Undersea Earthquake in Taiwan crippled Internet Access in the Philippines
Posted on December 30th, 2006 | No Comments »
(This is my second attempt posting this topic on my blog as the first one failed to connect and waisted my 20 minutes writing this. So I’ll just get to the point and point you to the source sites)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Nearly all Asia’s earthquake-disrupted Internet service and 80 percent of its phone service should be restored by noon (0400 GMT) Thursday, a Taiwanese official said following one of the largest telecommunications outages in years to hit Asia.
Lin Jen-hung, vice-general manager of Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom also said that four ships with crews to repair the two undersea data transmission cables ruptured during Tuesday’s powerful earthquake in Taiwan will arrive in the affected area on January 2.
The 6.7-magnitude earthquake and aftershocks on Tuesday night and Wednesday caused disruptions for major telecommunications operators from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, China, Singapore and South Korea — with ripple effects spreading beyond Asia.





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