<p>Telecom networks continued to operate at 65-70 per cent capacity on the third day after super cyclone Amphan wreaked havoc in coastal districts of West Bengal, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said on Friday.</p>.<p>Continuous power outages, frequent fibre cuts and electricity wires on roads have made restoration of telecom networks a challenging task, COAI said.</p>.<p>However, telecom companies expect to make up to 90 per cent services operational by Sunday evening.</p>.<p>"There is continuous power outage and frequent fibre cuts, therefore telecom networks were working at 65-70 per cent level today. Power restoration work is on. We hope the networks reach 85-90 per cent level by Sunday evening," COAI Director General Rajan S Mathews told PTI.</p>.<p>Kolkata, North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal were badly hit by the cyclone.</p>.<p>The cyclone-hit areas have around 8,500 mobile towers on which around 36,000 base stations of different operators run.</p>.<p>"One company on Friday recorded 100 fibre cuts in an hour. Even the fibre links to mobile towers that are repaired are also getting damaged.</p>.<p>"There are electric wires on roads at several places which is making movement of personnel difficult. Once power is restored most of the network will become operational," Mathews said.</p>.<p>He said Bharti Airtel has brought in around 100 people for restoration work.</p>.<p>Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea have also got around 60-70 people each who are continuously on ground to fix the network</p>
<p>Telecom networks continued to operate at 65-70 per cent capacity on the third day after super cyclone Amphan wreaked havoc in coastal districts of West Bengal, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said on Friday.</p>.<p>Continuous power outages, frequent fibre cuts and electricity wires on roads have made restoration of telecom networks a challenging task, COAI said.</p>.<p>However, telecom companies expect to make up to 90 per cent services operational by Sunday evening.</p>.<p>"There is continuous power outage and frequent fibre cuts, therefore telecom networks were working at 65-70 per cent level today. Power restoration work is on. We hope the networks reach 85-90 per cent level by Sunday evening," COAI Director General Rajan S Mathews told PTI.</p>.<p>Kolkata, North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal were badly hit by the cyclone.</p>.<p>The cyclone-hit areas have around 8,500 mobile towers on which around 36,000 base stations of different operators run.</p>.<p>"One company on Friday recorded 100 fibre cuts in an hour. Even the fibre links to mobile towers that are repaired are also getting damaged.</p>.<p>"There are electric wires on roads at several places which is making movement of personnel difficult. Once power is restored most of the network will become operational," Mathews said.</p>.<p>He said Bharti Airtel has brought in around 100 people for restoration work.</p>.<p>Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea have also got around 60-70 people each who are continuously on ground to fix the network</p>