{"id":4153,"date":"2021-12-24T08:37:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T07:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/24\/lebanon-faces-depressing-christmas-as-internet-crisis-stops-festive-calls\/"},"modified":"2021-12-24T08:37:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T07:37:41","slug":"lebanon-faces-depressing-christmas-as-internet-crisis-stops-festive-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/24\/lebanon-faces-depressing-christmas-as-internet-crisis-stops-festive-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon faces \u2018depressing\u2019 Christmas as internet crisis stops festive calls"},"content":{"rendered":"

With telecoms barely working, a plunging currency and young people emigrating, it\u2019s a bleak Christmas for weary Lebanese<\/p>\n

In Lebanon\u2019s year of loss and deprivation, simple pleasures have steadily drained away along with its fortunes. But amid a crisis renowned for breaking new ground<\/a>, few Lebanese had thought their ability to stay in touch was at risk \u2013 until a pre-Christmas warning sent shudders through the country.<\/p>\n

The telecommunications minister, Johnny Corm, warned this week that a lack of funds and fuel could soon see Lebanon\u2019s already struggling internet grind to a halt, making festive calls and messages even trickier than usual \u2013 and a financial and social disintegration like no other even more acute.<\/p>\n

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\nWith telecoms barely working, a plunging currency and young people emigrating, it\u2019s a bleak Christmas for weary Lebanese
\nIn Lebanon\u2019s year of loss and deprivation, simple pleasures have steadily drained away along with its fortunes. But amid a crisis renowned for breaking new ground, few Lebanese had thought their ability to stay in touch was at risk \u2013 until a pre-Christmas warning sent shudders through the country.
\nThe telecommunications minister, Johnny Corm, warned this week that a lack of funds and fuel could soon see Lebanon\u2019s already struggling internet grind to a halt, making festive calls and messages even trickier than usual \u2013 and a financial and social disintegration like no other even more acute. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With telecoms barely working, a plunging currency and young people emigrating, it\u2019s a bleak Christmas for weary Lebanese In Lebanon\u2019s year of loss and deprivation, simple pleasures have steadily drained away along with its fortunes. But amid a crisis renowned for breaking new ground, few Lebanese had thought their ability to stay in touch was …<\/p>\n

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