FLAG, which stands for Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe, said the second repair ship would reach the cut in its FLAG Europe-Asia cable later Tuesday.
That cable was cut last Wednesday some five miles off the Egyptian coast, along a segment between Egypt and Italy.
Internet cable repairs begin
A repair ship began work Tuesday at the site where an Internet cable was cut last week in the Persian Gulf, and a second vessel was to arrive later that day at the spot north of Egypt where two other cables were cut, reported AP. The cuts have disrupted Internet services across a large swath of the Middle East and India, slowing down businesses and hampering personal Internet usage. U.K.-based FLAG Telecom said its repair ship arrived Tuesday some 35 miles north of Dubai, between the Emirates and Oman, were the company's FALCON cable was damaged Friday.
Egypt: Wednesday, February 06 - 2008 at 08:01
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Amena Bakr, Senior ReporterWednesday, February 06 - 2008 at 08:01 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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