{
  "id": 571665,
  "title": "NCC raises alarm as road projects damage 5,000 fibre links in six months",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/ncc-raises-alarm-as-road-projects-damage-5-000-fibre-links-in-six",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-11T13:48:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/11/ncc-raises-alarm-as-road-projects-damage-5000-fibre-links-in-six-months/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has revealed that road construction, excavation, and other civil engineering activities resulted in over 5,000 fibre-optic cable cuts throughout Nigeria during the first half of 2026. The commission indicated that these incidents were primarily due to inadequate coordination among construction firms, government bodies, and telecommunications providers…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Road construction causes over 5,000 fibre cuts in 6 months, says NCC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/road-construction-causes-over-5-000-fibre-cuts-in-6-months-says-ncc",
        "published": "2026-08-11T15:46:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}