Kontra Putol Updates

What is cable cutting?

Cable-cutting occurs when fiber-optic cables of telco, cable or internet providers are cut or damaged, resulting in signal disruptions in large areas. Cable-cutting may be accidental or intentional.

Accidental Cable-Cutting: When cables are cut or damaged when hit by a truck or during tree- or pole-cleaning activities.

Intentional Cable-Cutting: When perpetrators intentionally cut cables to steal copper wires found in cables for profit, with no regard for the damage and service disruption they cause, this is considered intentional cable-cutting. This is illegal, considered a crime and is punishable by law.

Top Illegal Cable Cutting Hotspots

In Mega Manila	In Visayas
Quezon City Manila City Pasig City Paranaque City Kalookan Las Pinas	Cebu City Lapu-Lapu City Mandaue City Bacolod City

How is SKY addressing the issue of illegal cable-cutting?

SKY has spearheaded various initiatives to curb and eliminate illegal cable-cutting.

Why do I need to be concerned about illegal cable-cutting? What can I do about it?

Illegal cable-cutting robs your household and community of access to entertainment and information, and disrupts connectivity required for work. We invite you to support #OPLANKONTRAPUTOL and help us curb illegal cable cutting by reporting cases or perpetrators.

Actions taken by SKY against illegal cable cutting:

More frequent technical visits, tighter coordination with local government units and deployment of patrols
Daily monitoring of cable-cutting incidents across SKY franchise areas nationwide and identification of hotspots for increased patrols
Reduced average resolution time by 4 hours

Apprehension and Filing of Cases Against Perpetrators

Apprehension Events	14
Suspects Apprehended	25
Legal Age	22
Minors	3
Cases Filed	18
SKY	5
PLDT	5
GLOBE	3

*As of February 2024

Community Relations

We actively partner with local government units to boost information dissemination about illegal cable-cutting and facilitate smoother coordination when service disruptions occur

The National Telecommunications Security Council (NTSC), the Philippine national Police (PNP) and representatives from telcos in the country came together to explore innovative approaches and strategies to curb incidents of theft and illegal cable cutting.

The Manila Department of Engineering and Public Works and the Manila Barangay Bureau expressed their full support for #OplanKontraPutol by establishing a tighter communication channel among telco operators, utility providers, and their good office for fast coordination and reporting of theft and illegal cable cutting incidents within the city.

Officials from Quezon City takes their first action against illegal cable cutting by expressing their full support to #OplanKontraPutol initiatives, deploying additional mobile patrol to monitor hotspot areas and provisions of Quezon City emergency hotline where citizens can use to report cable theft.

Quezon City Task Force on Anti-Dangling wires under the Department of Engineering holds a coordination meeting with other major telco operators to address and curb the increasing cases of illegal cable cutting within the city.

We continue our efforts to reach out to local communities through #OplanKontraPutol Barangayan. #OplanKontraPutol Barangayan is an anti-illegal cable-cutting educational roadshow event that aims to strengthen our information drive and disseminate vital information on illegal cable-cutting and its harmful effects on the community.