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Internet Cable Damaged Badly by Taiwan Earthquake

2006-12-28 10:27:18

Access to overseas websites from the Chinese mainland slowed to a crawl yesterday as a powerful earthquake off the Taiwan coast knocked off international undersea fibre-optic cables on Tuesday, affecting communications around Asia. 　　China Telecom Corp, the mainland‘s largest fixed-line carrier, said six undersea cables were cut off 15 kilometers from the southern coast of Taiwan, causing severe Internet congestion on the mainland. International voice calls were also affected. 　　A survey by Internet portal Sina.com yesterday showed that 97 percent of Internet users on the mainland had difficulty accessing overseas websites, and 57 percent said their lives and work were 　　 　　Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center Manager Roy Ko said it might take months to repair the cables. .

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