Damaged undersea cable blamed for UK Net problems
A damaged undersea transatlantic cable is being blamed for causing havoc for Net and phone users in the UK last night.
A number of ISPs are understood to have been hit by the problem, which surfaced (the problem, not the cable) yesterday afternoon at around 4pm.
The cable - which is owned by a consortium of telcos - is believed to have hit a snag (figuratively speaking, of course) somewhere off the French coast. France Telecom, which is responsible for that section of cable, is sending a boat out to examine the damage.
At this stage it's not known exactly what the damage is or what caused it. However, the effects of the incident were felt in the UK last night.
