Undersea cable fault dents Internet services in Pakistan

 

March 13, 2013 - Updated 030 PKT
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KARACHI: About 10-20 percent of Internet and other communication services in the country have suffered after a submarine optic-fiber communications cable was reportedly damaged last week, Geo News reported.

According to sources in Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), the undersea cable developed a fault on Friday, March 1, 2013.

The world consortium for the submarine Internet cable says their technical team has nailed down the exact location of the fault and repair was in progress.