ALGIERS: Algeria went offline on Wednesday for the beginning of high school diploma exams, the first in a series of web blackouts to prevent students cheating.
Mobile and fixed web lines have been minimize around the country for a complete of two hours, to coincide with the beginning of two separate faculty tests, AFP reporters in Algiers said.
A 3rd hour-long web shutdown was planned for afterward Wednesday, in line with a schedule issued via public operator Algerie Telecom.
Internet services and products have been minimize "in compliance with instructions from the government, aimed at ensuring the high school diploma tests run smoothly," Algerie Telecom said.
The pre-planned blackouts are because of continue for the entire length of exams, until Monday, to combat cheating among more than 700,000 students.
Ali Kahlane, president of telecoms affiliation AOTA, said operators have been required to evolve to the federal government's demands.
The 2016 exam season was marred via widespread cheating, with exam questions revealed on social media ahead of or firstly of the test.
Last year, government asked operators shut down get right of entry to to social media, however the transfer did not completely end the issue.
Latecomers have been banned from taking the exam and as an alternative needed to attend a specially organised test.
Electronics with web get right of entry to, reminiscent of mobile phones and pills, have been this year banned from Algeria's more than 2,000 exam centres.
Metal detectors have meanwhile been arrange on the front to the centres, Education Minister Nouria Benghabrit said.
In a further transfer to stop questions being leaked, the minister said cell phone jammers and surveillance cameras were installed in locations the place the exam papers are revealed.
Mobile and fixed web lines have been minimize around the country for a complete of two hours, to coincide with the beginning of two separate faculty tests, AFP reporters in Algiers said.
A 3rd hour-long web shutdown was planned for afterward Wednesday, in line with a schedule issued via public operator Algerie Telecom.
Internet services and products have been minimize "in compliance with instructions from the government, aimed at ensuring the high school diploma tests run smoothly," Algerie Telecom said.
The pre-planned blackouts are because of continue for the entire length of exams, until Monday, to combat cheating among more than 700,000 students.
Ali Kahlane, president of telecoms affiliation AOTA, said operators have been required to evolve to the federal government's demands.
The 2016 exam season was marred via widespread cheating, with exam questions revealed on social media ahead of or firstly of the test.
Last year, government asked operators shut down get right of entry to to social media, however the transfer did not completely end the issue.
Latecomers have been banned from taking the exam and as an alternative needed to attend a specially organised test.
Electronics with web get right of entry to, reminiscent of mobile phones and pills, have been this year banned from Algeria's more than 2,000 exam centres.
Metal detectors have meanwhile been arrange on the front to the centres, Education Minister Nouria Benghabrit said.
In a further transfer to stop questions being leaked, the minister said cell phone jammers and surveillance cameras were installed in locations the place the exam papers are revealed.
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