SUDANESE AUTHORITIES CUT INTERNET TO CURB EXAM CHEATING

The Sudanese authorities have suddenly cut internet connection for three hours on Wednesday, this happened simultaneously with the beginning of secondary exam
The Zain Group, one of the telecommunication companies providing internet services in Sudan, sent a message to its customers at dawn on Wednesday stating: “Upon the direction of the judicial authorities, the internet connection will be suspended daily during exams for the Diploma of Secondary Education, from 8:00 am until 11 am.”
The wireless internet access progressively restarted after 11 am, once the students had completed their exams Last Sunday, 541,000 students in Sudan began their high school diploma exams in various subjects.
On the other side many people and companies express their dissatisfaction due to the move taken by telecommunication authorities
Cutting internet access during high school exams is a frequent measure taken to prevent cheating in some Arab countries, including Iraq and Algeria.
These countries complained about the fact that some internet users leaked the exam questions within minutes of distributing the exam papers to students, in addition to circulating the answers online.