Sitting at a cybercafe in Panjim... but when I tried phoning back home, the ring (finally, and after days) seemed to go through. I'm not very sure... will be able to confirm tomorrow.
Earlier today, I undertook my daily pilgrimage to the phone exchange. It was very blacked out inside, covered with soot and the aftermath of the fire. Clicked some photos, which I'll share once the net is up. While the staff and officers (and contract workers too) seem to have worked round the clock, to rebuild the exchange, which needs to be appreciated, what is of concern is that the exchange is unmanned after office hours. With fluctuations happening and power supply poor, can we expect such incidents to recur? Earlier too, there have been breakdowns and lightening strikes, though of lesser intensity than this four-to-five day (at least) outage! While Saligao is charge "urban rates" for its telephone services, we seem to be getting below-rural services. Time that such issues are sorted out. How are we expected to function without basic phone (and internet facilities) for five days at a stretch? We can blame "acts of god" (as they would say in insurance lingo) but human negligence should not be overlooked either. FN Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490 -- This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To post to this group, send email to saligao-net@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to saligao-net-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net?hl=en Please post regularly to keep the e-village active!
