South Lebanon: “We are at risk of being disconnected from the world”
Last March, Ali Farhat’s landline was disconnected after an Israeli strike hit his neighborhood in the town of Bar’ashit, South Lebanon.
Farhat told SMEX that his landline was still not functional despite informing the country’s official telecom provider, Ogero. People living in the south have been trying to contact Ogero to repair damaged services, but the company says it is unable to fix pending issues due to security concerns and employee salary cuts. Some residents even offered Ogero employees money in exchange for performing the necessary repairs.