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<i>From Stronsay Development Trust on Facebook:</i><br>
Update from Robbie McGhee, who is Deputy Director, Digital
Connectivity at Scottish Government. He's been really helpful at
keeping us up to date.<br>
The repair work has proceeded largely to plan this week and BT
expect it to be completed by tomorrow (18 April). <br>
The repair has been more extensive than anticipated, with around 8km
of cable replaced due to the scale of the damage. The cause of the
break appears to be abrasion on the seabed. This particular route
involves rock seabed so the cable cannot be buried, which increases
the risk of damage. However, as part of the repair, BT has rerouted
the cable slightly, to a stretch with less hostile seabed, which
should reduce future risk of similar breaks.<br>
Once the work in Orkney is completed, the repair ship will be
heading to Islay as planned to fix the cable there. That should be
completed by next midweek.<br>
Hopefully you should start to see fibre services restored very soon.
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