“There were also communication problems in the regions – telecommunications towers were not working and about 50 thousand users had no connection. (…) It is very important to ensure that the towers operate not only for the few hours currently provided by the batteries at each tower, but also generators that would ensure longer power supply in the absence of constant electricity,” Ramūnas Dilba said on Tuesday after the president’s meeting with the prime minister.
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Minister of Transport Juras Taminskas said on Monday that due to the malfunction of private telecommunications companies’ base stations, the secondary air surveillance system of the air traffic control company “Oro navigacija” was temporarily not working.
R. Dilba emphasized that the connection for “Oro navigacija” could be provided by the state-owned Lithuanian Radio and Television Center (LRTC, Telecentras) or private operators could be relied upon, but private companies would be fined if the connection was interrupted.
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“There are two scenarios: one – either switch to infrastructure managed by LRTC and rely only on the capacities of the state-owned company, or secure private operators’ services on a contractual basis so that power supply operates 24/7 (continuously – BNS). In such a case, if there were any disruptions, fines would be imposed on the same private operator,” the advisor explained.
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