People may experience slow browsing issues due to submarine cable outage, says telecom company
\n Islamabad
\nThe Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) on Friday said that due to an international submarine cable outage, its customers may experience slow browsing issues.
\n\u201cTeams are working diligently to resolve the matter as soon as possible. We sincerely apologi[s]e for any inconvenience caused during this time,\u201d the telecom company said in a brief statement.
\nPakistan has been grappling with slow internet since last year, with the government consistently blaming submarine cable faults, while reports hint at possible experimentation with a \u201cfirewall\u201d by authorities.
\nThe internet slowdown has been especially hard for freelancers, which are more than two million and contribute to the country\u2019s growth.
\nPTCL\u2019s statement came a day after the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said that internet and broadband users may experience disruptions as submarine cable AAE-1 near Qatar developed a fault.
\nThe PTA said that a fault has been reported in the submarine cable AAE-1 near Qatar \u2014 one of the seven international undersea cables connecting Pakistan for international internet traffic.
\n\u201cThe concerned teams are working to fix the fault. The PTA is monitoring the situation and will keep updating telecom users accordingly,\u201d it added.
\nNot only have the courts been moved against slow internet as well as social media disruptions, but the government\u2019s allies have also expressed dismay over the persistent issues inside and outside the parliament.
\nIn a swipe at his ally, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto questioned why fish seem to target only Pakistan\u2019s undersea fibre optic cables.
\nAccording to a list issued by Ookla Speedtest Global Index, Pakistan was ranked 100 out of 111 countries in mobile internet speeds with a download speed of 20.61Mbps and upload speed of 8.53Mbps.
\nMeanwhile, the index ranked the country at 141 out of 158 countries in broadband speeds with a download speed of 15.60Mbps and upload speed of 15.53Mbps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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