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Afghanistan/South Asia
Pakistan's internet link crippled
2005-06-29
A fault in an undersea cable has crippled many of Pakistan's internet and mobile phone links overseas. The fault occurred late on Monday and systems are still down. One internet official said it could take two weeks to repair. The fault has been traced to a point in the Arabian Sea 35km (21 miles) south of Karachi and technicians from Dubai are travelling to make repairs. Disruption could also occur in India, the United Arab Emirates, Djibouti and Oman, which are also linked by the cable, Pakistani telecommunications officials said. Shahid Ahmed, chief engineer of Pakistan Telecommunication (PTCL), which operates the link, said of the repair work: "This is a highly sophisticated operation and only specialised companies can undertake such a delicate task under the sea. "Pakistan has no such ability."
Gah! I'm having withdrawal symptoms! No turban fix from Daily Times... *gasp!*
Posted by:Seafarious

#7  If you had an entire country at the end of a single communication line, and that country passed a huge about of it's hostile communications through that line, and those communications included clandestine content involving the strategy of and whereabout of the most wanted man in the world, would you tap in?
Gee!
Posted by: Just About Enough!   2005-06-29 22:54  

#6   Was it designed by Southwestern Bell?

I thought their motto was "Technology? Yeah, we heard of it".
Posted by: SteveS   2005-06-29 12:39  

#5  Ivy Bells
Posted by: J Walker   2005-06-29 12:12  

#4  That would be Operation Holystone. Riveting stuff.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-06-29 10:05  

#3  Puts me in mind of US subs tapping Soviet underwater cables during the Cold War. Couldn't be .... nah, of course not.
Posted by: Spot   2005-06-29 08:45  

#2  Was it designed by Southwestern Bell?

Whose motto is: "A redundant link is two wires in the same conduit".
Posted by: gromky   2005-06-29 05:32  

#1  Haliburton: underseas and coral reef and draging anchor division
Posted by: Agoreithmthum Popeil Internets   2005-06-29 00:42  

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