The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has said it will allow ISP 2Connect to remain open until 23 April, extending its original 27 March closure date.
In a statement, TRA Director of Information and Communications Technologies Ahmed Aldoseri…
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has said it will allow ISP 2Connect to remain open until 23 April, extending its original 27 March closure date.
In a statement, TRA Director of Information and Communications Technologies Ahmed Aldoseri said: “The deadline has been extended by TRA in order to allow all customers of 2Connect to smoothly transition their services to another operator of choice” He added that the regulator is “committed to the continuity of the telecommunication services of businesses operating in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and will endeavour to avoid any disruption to the communications of such businesses”.
TRA says it is working with customers to find “replacement connectivity”.
Ibrahim Sharif, a former 2Connect director and the head of opposition party Waad, has also reportedly been arrested in connection with the Bahraini government’s efforts to quell protests.
Announcing the closure yesterday, TRA said that 2Connect’s customers would be “permanently disconnected”.
Local media reports that 2Connect CEO Fahad al Shirawi is appealing the decision. He reportedly said that Sharif remained a shareholder but had stepped down from the board last year.
He added that TRA had cited unspecified security reasons for closing down the ISP.
2Connect sells internet, fixed-line telephony and hosting services.
