Ann’s Grove Housing Scheme. (Proposed lines to be determined based on applicants awaiting service) |
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Cove & John |
This project provides service at Cove & John, Craig Milne & Nabaclis. (Proposed lines to be determined based on applicants awaiting service) |