Repair crews found two breaks along the vital fibre-optic cable that connects Tonga with the rest of the world. A director at the operator of Tonga's undersea internet cable said he can't rule out sabotage as being the reason the cable broke and plunged the Pacific nation into virtual darkness for almost two weeks. Repair crews found two breaks along the vital fibre-optic cable that connects Tonga with the rest of the world, Piveni Piukala, a director of Tonga Cable Ltd, said on Monday. About 90 per cent of people in Tonga had full internet access restored by Saturday after crews finished repairing the international cable. Limited access was restored via satellite, but authorities blocked most people from using social media like Facebook to preserve precious bandwidth until repairs to the international cable were completed.

Source: Stuff February 04, 2019 13:30 UTC