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The ministry says three Internet cables were cut off the coast of Sicily on Friday morning .

ministry | Internet | cables | off the coast of Sicily | on Friday morning

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SEACOM cable problems may only be resolved next week

SEACOM | cable | next week

problems | resolved

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As many SA gamers may have noticed , SEACOM is experiencing downtime again .

SA gamers | SEACOM

experiencing | downtime

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The cable system went down on Saturday 8 October 2011 , and initial feedback suggests that the downtime may last for a few days .

cable system | on Saturday 8 October 2011 | for a few days

went down | downtime

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It is thought the FLAG FEA , SMW4 , and SMW3 lines , near the Alexandria cable station in Egypt , have all been cut .

FLAG FEA | SMW4 | SMW3 | lines | near the Alexandria cable station in Egypt | all

cut

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Internet and phone communications between Europe , the Middle East , and Asia have been seriously disrupted after submarine cables were severed .

Internet | phone | between Europe , the Middle East , and Asia | cables

communications | disrupted | severed

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An undersea telecommunications cable cut on Tuesday partially blocked internet and mobile services in Alexandria and some other governorates .

cable | on Tuesday | in Alexandria and some other governorates

cut | blocked | services

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Cable cuts partially block internet , mobile services in some areas

Cable | in some areas

cuts | block | services

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The cause - three international underwater cables in the Mediterranean Sea that were damaged Friday .

cables | in the Mediterranean Sea | Friday

damaged

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Internet and telephone traffic between Europe and the Middle East and Asia was hampered Friday after three major underwater data lines were cut , according to France Telecom .

Internet | telephone | between Europe and the Middle East and Asia | Friday | data lines | France Telecom

traffic | hampered | cut

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The cut occurred on lines between 07:28 and 08:06 Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC ) on lines in the Mediterranean sea that connect Sicily to Tunisia and Egypt , the telecommunications company said .

lines | between 07:28 and 08:06 Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC | lines | in the Mediterranean sea | Sicily | to Tunisia and Egypt | telecommunications company

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France Telecom is n't sure what caused the cut , she said .

France Telecom | what | she

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The cuts were to the Sea Me We 4 and Sea Me We 3 lines , which connect countries between Singapore and France as well as the Flag cable route , which stretches from the U.K. to Japan , a France Telecom spokeswoman who asked not to be named said .

Sea Me We 4 | Sea Me We 3 | lines | countries between Singapore and France | Flag cable route | from the U.K. | to Japan | France Telecom | spokeswoman

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Internet traffic also has been hit by the incident , according to Danny McPherson , chief security officer with Arbor Networks .

Internet | Danny McPherson | Arbor Networks

traffic | hit | incident

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A maintenance boat is en route to the site of the cut , but it will not get there until Monday , and it will take as many as two weeks for the situation to return to normal , she said .

maintenance boat | to the site | it | there | Monday | two weeks | she

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`` Or it could be simply a ship in the area which has cut the cable . ''

in the area | cable

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Many countries were affected by the outage , including India , Saudi Arabia , Egypt and Malaysia , which all lost a significant percentage on their voice traffic to Europe .

Many countries | India | Saudi Arabia | Egypt | Malaysia | all | to Europe

affected | outage | lost

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Industry experts told The Times that two sub-sea cables went down just off Alexandra , causing the mass disruption .

experts | The Times | cables | just off Alexandra

went down | disruption

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Huge numbers in Egypt and India were left struggling to get online as a result of the outage , when the major internet pipeline between Egypt and Italy was cut .

numbers | in Egypt and India | internet | pipeline | between Egypt and Italy

outage | cut

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Millions of people across the Middle East and Asia have lost access to the internet after two undersea cables in the Mediterranean suffered severe damage .

Millions of people | across the Middle East and Asia | internet | cables | in the Mediterranean

lost | damage

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Services on Egypt's three telecom operators were disrupted in parts of Alexandria on Tuesday afternoon , and some users in Cairo experienced slower internet connections due to "downtime" in a submarine cable .

operators | in parts of Alexandria | on Tuesday afternoon | users | in Cairo | internet | cable

Services | disrupted | connections

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"Vodafone , along with the country's three telecom providers has been affected by a damage in one of Telecom Egypt's fiber cables in a wire going from the Ramsis Communications Center all the way to Sadat City , " said Khaled Hegazy , Vodafone's external affairs director .

"Vodafone | providers | Telecom Egypt's | fiber cables | wire | from the Ramsis Communications Center all the way to Sadat City

affected | damage

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Submarine cable problem disrupts telecom services in Alexandria

cable | in Alexandria

problem | disrupts | telecom services

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ITNewsAfrica that "a Telecom Egypt fiber line near Alexandria has been damaged resulting in loss of telecommunications for all three mobile operators . "

ITNewsAfrica | Telecom Egypt | fiber line | near Alexandria | three mobile operators

damaged | resulting | loss | telecommunications

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Reports on Tuesday morning indicated that a fiber optic cable in the northern part of Egypt had been damaged , resulting in the loss of all telecommunications in Egypt's second largest city of Alexandria and parts of the Nile Delta region .

on Tuesday morning | fiber optic cable | in the northern part of Egypt | in Egypt's second largest city of Alexandria and parts of the Nile Delta region

damaged | resulting | loss | telecommunications

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Fiber cable cut in Egypt

Fiber cable | in Egypt

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"The SEACOM undersea cable , which provides a data link between South Africa , Europe and India , experienced downtime beginning on Saturday 8 October 2011 , caused by a problem on a cable between Abu Talat ( Egypt ) and Marseilles ( France ) . .

SEACOM | undersea cable | which | between South Africa , Europe and India | on Saturday 8 October 2011 | cable | between Abu Talat ( Egypt ) and Marseilles ( France )

data link | experienced | downtime | caused | problem

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Internet services in Egypt have been disrupted due to damage of undersea cables in the Mediterranean Sea , the Egyptian National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority said Friday .

Internet | in Egypt | cables | in the Mediterranean Sea | National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority | Friday

services | disrupted | damage

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Up to 80 percent of Internet services and call centers in Egypt have been cut after the submarine cables were damaged south of Italy on Friday for unknown reason , said the Egyptian MENA news agency .

Internet | call centers | in Egypt | cables | south of Italy | on Friday | MENA

services | cut | damaged

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Internet and phone communications between Europe , the Middle East and Asia were severely disrupted on Friday after three undersea cables were damaged in the Mediterranean between Sicily and North Africa .

Internet | phone | between Europe , the Middle East and Asia | on Friday | cables | in the Mediterranean between Sicily and North Africa

communications | disrupted | damaged

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Seacom restored for commercial ISPs on alternate routes

commercial ISPs | alternate routes

Seacom | restored

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Seacom's business customers , including commercial Internet Service Providers , have had their services restored via alternative routes , Seacom announced today

Seacom's | business customers | commercial Internet Service Providers | alternative routes | Seacom

services | restored | announced

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Subsea cable operator Seacom announced on Twitter today ( 14 October 2011 ) that they have restored all their business customers on alternate routes following an outage expected to extend into next week .

Seacom | on Twitter | today ( 14 October 2011 | they | business customers | alternate routes | into next week

announced | restored | outage

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Seacom operations fully restored : 4 November 2011

Seacom | 4 November 2011

operations | restored

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Undersea cable operator Seacom announced today ( 4 November 2011 ) that repairs have been completed on a broken cable off the coast of Egypt that caused an outage on its network .

Seacom | today ( 4 November 2011 | cable | off the coast of Egypt | network

announced | repairs | caused | outage

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The break in an undersea cable on that affected Seacom has been repaired

undersea cable

break | affected | Seacom | repaired

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Internet links between Europe , the Middle East and South Asia have been disrupted after undersea cables failed in the Mediterranean .

Internet | between Europe , the Middle East and South | cables | in the Mediterranean

links | disrupted | failed