Colombia mobile network recovery report following Chocó earthquake

The Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) has released its final report regarding the status of the mobile network following the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck San José del Palmar, Chocó, on August 10.

According to the report, 97.1% of the 1,998 affected sites across seven departments—Caldas, Cauca, Chocó, Quindío, Risaralda, Tolima, and Valle del Cauca—returned to operation on the same day as the earthquake. By September 11, 97.6% of the sites had been restored.

As of one month after the event, 48 sites remained offline. The CRC noted that for 33 of these remaining sites, the primary obstacle to repair was physical access to the locations.