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Last wednesday a ship broke up a submarine cable that cut off the web for 75 Million people

0 Comments Published by cjlise February 3rd, 2008 in Web

The Guardian reported in this article that last Wednesday, a ship broke a submarine telecommunication cable. The consequence was an Internet blackout that let 75 million of people without Internet in India and south Asia.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/feb/01/internationalpersonalfinancebusiness.internet

How one clumsy ship cut off the web for 75 million people | Technology | The Guardian via kwout

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