According to a reliable source within Telkom, technicians will have to work through the night to trace the problem and fix it.<\/p>\n
Specialized equipment will be used by highly trained optic fibre specialists within Telkom, to fuse the line where the fault occurred.<\/p>\n
Presently Telkom technicians are also in the dark as to where the fault lies. The optic fibre lines are all underground.
\n\u201cWe hope to have the lines back and working by Wednesday morning,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n
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