LawinPH: Power outage hampering restoration of telco services

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NKY1ZInj0Ws" width="560"></iframe></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CXen7L555yY" width="560"></iframe></figure><p>Communication signals in areas hit by super typhoon &quot;Lawin&quot; (international name: Haima) have yet to be fully restored as the repair of power lines is still ongoing, a telecommunications executive said Friday.</p><p>&quot;Not all cell sites have their own power. We are also dependent on the restoration of power for the full restoration of our services,&quot; Smart Telecom Public Affairs head Mon Isberto said.</p><p>The provinces that are affected by unstable Smart signals as of Friday morning are Cagayan, Mountain Province, Apayao, Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur, Isberto said.</p><p>&quot;While our service crew are working round-the-clock to fix communication lines, we have prepositioned charging stations and sattelite phones that can be used for free calls in areas affected by the storm,&quot; he said.</p><p>DZMM tried to get an update from Globe Telecom as of 9 a.m. Friday, but they declined to give a statement about the status of their network repairs in typhoon-hit areas.</p><p>Meantime, Senator Grace Poe wants to probe why disaster agencies and telecommunication companies fell short of sending mobile disaster alerts to effectively warn residents of the impacts of super typhoon Lawin.</p><p>Under Republic Act 10639, in the event of impending calamities, mobile phone service providers are mandated to send out emergency alerts at regular intervals.</p>

<p>Communication signals in areas hit by super typhoon "Lawin" (international name: Haima) have yet to be fully restored as the repair of power lines is still ongoing, a telecommunications executive said Friday.</p>

Communication signals in areas hit by super typhoon "Lawin" (international name: Haima) have yet to be fully restored as the repair of power lines is still ongoing, a telecommunications executive said Friday.

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LawinPH: Power outage hampering restoration of telco services

LawinPH: Power outage hampering restoration of telco services

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Published Oct 21, 2016 04:26 PM PHT

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