Central America offline due to technical problems

A broken underwater cable has led to the loss of internet service in several Central American countries as well as parts of Colombia and Venezuela. Service is expected to be fully restored in the next few hours, though a spokesman for the cable’s owner (Columbus Networks) blamed the nationalization of Venezuela’s CanTV for delaying repairs.

(Sounds like Columbus Networks is looking for excuses, huh?)

Sources (Spanish)- El Diario/La Prensa, El Tiempo

Image- Voltairenet.org (Map of the “Arcos” underwater cable that transports data to several countries in the Americas)