{"id":31780,"date":"2024-04-03T12:09:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T07:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=31780"},"modified":"2024-04-03T12:10:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T07:10:04","slug":"g-b-facing-communication-crisis-amid-relentless-power-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/latest-news\/g-b-facing-communication-crisis-amid-relentless-power-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"G-B facing communication crisis amid relentless power crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GILGIT: With up to 22 hours of load shedding during Gilgit-Baltistan&#8217;s (G-B) ongoing power crisis, the <a href=\"https:\/\/sco.gov.pk\/\">Special Communication Organization<\/a> (SCO), in charge of the area&#8217;s telecommunications, is coming under fire for its subpar cellular and internet services.<\/p>\n<p>Stakeholders contend that while SCO is the target of much criticism, blaming the organization alone was unfair because it ignored the extraordinary difficulties brought on by the continuous power outages.<\/p>\n<p>Operating in G-B for decades, SCO has persevered to provide communication services, navigating through formidable obstacles to bridge the communication gap in the mountainous terrain.<\/p>\n<p>The recent public outrage underscores the dissatisfaction of G-B residents dealing with unpredictable internet connectivity and interruptions to cellular service, despite the organization&#8217;s long-standing efforts.<\/p>\n<p>An SCO representative responded to criticism of internet connectivity by outlining the difficulties brought about by the protracted power situation and defending the organization&#8217;s efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/kp-govt-releases-rs1150m-eid-package\/\">KP govt releases Rs1150m Eid package<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Successive governments have struggled to address the underlying issue of power shortages in G-B, leaving SCO to navigate the crisis with limited resources.<\/p>\n<p>Even if SCO has made every attempt to lessen the impact on telecommunication services, given the current situation, it is at the center of public unrest.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/suo-motu-notice-hearing-of-ihc-judges-letter-begins-in-supreme-court\/\">WATCH: Suo motu notice hearing of IHC judges&amp;#8217; letter begins in Supreme Court<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GILGIT: With up to 22 hours of load shedding during Gilgit-Baltistan&#8217;s (G-B) ongoing power crisis, the Special Communication Organization (SCO), in charge of the area&#8217;s telecommunications, is coming under fire for its subpar cellular and internet services. Stakeholders contend that while SCO is the target of much criticism, blaming the organization alone was unfair because [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":31781,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,21,2,8],"tags":[9738,14371,14374,14373,14372],"class_list":["post-31780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-news","category-pakistan","category-technology","tag-gilgit","tag-g-b-facing-communication-crisis","tag-gb-facing-communication-issues","tag-gb-facing-loadshedding-issues","tag-power-crisis-in-gb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}