However, TPB new IP (internet protocol) addresses became active on Tuesday following BT's action.

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IP, or Internet Protocol addresses, are specific numeric codes given to each computer connected to the online voting ballots.

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IP, or Internet Protocol, traffic returned to "near-normal performance levels within about an hour" after the spike in traffic shortly after the attacks occurred, said the Austin, Texas-based company.

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