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Ethiopia: Limited internet availability

Posted 3 January 2009 22:24 GMT

Owen Barder reports on the limited internet availability in Ethiopia, especially since the three underwater cables linking Egypt to Europe were cut by an ship’s anchor. Before that bandwith had usually been limited, and unpredictable.

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Written byElia Varela Serra

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  • Pingback: Internet Availability In Ethiopia | technologylife

    […] Ethiopia: Limited internet availability · Global Voices – Owen Barder reports on the limited internet availability in Ethiopia, especially since the three underwater cables linking Egypt to Europe were cut by an ship’s anchor. […]

    5 September 2016, 16:57 pm

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