[73463] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Ship seized for cutting Sri Lanka's internet link
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Carlos Friacas)
Tue Aug 24 08:54:18 2004
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 13:53:37 +0100 (WEST)
From: Carlos Friacas <cfriacas@fccn.pt>
To: Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.58.0408232224020.21145@clifden.donelan.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
*only* internet connection?
if yes, here we see once again the "benefits" of having a monopoly in the
telecom industry. and a bad one it seems... even if the incumbent is the
only way out of the island, it would seem wise (not cost-driven) to have a
second cable at least connecting the island to the world... ;-)
On Mon, 23 Aug 2004, Sean Donelan wrote:
>
> Sri Lanka's high court has ordered the seizure of an Indian cargo vessel
> which allegedly cut a submarine cable connecting the island's
> telecommunications subscribers with the rest of the world.
>
> The court ordered that the vessel, State of Nagaland, be held at the
> Colombo port where it berthed on Sunday after accidentally severing the
> cable known as the SEA-ME-WE-III with its anchor.
