Internet disruption: Faulty submarine cable has been repaired, says PTA

Internet disruption: Faulty submarine cable has been repaired, says PTA

Islamabad (Web Desk): The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday said that the fault in submarine cable near Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been repaired.

The authority announced that work was underway to restore internet services, that may have been slow or down for some users in the country.

In a post on Twitter, the PTA said that a submarine cable fault was reported yesterday near Fujairah, UAE due to which some users may have faced degradation in services.

The faulty cable segment has been repaired and work is underway to make the services fully functional, the statement added.

The PTA further said that it was monitoring the situation and would continue to update on it.

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As per the reports, the internet speed was disrupted countrywide on Monday as a fault occurred in the 25,000-kilometres-long Asia-Europe double AE1 cable.

In February this year, Pakistan had also faced internet disruptions as one of the six international submarine cables developed a fault near Abu Talat, Egypt.

The fault was later repaired by the Trans World Associates, one of the two licence holders for international landing stations of submarine cables.