Undersea Cable Break Disrupts Life In Northern Mariana Islands

An anonymous reader writes: The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands experienced a devastating undersea cable break on Wednesday, with phone, Internet, SMS, banking services, the National Weather Service office, and airliners all being affected. The US territory depends on a single undersea fiber optic connection with Guam for its connectivity to the outside world (except for a backup microwave link, which was itself damaged during a recent storm). While services are in the process of being restored, this may be a prime example of the need for reliable backup systems in our "always connected" mindset.

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Re:This isn't the first cable to be cut.

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some people think paranoid schizophrenia is a replacement for intelligence

witness some texans' reaction to military exercises in texas. you know, the state with dozens of army and air bases

fucking loony toons