ARMENIA IS CUT OFF INTERNET AGAIN: CABLE BREAKAGES IN GEORGIA BECOME PERMANENT
TREND Information, Azerbaijan
Aug. 7, 2006
Author: Mammadov
(REGNUM) – For the last 48 hours, the population of Armenia has twice
been cut off the internet, REGNUM correspondent reported from Yerevan
on the telephone. On August 4 and 5, the reason of the breakdowns in
the work of Armenian internet providers became cable failures on the
territory of Georgia.
According to the national ArmenTel Company information holding
exclusive rights on maintaining international telecommunications
in Armenia, the current situation is caused by cable failure in the
Kutaisi region, which resulted in the absence of internet connection
in Armenia for 6 hours. Today, on August 5, cable was also broken
on the Black Sea seabed. No information on when the damage would be
fixed is available so far, reports Trend.
The government of Armenia regards information technologies development
the main priority of the country’s national economy. Meanwhile, the
republic remains in an utterly vulnerable position since the internet
connection is established through the only cable connecting Armenia via
Georgia on the Black Sea seabed to Ukraine. In the south of Armenia
the cable is connected to Iranian communication network. The current
internet connection breakdown is the third large-scale cable failure
that happened lately in Georgia.
From: Baghdasarian