With the continuation of demonstrations and protests in the southern provinces, Iraq has witnessed a complete cut of the Internet for two days in a row, and until the third day broadcast fluctuating to this moment, most Iraqis rely on their programs on " vpn " or " hot spot " " psiphone ".
Iraqi interpretations of the mystery of the Internet imbalance in the capital, Baghdad, and fourteen other provinces are conflicting. More than 20 days ago, the World Wide Web has seen its worst phase since 2003. As officials and official statements on the causes of the problem increase, people, especially those in the communications and media fields, who are the Internet, are becoming increasingly confused.
On January 24, the Iraqi Ministry of Communications announced a "sudden cut in the submarine cable ( GBI ) affecting Internet services", stated in a statement issued by its office that "the pieces occurred in the Arabian Gulf under the sea at a distance 130 km from the State of Qatar towards Bahrain. "
"It is waiting for the response of the foreign company ( GBI ) operating the cable to see how long it will take to repair the pieces that happened to ensure the return of Internet service with high quality."
The cutting of the Internet has caused large losses to trade and the suspension of the majority of financial transactions in banks, in addition to small entrepreneurs whose trade relies almost entirely on bookings made through the Internet.
The loss of the Baghdad trade
The Baghdad Chamber of Commerce said that: "The demonstrations in Basra caused a decrease in the volume of trade exchange with Kuwait through the port of Safwan and with Iran through the port of Shalamjah, in addition to the losses caused by the suspension of a number of airlines flights to the airports of Najaf and Basra International.
A member of the chamber of commerce, Diaa al-Kaabi, said that "cutting off the internet service in the country caused a loss of one million dollars due to the interruption of the Internet service. Banks and financial transfer companies started operating in Baghdad and the south of the country, but without interest. There is a connection with the financial system in banks and their branches and it applies to commercial companies and transport and export offices, considering that the Internet was a major engine for them.
The owners of electronic shops also suffer
Ammar Mohammed, the owner of an electronic store that broadcasts through its Web sites, says: "Like other owners of online shops, we rely almost entirely on online bookings, and cut off the Web has resulted in losses Great in our trade ".
He continued: "I received at least one day to 6 to 7 bookings on my goods, but in the days that have seen a cut in the Internet has only received three bookings, which led to the loss of about 280 thousand dinars."
Smuggling and theft of capacities
The statement came after the MP revealed the "National Alliance" Huda Sajjad, the seizure of the largest operation to smuggle Internet capacity in Iraq. As explained in a statement that the smuggling was "by the Integrity Commission and in coordination with the Office of the Inspector General in the province of Kirkuk."
"Simfonie Ertlenk has been set up to operate the project and smuggle 40 megawatts (Internet measurement unit, for the next optical Internet packets via submarine cables), and iQ has been caught and smuggled to 7 companies for 34 companies worth one million dollars Which means that there is smuggling for 47 days in Kirkuk alone worth up to $ 47 million per month, "noting that" the operation came after these companies smuggling, which led to the loss of millions of dollars. "
The LAMDA is the Internet capacity measurement unit called 10G.
It is noteworthy that the submarine cable that feeds Iraq Internet service extends from the city of Faw (southernmost country) to the Arabian Gulf and then the Red Sea and the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea and from there to Europe.
Iraq loses 200 million dollars
A US research institute has revealed that Iraq lost more than $ 200 million as a result of temporary Internet service cuts, and more than 20 times each year, the Internet cuts for various reasons.
The Technology Innovation Center of the Brookings Institute said in a recent study that "the economic consequences of the Internet cut-off measures in a number of countries, including Iraq, that the loss of Iraq alone as a result of the closure of the Internet service on 22 occasions, amounted to 209 Million and 578 thousand and 705 dollars. "
A total halt of more than 100 news agencies
The Association for the Defense of Press Freedom said that "the complete cut off of the internet service in Iraq by the government has stopped hundreds of sites, news agencies and electronic newspapers from working."
"The suspension has threatened the security of hundreds of workers in the media, in addition to blocking information and preventing circulation," it added.
According to the statement, the internet service in the country was "a flagrant constitutional breach, contrary to article 38 of the constitution, which guarantees the freedom of media, advertising and publishing in all its forms."
It is noteworthy that the average amount paid by Internet service subscribers in Iraq about 50 thousand Iraqi dinars (about 40 US dollars).
Since 2003, private sector companies have taken control of Internet access throughout the country, as well as privately owned telecommunications companies that manage the country's mobile telecommunications service.
The word for economists
Economist Hamam al-Shamma told "One News" that "the impact of Internet sectors will be limited, especially since Iraq does not rely entirely on the Internet in its banking, government and financial transactions compared to countries that rely on the Internet in trade and banking."
As for the economist in the name of Antoine goes in a different direction from the unnamed, saying that: "Iraq suffered large financial losses after paralyzing the operations of communication through the Internet, indicating that the central government violated human rights provisions, blocking the Internet from the Iraqi citizen.
Antoine said that "the Iraqi government made a big mistake when it scaled and separated the Internet service, where there are a lot of business transactions conducted through the Web."
He added that "many of the electronic instruments have stopped and there are agreements and meetings are held through the Internet, which wastes a lot of Iraq's money," noting that "the Iraqi government took the wrong action by blocking the Internet, which is a violation of the United Nations conventions on human rights, Especially as Iraq is a member of the United Nations. "
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Iraqi interpretations of the mystery of the Internet imbalance in the capital, Baghdad, and fourteen other provinces are conflicting. More than 20 days ago, the World Wide Web has seen its worst phase since 2003. As officials and official statements on the causes of the problem increase, people, especially those in the communications and media fields, who are the Internet, are becoming increasingly confused.
On January 24, the Iraqi Ministry of Communications announced a "sudden cut in the submarine cable ( GBI ) affecting Internet services", stated in a statement issued by its office that "the pieces occurred in the Arabian Gulf under the sea at a distance 130 km from the State of Qatar towards Bahrain. "
"It is waiting for the response of the foreign company ( GBI ) operating the cable to see how long it will take to repair the pieces that happened to ensure the return of Internet service with high quality."
The cutting of the Internet has caused large losses to trade and the suspension of the majority of financial transactions in banks, in addition to small entrepreneurs whose trade relies almost entirely on bookings made through the Internet.
The loss of the Baghdad trade
The Baghdad Chamber of Commerce said that: "The demonstrations in Basra caused a decrease in the volume of trade exchange with Kuwait through the port of Safwan and with Iran through the port of Shalamjah, in addition to the losses caused by the suspension of a number of airlines flights to the airports of Najaf and Basra International.
A member of the chamber of commerce, Diaa al-Kaabi, said that "cutting off the internet service in the country caused a loss of one million dollars due to the interruption of the Internet service. Banks and financial transfer companies started operating in Baghdad and the south of the country, but without interest. There is a connection with the financial system in banks and their branches and it applies to commercial companies and transport and export offices, considering that the Internet was a major engine for them.
The owners of electronic shops also suffer
Ammar Mohammed, the owner of an electronic store that broadcasts through its Web sites, says: "Like other owners of online shops, we rely almost entirely on online bookings, and cut off the Web has resulted in losses Great in our trade ".
He continued: "I received at least one day to 6 to 7 bookings on my goods, but in the days that have seen a cut in the Internet has only received three bookings, which led to the loss of about 280 thousand dinars."
Smuggling and theft of capacities
The statement came after the MP revealed the "National Alliance" Huda Sajjad, the seizure of the largest operation to smuggle Internet capacity in Iraq. As explained in a statement that the smuggling was "by the Integrity Commission and in coordination with the Office of the Inspector General in the province of Kirkuk."
"Simfonie Ertlenk has been set up to operate the project and smuggle 40 megawatts (Internet measurement unit, for the next optical Internet packets via submarine cables), and iQ has been caught and smuggled to 7 companies for 34 companies worth one million dollars Which means that there is smuggling for 47 days in Kirkuk alone worth up to $ 47 million per month, "noting that" the operation came after these companies smuggling, which led to the loss of millions of dollars. "
The LAMDA is the Internet capacity measurement unit called 10G.
It is noteworthy that the submarine cable that feeds Iraq Internet service extends from the city of Faw (southernmost country) to the Arabian Gulf and then the Red Sea and the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea and from there to Europe.
Iraq loses 200 million dollars
A US research institute has revealed that Iraq lost more than $ 200 million as a result of temporary Internet service cuts, and more than 20 times each year, the Internet cuts for various reasons.
The Technology Innovation Center of the Brookings Institute said in a recent study that "the economic consequences of the Internet cut-off measures in a number of countries, including Iraq, that the loss of Iraq alone as a result of the closure of the Internet service on 22 occasions, amounted to 209 Million and 578 thousand and 705 dollars. "
A total halt of more than 100 news agencies
The Association for the Defense of Press Freedom said that "the complete cut off of the internet service in Iraq by the government has stopped hundreds of sites, news agencies and electronic newspapers from working."
"The suspension has threatened the security of hundreds of workers in the media, in addition to blocking information and preventing circulation," it added.
According to the statement, the internet service in the country was "a flagrant constitutional breach, contrary to article 38 of the constitution, which guarantees the freedom of media, advertising and publishing in all its forms."
It is noteworthy that the average amount paid by Internet service subscribers in Iraq about 50 thousand Iraqi dinars (about 40 US dollars).
Since 2003, private sector companies have taken control of Internet access throughout the country, as well as privately owned telecommunications companies that manage the country's mobile telecommunications service.
The word for economists
Economist Hamam al-Shamma told "One News" that "the impact of Internet sectors will be limited, especially since Iraq does not rely entirely on the Internet in its banking, government and financial transactions compared to countries that rely on the Internet in trade and banking."
As for the economist in the name of Antoine goes in a different direction from the unnamed, saying that: "Iraq suffered large financial losses after paralyzing the operations of communication through the Internet, indicating that the central government violated human rights provisions, blocking the Internet from the Iraqi citizen.
Antoine said that "the Iraqi government made a big mistake when it scaled and separated the Internet service, where there are a lot of business transactions conducted through the Web."
He added that "many of the electronic instruments have stopped and there are agreements and meetings are held through the Internet, which wastes a lot of Iraq's money," noting that "the Iraqi government took the wrong action by blocking the Internet, which is a violation of the United Nations conventions on human rights, Especially as Iraq is a member of the United Nations. "
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