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Internet Restored In Tripoli As Rebels Take Control

Posted by timothy on from the let's-see-where-things-stand-in-a-year-or-3 dept.

angry tapir writes "Internet connectivity was restored in Tripoli late Sunday local time, as rebel forces took control of many parts of the capital city of Libya. A new mobile network set up by the rebels in the east of Libya in April, called Libyana Al Hurra, and a similar network in Misrata, will soon also be linked to the Libyana Mobile Phone network in Tripoli, said Ousama Abushagur, a Libyan telecommunications engineer in the U.A.E, who led the team that set up Libyana Al Hurra."

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  1. I am curious what the residents think by wierd_w · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Not about the retun of internet services, but about the entire affair of their dictator and the uprising against him.

    Up until now our reports are essentially the press releases of the rebel faction and quadaffi's, respectively.

    Unrestricted internet access would grant a wealth of on the street reports on civilian sentiment about these events.

  2. Re:Who is the new dictator? by khallow · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The problem with Libya was that it had a stable, successful socialist economy

    Doesn't look stable to me. Recall that the rebellion predated the foreign powers.

    Where does the fact that Libya was a tyranny fit into your explanation?

  3. Re:Who is the new dictator? by timeOday · · Score: 4, Interesting

    In the beginning, Khadafi himself was a well-meaning rebel with real credibility. Same old story. The US really owes a great debt to George Washington, rarely do you find a powerful man who doesn't think he'd make a fine benevolent dictator.