romel wroteOK this is the info i got from a friend working at the ministry of communications, 10% of Lebanese people get good and stable internet , the other 90% are on backup satellite lines ,and this problem will not be solved until the government issues a decree where the fibre optics line going through the sea is fixed and upgraded for a cost of 1.3 billion euros(which will not happen any time soon ,not until the elections in 2013 and a new government is made) i just wish i was part of that 10% ,as for the rest of us well all i can say is at least we can Google stuff and check facebook lol.
I don't think it will be for a 1.3billion dollars
the cable is a couple of 10cm's in diameter and it's constituted of some basic technology
I would say it will cost a million dollar to fix it not more plus it won't be us that who'll pay for it
we're in the same pool with some 8 countries but the sad thing is that they have back-up cables
old Sheet fact by The Guardian about submarine cables
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2008/02/01/SEA_CABLES_010208.pdf
and it shows that an alexandria cable cut had happened also in 2008
the sea must be very shallow there or they're dragging their anchors across the sea