Authorities in Tonga said Thursday they're hoping people will be able to visit Facebook and YouTube again by the weekend as experts repair the vital undersea cable that connects the Pacific nation to the rest of the world.
Tonga was plunged into virtual darkness 11 days ago when the fiber-optic cable was severed. Initially people lost access to the Internet almost entirely and couldn't even make international phone calls.
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