Egypt Internet service improving after cables cut

December 20, 2008

(AP) -- Egypt's Internet service is back up to 60 percent capacity after being almost entirely knocked out when several undersea cables were cut, the country's Communications Ministry said Saturday.

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They really have to fix these cables so they can't get cut. This is happening all too often.
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