update 9 Apr, ’07: I am told that Batelco has started to block the sites again, but rather than blocking them at the proxy servers (which are in a sad state, it seems) they are blocking them directly at the router, which means it is going to be harder to bypass that block. I’ve checked …
أعلن العضو المنتدب لشركة (2 كونيكت) Ùهد الشيراوي أن شركته ستبدأ بتوÙير خدمة الإنترنت مجاناً للأÙراد ÙÙŠ البØرين اعتباراً من مايو/ أيار المقبل كمرØلة أولى، على أن يتم تغطية مناطق البØرين كاÙØ© مع الربع الأول من العام المقبل 2008 بØيث تكون خدمة الإنترنت المجانية متواÙره للجميع ÙÙŠ البØرين. وقال: إن †اختيار هذه المناطق تم …
And for a change, it’s actually saying the truth about itself..
In the spirit of National Day and bountiful makramahs, can Your Majesty put some pressure on Batelco and get them to suck just a little less blood from us technophiles who cannot live without the Internet? I implore you to do something about this Your Exalted Majesty, as no one of us could do anything …
This off the presses: LONDON (AP) – Cable & Wireless PLC said Wednesday it will sell its 20 percent stake in Bahrain Telecommunications Co. BSC (Batelco) for $506.1 million to Bahrain government agencies. The Middle Eastern monarchy will pay cash upon completion of the deal, expected in January, Cable & Wireless said in a statement. …