CV Telecom restores services on São Vicente after Mindelo station fire
Internet, telephone and television went down for nearly 24 hours after a fire at the Mindelo station on Tuesday night.
Telecoms services returned to São Vicente on Wednesday evening, 11 November, after a fire at the Mindelo station on Tuesday night left the island almost cut off from communications for nearly 24 hours. Internet, telephone and television services were all affected.
CV Telecom, the country's telecoms operator, said in a statement that the fire disrupted services on several islands. Customers queued at its counters, mainly at its head office on Praça Nova in Mindelo, seeking explanations and a timetable for restoration. The company said it had sent technical teams to repair the damage.
Before São Vicente was restored, services had come back on Fogo and Brava, and fixed and mobile internet on Sal and Boa Vista. The Judicial Police are investigating the circumstances behind the fire. CV Telecom said its teams remain deployed to restore the services still affected and has promised further updates.