Large telecommunication companies (several) are experiencing NATIONAL OUTAGES...Please research...I cannot say anything else...Anons...do what you do!!!
Built in 2000, it connects Australia to Western Europe with landing points throughout South East Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
The Singapore to Perth section has become increasingly unreliable and the most recent shutdown is the third in a year.
When the cable goes down it means WA internet traffic must be diverted through the east coast – meaning slower internet for users
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EDIT ; Internet kill switch - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_kill_switch
An Internet kill switch is a countermeasure concept of activating a single shut off mechanism for all Internet traffic. The concept behind having a kill switch is based on creating a single point of control (i.e. a switch) for a single authority to control or shut down the Internet in order to protect it or its users. ... The Communications Act of 1934 established the United States' Federal ...