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According to Bloomberg. Internet and phone companies in Asia may take at least two weeks to restore services as they struggle to fix undersea cables damaged by earthquakes off Taiwan.

Lin Jen-hung, vice-general manager of Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom Co also said that four ships with crews to repair the two undersea data transmission cables ruptured during Tuesday’s powerful earthquake in Taiwan will arrive in the affected area on Jan 2 (the repair may take two to three weeks), while China Network Communications Group Corp. said two boats have started to fix the fiber-optic lines. The cable-repair ships will depart from Yokohama in Japan, Busan in South Korea as well as Manila and Singapore, according to Chunghwa. The company is working with other operators to fix four broken cables.

Au Man-ho, director general of Hong Kong’s Office of Telecommunications Authority said at least six undersea cables which pass through Taiwan are broken and a seventh is damaged. And six of 10 international cables connecting to Korea were affected, according to KT Corp.

“If only one cable is damaged, the impact will be insignificant, but all seven cables are damaged. That has not happened before.” Au said.

KDDI Corp, Japan second-biggest carrier, said cable repairs can take several weeks to months.

“It’s very difficult, technical and slow work to repair these fiber-optic cables,” said Chunghwa’s Wu.

The quake which shook Taiwan Dec. 26 was the largest in the area for 100 years, and was one of 11 temblors in that area over a 24-hour period, according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau.

Well lately.. we always see thing about “100 years”. Recently Malaysia is facing the worst weather in 100 years and now Taiwan is facing the biggest earthquake in 100 years

Maybe The End Is Near… Who knows…