Taiwan quake damages RP Internet links

Ok, I take it back. myDestiny doesn't sucks. This explains why I cannot browse some websites.

Taiwan quake damages RP Internet links
By Erwin Oliva
INQUIRER.net
Last updated 01:03pm (Mla time) 12/27/2006

THE 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Taiwan early Wednesday damaged the Philippines’ links to the Internet, telecommunications executives have said.

BayanTel spokesman John Rojo confirmed this and said he was not sure when normal services would resume.

In a separate interview, Wilson Chua, Internet Service Provider owner, said that there was “massive damage” in the international links.

Chua said his connection to at least four major telecommunications firms -- Globe Telecommunications, BayanTel, Digitel, and the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. -- had been down since this morning.

PLDT officials could not be reached for comment as of posting time.

At least three Internet cafes in Manila visited by INQUIRER.net had been closed due to the service interruptions.

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the southern Taiwanese town of Hengchun Wednesday, killing two and triggering a regional tsunami alert.

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