Centrosur Is Pulling Dead Cables Off Cuenca Streets

Centrosur is trying to clean up one of those little urban annoyances everyone notices but nobody quite owns: dead cables hanging from poles.

The utility says its operator-infrastructure unit began the campaign about three months ago to reduce visual clutter, improve city appearance and avoid cable saturation that can affect poles and service continuity.

Where Work Has Happened

The first interventions covered Cuenca, Gualaceo and La Troncal. In Cuenca, work has already reached areas including Centro Historico, Totoracocha, Sucre parish and the Remigio Tamariz area.

Centrosur says the next stops are Santa Isabel, then Paute, then a return to Cuenca, before crews move on to Macas.

Why It Takes Coordination

This is not just a city crew cutting wires. Centrosur said it notified 99 registered companies and uses a technical geodatabase to identify occupied poles and organize joint cleanup work.

During the interventions, telecom operators send technical teams to remove out-of-service cable in an orderly way. Afterward, the waste is collected and streets and sidewalks are cleaned.

What This Means For Residents

For expats, the practical point is simple: if you see crews working around poles, it may be part of the dead-cable cleanup rather than a new service outage. The work is also a reminder that old internet, phone and cable-TV infrastructure can stay overhead long after the service is gone.