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Egypt Calls for Bandwidth Rationing

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the stay-away-from-youtube dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Egypt's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has called upon its citizens to ration their internet usage. This comes after two of its three undersea fiber optic links were recently severed. The cut cables have caused communication difficulties for millions of people throughout the Middle East. Ministry spokesman Mohammed Taymur was quoted as saying, 'People should know how to use the Internet because people who download music and films are going to affect businesses who have more important things to do.'"

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  1. Adding to the problem... by Statecraftsman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Though I've never looked for an Egyptian site before, my curiousity may have added a little to the problem:

    The server at www.egypt.gov.eg is taking too long to respond.

    1. Re:Adding to the problem... by The+One+and+Only · · Score: 5, Funny

      Have we ever slashdotted an entire country before?

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  2. Re:These cables were cut on purpose by kestasjk · · Score: 5, Funny

    That would leave proof, and that would totally ruin the fun of coming up with some elaborate baseless conspiracy theory. What good is a conspiracy theory if there's a way to disprove it that doesn't require a submarine?

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  3. Re:Why not? by Edgester · · Score: 5, Funny

    * cables fixed *
    Ah, thank you aziz.