NewsWhore
05-26-2008, 03:50 PM
Orange Dominicana has explained that its telephone service was interrupted on 3 and 4 May due to a lightening strike that provoked a major system failure. According to Orange spokesperson Jeanette Rodriguez, the blackout occurred in the middle of the thunderstorms that accompanied the tornado that hit several places in the Cibao Valley. According to Rodriguez, Ericsson, the equipment maker, was notified at 7:45 in the morning of 3 May and they attempted to re-start the system remotely, but without success. After repeated attempts, the emergency team had to re-route the entire network, slowly obtaining connections until 100% was restored by 4 May.
Users of Codetel (Claro) have also been affected by telephone blackouts. Interestingly, Claro spent millions to push its "I have signal" advantage over the competition. Thousands of Codetel users, nevertheless, have ironically suffered from lack of signal in recent weeks.
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Users of Codetel (Claro) have also been affected by telephone blackouts. Interestingly, Claro spent millions to push its "I have signal" advantage over the competition. Thousands of Codetel users, nevertheless, have ironically suffered from lack of signal in recent weeks.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#14)