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Bad weather keeps sea cable repair ship in Abu Dhabi
Bad weather has prevented the repair of one of three broken undersea cables providing internet services to the Middle East and Asia, a cable operator said.
- Agencies
- Published: 11:35 February 3, 2008
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Dubai: Bad weather has prevented the repair of one of three broken undersea cables providing internet services to the Middle East and Asia, a cable operator said.
India's FLAG Telecom said on its website that a repair ship was waiting in Abu Dhabi port to sail for repairs on the broken cable.
"However due to bad weather, the port authorities have not permitted any ships to sail. As soon as weather clears, the ship will sail to the repair ground," FLAG said.
Undersea cable connections were initially disrupted off Egypt's northern coast on Wednesday, affecting internet access in the Gulf region and south Asia.
Egypt's Mena news agency said that disruptions to the internet network will continue for at least another ten days.
In the UAE, residents experienced internet and phone disruptions. Telecom operators du and etisalat have said they are conducting repairs, although they did not set a timeframe.
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