The main domain servers and related infrastructure controlling the internet
will be powered down for one hour on Tuesday at 12pm.

ICANN, the body responsible for maintaining the registry of domain names and
IP addresses, announced on Tuesday that it would effectively turn off the
internet in order to gauge the ecological impact of such a move.

The decision follows the success of the recently observed "Earth Hour", in
which people around the globe turned off their lights for one hour in a
gesture towards saving energy.

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