ISLAMABAD The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA), which has been heavily criticized by internet users and organizations in the IT sector for sporadic internet outages, has finally addressed the matter and linked it to a “fault in the undersea submarine cable.”
“Prime Minister Hafeez-Ur-Rehman briefed the National Assembly Standing Committee on IT, stating that the Submarine Consortium has informed [us] that the internet [services] are affected due to a fault in the submarine cable which will be resolved by August 27.”
He continued by saying that Pakistan is connected to seven fiber optic lines, one of which is damaged.
The PTA chief’s comments follow the ongoing internet slowdown and restricted connectivity that experts and stakeholders have linked to alleged internet firewall testing.
