Unique Cable Network

Unique Cable Network is operated right out of a DDA Flat at 12/290 in Madangir. It’s a small place, mostly just a room filled with receivers and bundles of wire. We started this because we live in the area and noticed people were always having trouble with their TV reception. Now, we’re the ones everyone calls when their screen goes black. Most of our work happens outside on the rooftops or on the street poles. It’s not very fun when it’s middle of summer and the sun is beating down on us while we’re trying to find a break in the line. We carry our ladders around the different blocks and check the connections one by one. Sometimes monkeys pull the wires loose, and we have to go back and do it all over again. We don't have a regular office with a sign out front, so people just come to the flat or call us on our mobiles. We keep a simple notebook to track who has paid and who is still due for the month. It’s just a couple of us doing the work, so if we’re out on a job, the place is empty. We know almost everyone in this part of Madangir by now. We don't have any big plans, just keeping the service running as best as we can with the equipment we have. It’s a lot of walking and climbing every single day.