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Almost a week after Storm Kristin disrupted telecommunications for thousands of consumers in the Central region, operators have still not given a date for full service restoration. Mobile services have been restored in all municipal centres, but there are still areas experiencing severe instability, they warn. "A ...
Electricity still does not reach all homes; water runs cloudy from the taps; there is a shortage of roof tiles, but an additional mobile network is now operating.
Communications stations need generators to remain operational while base infrastructure is restored. Mobile stations are also needed. Operators are concerned.
The power supply failure and difficulties accessing infrastructure affected by Storm Kristin are hampering the restoration of telecommunications services. Meanwhile, operators are installing generators and mobile masts to provide coverage to the hardest-hit areas. Leiria is the district where the situation is most critical...
The operator explains why it does not have network coverage in the Lisbon Metro, unlike in the Porto Metro. It also announces it will not change the prices of its services.
The telecoms operator says it needs access to the Lisbon Metro, naming as a priority for 2026 'solving the coverage problem' in the capital's stations.
