Batelco holds its Second 'Call Before You Dig' workshop.Summary: A call has gone out from Batelco This article is about the company in Bahrain. For the unrelated company in the Bahamas, see BaTelCo (Bahamas). Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) was established in 1981 as a Bahraini shareholding company and has an authorized share capital of BD 100 million (US$ , Bahrain's leading integrated communications provider, for contractors to exercise caution by contacting the Company before they dig trenches to lay utilities. Staff at Batelco Plant Protection office can be contacted on 80001101 to visit sites and locate Batelco underground infrastructure before issuing clearance for excavations to begin. Batelco holds its Second 'Call Before You Dig' workshop A call has gone out from Batelco, Bahrain's leading integrated communications provider, for contractors to exercise caution by contacting the Company before they dig trenches to lay utilities. Staff at Batelco Plant Protection office can be contacted on 80001101 to visit sites and locate Batelco underground infrastructure before issuing clearance for excavations to begin. Batelco Plant Protection Department held a similar workshop last year, which resulted in a significant increase in cooperation between contractors and Batelco, leading to reduction in the number of incidents. Encouraged by the favourable results of the previous workshop, Batelco is arranging for another one in November 2008. The aim is to raise the awareness of all concerned parties regarding the issue of safeguarding Batelco's state-of-the-art infrastructure. The time and venue of the workshop will be advised through personal invitations from Batelco. Batelco's extensive copper network reaches premises all over the Kingdom and additionally fibre cables link exchanges and mobile cells, and connect Bahrain to the outside world. Any damage to this infrastructure may cause disruptions to Batelco's communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. and impact negatively on residential and business customers. "We strive to ensure full telecommunications service In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings: 1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider. 2. at all times," said Batelco General Manager Government & Media Relations Ahmed Al Janahi. "This advice from us is in line with The Ministry of Works The Ministry of Works was a department of the UK Government formed in 1943, during World War II, to organise the requisitioning of property for wartime use. After the war, the Ministry retained responsibility for Government building projects. and Housing's Code of Practice which included rules and regulations governing gov·ern v. gov·erned, gov·ern·ing, gov·erns v.tr. 1. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; exercise sovereign authority in. 2. excavation excavation In archaeology, the exposure, recording, and recovery of buried material remains. The techniques employed vary by the type of site, but all forms of archaeological excavation require great skill and careful preparation. works." "It is paramount that contractors follow the advice from the Ministry to avoid negative impact on the country's economy and loss of services A deprivation of a family member, such as a parent or spouse, of the right to benefit from the performance of various duties, coupled with the privation of love and companionship, provided by the victim of a personal injury or Wrongful Death. to customers due to service interruptions and cable damage caused by negligence negligence, in law, especially tort law, the breach of an obligation (duty) to act with care, or the failure to act as a reasonable and prudent person would under similar circumstances. ," added Mr. Al Janahi. 2008 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com) 2008 Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com) Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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