Airtel cuts Nepal’s internet link for five hours over payment dispute

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Guest authors

Nepal suffered an internet outage lasting five hours on Thursday after Indian telco Bharti Airtel reportedly cut off upstream links into the country because Nepal’s private ISPs are behind on their payments.

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