Third submarine Internet cable severed

Another Web cable under the ocean has been broken, resulting in dramatic access reduction.

An Internet cable running under the ocean has been severed, making it the third such cable to be rendered useless since Wednesday. The results? Up to a 75 percent loss of network activity in the area between India and Europe.

Read the full report on BBC: "New cable cut compounds Net woes"

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