In the capital of Kyrgyzstan, amid protests over parliamentary elections, users of the country’s largest mobile operators began reporting problems with connectivity and access to the internet. Local outlet 24.kg reports.
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MegaCom attributed the problems to preventive maintenance; however, the tweetудалили.
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Later MegaCom said that \u201cthere was no order to disconnect the service,\u201d and that the network \u201ccrashed\u201d due to heavy load.
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At this time, MegaCom’s technical specialists are working to fix the network issues, applying maximum effort to resolve the fault, and have already partially restored connectivity using network reserves.
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— MegaCom (@MegaComKg) October 5, 2020
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Another operator, the company O!, also reported conducting planned maintenance.
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Some believe the problems are not caused by load or maintenance, but by deliberate restrictions on access to the network.
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Come on! You were given an order, and you shut it down; it’s clear what you’re like!!!
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— Абдыразак (@razzakk03) October 5, 2020
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\nIn late September, internet access problems were experienced by residents of Belarus and Azerbaijan.\n
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