North Korea’s Internet liberation has hit a snag — it’s still North Korea. One month after announcing that it would grant tourists and visitors 3G Internet access, North Korea appears to have revoked its 3G services. Tourists reportedly no longer have 3G access. There is a chance that the 3G service is merely busted, but given North Korea’s history, the consensus at the moment is that the plug has been pulled. Heightened tensions with South Korea in the wake of the North’s nuclear test support the notion that this isn’t a blip.
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North Korea's 3G Experiment Might Be Over
Posted by: David Vranicar March 27, 2013 08:39 AMNorth Korea’s Internet liberation has hit a snag — it’s still North Korea. One month after announcing that it would grant tourists and visitors 3G Internet access, North Korea appears to have revoked its 3G services. Tourists reportedly no longer have 3G access. There is a chance that the 3G service is merely busted, but given North Korea’s history, the consensus at the moment is that the plug has been pulled. Heightened tensions with South Korea in the wake of the North’s nuclear test support the notion that this isn’t a blip.