The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) announced on Sunday that consumers may experience internet disruptions due to maintenance work on a submarine cable scheduled between May 11 and May 18.
In a post on X, PTCL stated: “A maintenance activity is planned on one of our submarine cables to repair a fault by the International Cable Consortium,” adding that the work will begin on May 11 and may continue until May 18.
“During this period, customers may face internet service degradation during evening hours,” PTCL said.
The state-owned telecom giant manages three undersea optical fibre cable networks that provide international internet connectivity to Pakistan. Internet users in Pakistan often face disruptions due to recurring submarine cable faults.
According to a report by Top10VPN.com, Pakistan led the world in financial losses from outages and shutdowns of internet and social media apps in 2023.