The issue with underwater cable cutting has ended, and phone and data services have been reinstated

As long as the underwater cables are fully repaired, data and phone services will function as best they can.The phone and data services impacted by the cable outages have been restored, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).Dr. Reuben Muoka, the Director of Public Affairs of NCC, made this claim in a statement released on Monday in Abuja.According to Muoka, services have resumed after being disrupted on March 14. The outage was caused by cuts in underwater fiber optics on the coastlines of Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire, which hampered voice and data services. "We are pleased to announce that services have now been restored to approximately 90% of their peak utilisation capacities," he stated.Muoka said all the operators who were impacted by the cuts had taken recovery capacity from submarine cables which were not impacted by the cuts. According to him, mobile network operators (MNOs) have assured the commission that data and voice services will operate optimally, pending full repairs of the undersea cables. He said the MNOs had managed to activate alternative connectivities to bring the situation back to normalcy. "We extend our appreciation to telecom consumers for their patience and understanding during the downtime caused by the undersea fibre," he said.