Grandma vs. the Internet: The Accidental Armenian Blackout

Posted: 2025-04-22 18:11:07 UTC

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In 2011, a 75-year-old woman in Georgia accidentally cut a major fiber-optic cable while digging for copper, causing a nationwide internet outage in Armenia for several hours.

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Internet access disruption

Fiber-optic cable damage

International connectivity

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Accidental infrastructure damage

Dependence on fiber-optic cables

Vulnerability of internet connectivity

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