New Cable Taking New Route After Web Cut

February 6, 2008 By KATARINA KRATOVAC, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- After Internet disruptions and slowdowns engulfed a large swath of the Middle East and India, a new, more resilient cable is being laid in the Mediterranean Sea between Egypt and France, a spokesman for the cable-owner FLAG Telecom said Wednesday.



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