Myanmar orders wireless internet shutdown until further notice - telecoms sources
It also said the current mobile internet shutdown would continue and by law it had to comply with the directive
Myanmar's military junta leader, General Min Aung Hlaing, speaks in a media broadcast in Naypyitaw, Myanmar February 8, 2021 in this still image taken from video. MRTV/Reuters TV via REUTERS
Myanmar's military rulers have ordered internet service providers to shut down wireless broadband services until further notice, several telecoms sources said on Thursday.
The instruction to halt wireless broadband services was relayed to employees of one provider in an email seen by Reuters, which did not state a reason for the order.
It also said the current mobile internet shutdown would continue and by law it had to comply with the directive.
