If you’ve been experiencing issues with the internet for the past 1week this is due to power outages affecting operations. This is the word from the PNG Dataco Chief Executive Officer, Paul Komboi. It could have been worse but for the last week, the Gerehu Earth Station has been operating on back up gen-set power after a major power outage last week caused huge disruptions in internet services. Since then, internet speed in the nation’s capital has been slow but Mr. Komboi is positive everything will soon be back to normal. “We have no major issues in the Port Moresby, however we have been experiencing issues with the internet due to power outages.” He mentioned that they are currently working with PNG Power to ensure services are maintained and are looking and to find ways to sort out this issue. Mr. Komboi advised that for all parts of the country there has been no outage of internet services, except for the highlands region, which has been down for some time due to sabotage by disgruntled citizens. He explained that ongoing issues between PNG Power and locals in Simbu Province has caused quite a fuss with locals turning to sabotaging the pylon at the main outlet in Chuave. The CEO says they are now working to start awareness programs for the people to ensure that they understand the repercussions of their actions.