Singtel has finally dismantled those two giant white woks along the BKE after a junior intern pointed out that the internet hasn't come from space since Phua Chu Kang had curly hair.

The telecommunications giant confirmed the 32m and 21m dishes were "no longer in use," which is corporate-speak for admitting they’ve been paying a security guard to watch giant pieces of scrap metal for thirty years.

"We decided it was time to move on from legacy technology," said a Singtel spokesperson while frantically trying to reboot a router with a toothpick.

"By removing these dishes, we can finally focus on our true corporate purpose: making sure your fiber connection dies the moment you start a important Zoom call with your boss."

The Bukit Timah site will reportedly be used for "future infrastructure," which most Singaporeans assume is a polite way of saying "a giant gantry that will charge you $12 just for looking at it."

Local motorist Wong Mun Chong told reporters that the removal was "bittersweet," mostly because the dishes were the sole landmark that prevented him from accidentally driving to Woodlands and getting stuck in a three-hour jam.

"I used to tell my kids those were giant bowls for the gods to eat laksa," Wong said.

"Now I have to tell them the truth: that Singapore is just a concrete island where we tear down everything cool to build more things that monitor our movements."

Site workers reported that upon opening the 32m dish, they found nothing but the petrified remains of 1980s hopes and the souls of every customer who died while waiting for a customer service agent to pick up the phone.

Singtel has assured the public that the removal will not affect network performance, mainly because their signal is already so fucking unreliable that even a solar flare couldn't make it worse.

The company is reportedly considering replacing the dishes with a massive 5G antenna that provides 10Gbps speeds provided you stand perfectly still and hold your phone at a 42-degree angle while facing Oxley Road.