Gunplay blamed for Internet slowdown

Submitted by Karl on August 21, 2007 - 6:50am.

Infoworld: More than two-thirds of a mile of fiber-optic cable near Cleveland shows evidence of gunfire that officials say appears deliberate:

Internet service providers in the U.S. experienced a service slowdown Monday after fiber-optic cables near Cleveland were apparently sabotaged by gunfire.

TeliaSonera AB, which lost the northern leg of its U.S. network to the cut, said that the outage began around 7 p.m. Pacific Time on Sunday night. When technicians pulled up the affected cable, it appeared to have been shot. "Somebody had been shooting with a gun or a shotgun into the cable," said Anders Olausson, a TeliaSonera spokesman.

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Home » blogs » Karl's blog Gunplay blamed for Internet slowdown Submitted by Karl on August 21, 2007 - 6:50am. News Blogging, Internet, Media Infoworld: More than two-thirds of a mile of fiber-optic cable near Cleveland shows evidence of gunfire that officials say appears deliberate: Internet service providers in the U.S. experienced a service slowdown Monday after fiber-optic cables near Cleveland were apparently sabotaged by gunfire. TeliaSonera AB, which lost the northern leg of its U.S. network to the cut, said that the outage began around 7 p.m. Pacific Time on Sunday night. When technicians pulled up the affected cable, it appeared to have been shot. "Somebody had been shooting with a gun or a shotgun into the cable," said Anders Olausson, a TeliaSonera spokesman. » Karl's blog Login or register to post comments	More on this story More in News More in Blogging, Internet, Media More from Karl Share a story here! Others linking here	Advertisements Topics - News (5837) - Opinion (1215) - Politics (1455) - Breaking the Cycle (159) - Business (458) - Crime (143) - Education (114) - Family (124) - Health (128) - Septa (50) - The Philly Boo (81) - Transportation (48) - Weather (29) - Arts and Entertainment (1616) - Food and Dining (107) - Music (465) - Architecture (84) - Books (47) - Cinema (58) - Games (29) - Humor (290) - Pets (40) - Blogging, Internet, Media (1118) - Wi-Fi Wireless Philly (62) - The Future of Journalism (142) - People (490) - Hello World (26) - Albert's Photoblogger Fortnight (31) - Featured Blogger (84) - Happy Birthday (6) - Interviews (57) - Religion and Faith (36) - Sports (632) - 76ers (29) - Eagles (59) - Flyers (10) - Philadelphia 2016 Olympics (4) - Phillies (80) - Soccer (7) - Soul (5) - Wrestling (5) - Ask Philadelphia (9) - Classifieds (17) - History (312) - Pope John Paul II 1979 Visit To Philadelphia (21) - Live 8 (190) - Events (509) - July 4th (25) - Philadelphia Film Festival (16) - Meetup (63) - Philly Future Talk (209) Neighborhoods - Center City (566) - Chinatown (7) - Logan Square (3) - Market East (6) - Old City (138) - Penn's Landing (7) - Rittenhouse Square (32) - Society Hill (15) - South Street (25) - North Philly (197) - Fairmount (13) - Hunting Park (3) - Logan (3) - Northern Liberties (45) - Olney - Strawberry Mansion (1) - Northeast Philly (66) - Bridesburg (3) - Bustleton (3) - Castor Garden - Fishtown (13) - Fox Chase (7) - Frankford (2) - Juniata - Kensington (5) - Mayfair (7) - Millbrook - Pennypack (1) - Port Richmond (7) - Torresdale - Northwest Philly (69) - Chestnut Hill (6) - Germantown (5) - Manayunk (14) - Mount Airy (24) - Roxborough (4) - South Philly (39) - Bella Vista (2) - Grays Ferry - Italian Market (1) - Marconi Plaza - Pennsport - Point Breeze - Queen Village (2) - Southwest Philly (13) - Kingsessing - Tri-State Counties (856) - Bucks County (54) - Camden (22) - Chester County (19) - Delaware County (52) - Main Line (284) - Montgomery County (21) - South Jersey (43) - West Philly (68) - Cobbs Creek - Overbrook (3) - University City (42) Colophon About Philly Future The Team behind Philly Future Contact Us Subscribe Main (Home Page) Feed Enter your Email Powered by FeedBlitz Disclaimer Not responsible for content aggregated from feed providers. Content provided by feed providers is the property of those feed providers. Contact their respective site owners for any questions. Not responsible for content posted by users. Stories posted on Philly Future do not represent the views of those volunteering to maintain it. If you disagree with a view or opinion shared here, please join the conversation. This is an open forum. If you see something illegal posted here let us know immediately. Meta » Blogs that link here » View my profile GeoURL This site made possible with software provided by Drupal.org. Hosting provided by Firebright. Content posted to Philly Future is licensed under a Creative Commons License.