Ship seized for cutting Sri Lanka's internet link

Tue Aug 24 13:12:08 UTC 2004

> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 13:53:37 +0100 (WEST)
> From: Carlos Friacas <cfriacas at fccn.pt>
> Cc: nanog at merit.edu
> Subject: Re: Ship seized for cutting Sri Lanka's internet link
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> *only* internet connection?

No, not exactly the -only- connection.  They had some satellite-relay capacity.
*LIMITED* bandwidth availability.  voice or data.

> 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... ;-)

Do you have any idea of the *cost* of such a 'second cable' ?

Or how _long_ it takes to install?

> On Mon, 23 Aug 2004, Sean Donelan wrote:
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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