The Syrian Telecommunications Company has launched maintenance work on the fibre optic cable connecting Deir ez-Zor city to the western countryside, reaching the town of Ma’dan Atiq near the administrative border with Raqqa Province.
Dawoud al-Abdullah, head of the press office at the company’s Deir ez-Zor branch, told SANA that the repair operation is part of a broader plan to modernise the province’s communications network and ensure stable, efficient services for residents.
“The maintenance will continue for several days under safety measures designed to minimise disruptions and maintain steady coverage,” al-Abdullah said in a phone statement on Wednesday.
He explained that the team is replacing damaged sections of the fibre line and reinforcing relay points that connect Deir ez-Zor to the national grid. The work, he added, supports a government-wide program to restore essential services in liberated areas.
Telecommunications infrastructure in Deir ez-Zor sustained heavy damage during years of sabotage, looting and vandalism, leaving key lines inoperative and reducing service quality across fixed and mobile networks.
fficials say the current phase targets priority corridors linking urban centres and rural communities to national backbone systems.
