Zimbabwe's Net crawls due to unpaid debt

Satellite firm slashes country's bandwidth because the cash-starved government failed to pay a $700,000 bill.

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[SeizeCTRL]

Boohooo

I feel so sorry for them... really I do ;] They should be thankful that they even have internet at a reduced bandwidth. If they owed me $700,000 I'd either cut them off completely or um, do as they did and seize some farm lands as a payment!

[TV James]

I agree.

Good of IntelSat to continue to provide them anything at all. Even if it's not in their best financial interests. (Or perhaps it is in a long-term view.)

[chuck_whealton]

Re: Boohooo

In all actuality, they have so many other problems that Internet
access should be the least of their worries.

Charles R. Whealton
Charles Whealton @ pleasedontspam.com

[bbahnmiller]

Crocodile tears

The government of this country under Mugabe has destroyed agricultural production. Before Mugabe forced the land redistribution program in 2000, Zimbabwe was a net exporter of agricultural products - corn, cotton, wheat, coffee,... Now their people are starving. The country now has 585% inflation rate. You reap what you sow. Get rid of Mugabe, then maybe the country has a chance.

[kamwmail-cnet1]

So why don't Mugabe just Mug the Satelites?

like he mugged the farmers? Oh wait, spears don't reach up to space.