Major Internet Disruption In Pakistan Continues; Now in its fourth consecutive day, officials say they will need a couple more days to resolve it fully and in the meantime are using satellite facilities to provide some service.(Brief Article)

InformationWeek, June, 2005

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) _ A major disruption in Pakistan's Internet services went into its fourth day on Thursday, and an official said it would take at least two more days to fix the problem. A fault was detected Monday in the undersea communications cable linking Pakistan's Internet users with the rest of the world.

The damage was more than 50 kilometers (30 miles) out in the Arabian Sea southwest off Karachi, Pakistan's main port. About 10 million Internet subscribers were reportedly affected. Officials from state-run Pakistan Telecommunication Co. Ltd., or ...