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- ↑ James Glanz and John Markoff (February 15, 2011). "Egypt Leaders Found 'Off' Switch for Internet". New York Times. Quote: "The engineers say that a focal point of the attack was an imposing building at 26 Ramses Street in Cairo, just two and a half miles from the epicenter of the protests, Tahrir Square."
- ↑ Ryan Singel (February 10, 2011). "Report: Egypt Turned Off the Net With a Big Switch, Not Phone Calls". Wired.
- ↑ "Google Maps aerial view of the Ramses Exchange".
- ↑ Cairo Internet Exchange FAQ
- ↑ CAIX Member List
- ↑ Telecom, FLAG. "FLAG Telecom announces launch of CR-IX, the new internet exchange in Egypt -collaboration with National Telecom Company establishes new internet exchange for the region". www.prnewswire.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ↑ "Detail view of Cairo Regional Internet Exchange". Packet Clearing House.
