Major delays were reported by Internet-service providers in Middle East and North Africa, experts are blaming damage to two undersea cables but it is not known what caused the damage. According to a statement carried by the state news agency, KUNA , Kuwait’s Ministry of Communications said the problem could take two weeks to solve.

The independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries Ofcom in an attempt to address the problem over false or slower speeds than those adverstised by ISPs has called for allowing customers to try out broadband connections before they sign up.”People need to be able to see what they are buying, what influences the performance of the product, and how to do something about it.” said Ofcom Consumer Panel