Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 13:53:37 +0100 (WEST)
From: Carlos Friacas <cfriacas@fccn.pt>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
Subject: Re: Ship seized for cutting Sri Lanka's internet link*only* internet connection?
No, not exactly the -only- connection. They had some satellite-relay capacity.
*LIMITED* bandwidth availability. voice or data.
if yes, here we see once again the "benefits" of having a monopoly in the
telecom industry. and a bad one it seems... even if the incumbent is the
only way out of the island, it would seem wise (not cost-driven) to have a
second cable at least connecting the island to the world...
Do you have any idea of the *cost* of such a 'second cable' ?
Or how _long_ it takes to install?