Articles tagged with: China Telecom and Earthquake

Chinese Operators to Spend Nearly $3 Billion on Earthquake Repairs

China's three telecoms operators are reported to be planning to spend over RMB 20 billion (US$2.93 billion) during 2009 to repair and upgrades networks affected by the Sichuan Province earthquake. According to the announcement, China Telecom will invest US$1.47 billion), China Telecom US$1.26 billion, and China Unicom US$483.74 million.  more

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China Earthquake Costs Near US$1 Billion for Telco Operators

Preliminary estimates from China's telecoms operators has reported that the recent Sichuan earthquake has cost them RMB6.72 billion (US$960 million) - mainly due to infrastructure damage. The earthquake has damaged some 28,700 base stations, toppled over 142,000 telegraph poles and ripped up some 29,000 km of telecoms cables.  more

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