Communication Minister Advisor: Reasons Behind DSL Internet Crisis Complicated

Local Editor

Since Friday 6:00 am, most of the DSL internet service in Lebanon was damaged, affecting more than 25,000 users all over the Lebanese territories.

In this context, newspapers issued articles in which it wondered what the reasons behind this freeze in the service were.

Newspapers also questioned whether reasons could be technical or have anything to do with the recent request revealed, that the information branch asked internet companies to install internet tapping devices for users.

In an interview with intiqad.net online paper, Minister of Communication advisor, Mohammad Haidar, confirmed that the ministry is doing its duty in solving this problem.

Haidar also referred that the situation is better than it was Friday night, yet they are making use of local and foreign experts in order to discover the reasons behind this issue.

"The reason is very complicated, and is not only a simple technical problem but a problem on the level of interacting information systems and webs", Mohammad Haidar said.

Haidar further clarified that the reason behind Ogero users not being affected by this problem is that they are present on a different information network.

Mohammad Haidar stressed that all reasons are possible, and answering whether the problem has something to do with the information branch request, he commented that usually who wants conduct violations would do his best to finish up his work with the least damages possible.

Minister of Communication advisor referred that the Ministry will be issuing a statement explaining where investigations reached in this issue.