As part of the European Union-funded project “Improving the Availability of Electronic Communications Infrastructure in Rural Areas”, LVRTC has built a middle-mile optical network. The network construction was carried out in two phases. The optical fiber route built during the second phase extended. On January 26, the undersea optical fiber cable operated by the Latvian State Radio and Television Center (LVRTC) was reported damaged in the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Sweden. Estonia's politicians are in contact with their Latvian and Swedish counterparts. According to the LVRTC, the data monitoring. VILNIUS, Jan 26 (Reuters) – An undersea fiber optic cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged on Sunday, likely as a result of external influence, Latvia said, adding its navy had dispatched a patrol boat to inspect a vessel suspected of involvement.
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