Cannot Call to the Philippines? Here's why...

The quake in Southern Taiwan yesterday, Dec.26, caused only 2 fatalities and 42 injured but Taiwan and the rest of the world now face disrupted telecommunications. The quake damaged almost 60% of undersea telecommunication cables; call handling capabilities in and out of Taiwan has been reduced to almost 50%. The impact is being felt in Japan, china, Hongkong, Phils, US, Europe, Middle East, India, Korea and other SE Asian countries. Internet connection has been impacted and it's doing a deal of delays to companies utilizing internet connectivity in their business activities.

Now you know why your overseas call is not getting through.

Repair is estimated to take 3 weeks, but Taiwan's major telecom players are looking for satellite alternatives to alleviate the bottleneck.

Let's cross our fingers. Although indirect, the effect of calamities like this will find it's way to each of us.