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200 technicians sent to restore telecom network

ABOUT 200 technicians from China Mobile Limited's Sichuan branch have been dispatched to disaster-hit areas to repair the telecommunications network.

Infrastructures remain intact in Sichuan but are badly damaged and broken in the epicenter and nearby, said officials. The State Grid Corporation of China said the major lines in the province are operating smoothly, but those in the quake-hit area are severely damaged.

In Lushan County, two transformer substations have halted service, with one of them unable to resume operation. Five hydropower stations in Ya'an are disconnected.

According to the nation's major telecommunications companies, mobile phone services are suspended in the epicenter, with interruptions in the province.

As many as 279 telecommunication base stations have collapsed due to the quake.






 

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