Kuwait's Ministry of Communications has announced that telecommunications services running on the copper network will be suspended in a number of residential areas and selected blocks of Salmiya within 30 days, urging subscribers to transfer their connections to the fibre-optic network before the deadline, according to Times Kuwait.
The areas concerned are Salwa, Rumaithiya, Bidaa and Maidan Hawally, as well as blocks 10 and 11 in Salmiya.
The ministry called on residents of these areas 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 will be discontinued 30 days from the announcement date, and urged subscribers to complete the necessary procedures promptly to avoid disruption to their telecommunications services.
