Kamchatka Braces for Near-Total Internet Shutdown Amid Undersea Cable Repairs
The fiber-optic cable maintenance was originally scheduled for September 2025 but was later postponed.
Kamchatka Peninsula faces imminent internet outage due to cable repairs. Starting Wednesday at midnight, state telecom firm Rostelecom will conduct maintenance on an undersea fiber-optic cable, potentially lasting up to four days. Residents should expect total loss of mobile, home internet, messaging apps, social media, and online services during this period.
Essential services like voice calls, SMS, TV broadcasts, and emergency response will remain operational. However, critical infrastructure such as hospitals, gas stations, supermarkets, and ATMs will switch to backup satellite connections. Authorities have advised the region’s 280,000 residents to prepare by withdrawing cash and utilizing offline resources to minimize reliance on internet-dependent services. The fiber-optic cable maintenance was initially planned for September 2025 but has been postponed.
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