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***mandy*** · (This post was last modified: 12-27-2006, 11:51 AM by mandy.)

Quote:Telecommunications around Asia were severely disrupted on Wednesday after earthquakes off Taiwan damaged undersea cables, slowing Internet services and hindering financial transactions, particularly in the currency market.

International telephone traffic was restricted from some countries and Internet access slowed to a crawl...

In India, back offices and call centers experienced some difficulty, but industry officials said the full extent of the problem would not be known until later in the day when data and voice traffic peaked during European and U.S. business hours...

full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061227/wr_n...et_asia_dc

**amy** · 12-28-2006, 11:57 PM,

eBay message to its users:

Quote:***Asia Internet Connectivity Hit by Taiwan Earthquake ï¿½ Trading Advice***

December 28, 2006 | 12:28PM PST/PT

On December 26, an earthquake off the coast of Taiwan damaged several undersea cables shared by international telecommunications companies. This has disrupted Internet connectivity in many countries in Asia, including Australia.

While repairs are being made, it may take several days for their Internet services to work as normal. If you are involved in an eBay transaction with a member in this area, we encourage you to be patient with them and to keep trying to communicate as their services are restored.