Broken cable reportedly disconnected US island territory from Internet
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An undersea, fiber-optic cable that supplies Internet connectivity to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) was reportedly cut more than 48 hours ago, taking tens of thousands of people offline. Access is being gradually restored to the US territory, located north of Guam in the western Pacific Ocean.
IT&E, the primary telecommunications provider, said yesterday that "in the next 2 to 3 days, we’ll be able to provide a better timeline for the full restoration of services." While IT&E attempts to fix the undersea cable, it has partially restored service by reviving an old microwave link.
