Ship seized for cutting Sri Lanka's internet link

Tue Aug 24 12:53:37 UTC 2004

*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.