North Korea Halts 3G Internet Access After One Month 63
redletterdave writes "After just one month online, North Korea has pulled the plug on its only 3G data network, which was previously made available for tourists to access the Internet starting on Feb. 22. The North Korean government did not explain why its 3G network has been shut off, but given the raised level of international interest in the country's activities (the country is facing UN sanctions after its third nuclear test last month) and how it severed its final communication line with South Korea on Wednesday, the government likely had a change of heart about its loosening communication restrictions. That said, as with most things in North Korea, we may never know the real answer."
Dear Leader to premiere 10G network soon! (Score:5, Funny)
Dear Leader only wanted 3G to show all how weak and stupid western 3G network is compared to Strong, Valiant Korean 10G network, coming soon!
Re:Their only network engineer... (Score:4, Funny)
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Too bad Kim Jong Il isn't still around. Last I heard, he claimed to be an "internet expert," and he was rumored to be an expert in all things..
Kim Jong Il invented the internet while an undergraduate student at the Kim Jong Il university. This was during his artistic years when he composed such romantic operas "Kimi, the last of the Tribunes" and the "Flying Chinaman."
Re:Their only network engineer... (Score:4, Funny)
...probably got caught looking up the term "democracy" on the internet and all his family and friends sent off to gulag...
That's the North Korean "Friends & Family" plan.