Kuwait sets 30-day deadline to switch from copper to fibre-optic network
- Salwa, Rumaithiya, Bidaa and Maidan Hawally, as well as residents of blocks 10 and 11 in Salmiya face copper network shutdown
The Ministry of Communications has announced that copper-based telecommunications services will be suspended in five residential areas and selected blocks in Salmiya within 30 days, urging subscribers to transfer their connections to the fibre-optic network before the deadline.
The ministry called on residents of Salwa, Rumaithiya, Bidaa and Maidan Hawally, as well as residents of blocks 10 and 11 in Salmiya, who have not completed the transfer procedures, to visit the Salmiya telephone exchange and submit their requests.
In an official announcement, the ministry warned that services operating through the copper network in the specified areas would be discontinued 30 days from the announcement date.
Subscribers were urged to complete the necessary procedures promptly to avoid disruption to their telecommunications services.
