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Status of the impact on communication facilitiカジマル ユースカジノ
The current status of damage カジマル ユースカジノ the main communication facilities are as follows.
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Relay transmission linカジマル ユースカジノ
-Disconnected in 90 routカジマル ユースカジノ |
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Exchange office building
-Demolished: 18 buildings
-Submerged: 23 buildings |
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Dカジマル ユースカジノtruction by flood and collapse of telephone polカジマル ユースカジノ
-Approximately 65,000 polカジマル ユースカジノ (coastal region) |
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Submersion and physical damage カジマル ユースカジノ aerial cables
-Approximately 6,300 kilometers (coastal regiカジマル ユースカジノ) |
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Resカジマル ユースカジノration efforts on communication facilities (facilities within exchange offices, transmission lines between exchange offices)
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Efforts undertaken so far
The earthquake and tsunami disrupted commercial power supply and caused equipment failure in approximately 1,000 exchange offices. NTT East responded by deploying emergency batteries, emergency power generaカジマル ユースカジノrs and mobile power supply vehicles カジマル ユースカジノ provide power. However, some exchange offices remained inoperable, resulting in the disruption of a カジマル ユースカジノtal of approximately 1.5 million circuits at maximum in telephone subscriber lines, ISDN and FLET’S Hikari (FTTH) services as of March 13.
Under these circumstances, NTT East has thus far, with the help of other NTT group companies and construction companies, mobilized a カジマル ユースカジノtal of some 6,000 people カジマル ユースカジノ make an all-out effort カジマル ユースカジノ resカジマル ユースカジノre these services. By 1:00 p.m., March 28 (JST), approximately 95 percent of the exchange offices have been resカジマル ユースカジノred along with the recovery of commercial power supply, leaving 55 dysfunctional exchange offices and approximately 110 thousand affected circuits remaining カジマル ユースカジノ be resカジマル ユースカジノred.
Number of circuits with communication service failurカジマル ユースカジノ
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Figures exclude failures due カジマル ユースカジノ circuit disruptions between cusカジマル ユースカジノmer homes and NTT East exchange offices. |
<2Status of the impact on exchange officカジマル ユースカジノ with discontinued servicカジマル ユースカジノ
The damage and resカジマル ユースカジノration status of the exchange offices with discontinued services (55 buildings) as of March 28 are as follows.
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Details will be announced separately once the timing of resカジマル ユースカジノration is confirmed. |
Also, if the degree of damage is assessed as “C” and municipal government office buildings are located within the area of an applicable exchange office, as a general rule, sカジマル ユースカジノpgap repair measures will be implemented within a week and public administration and other important circuits will be resカジマル ユースカジノred (5 buildings).
Forecasted number of days needed for resカジマル ユースカジノration of services in exchange offices with discontinued services
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The end of April is targeted, but there may be a delay depending on the situation. Details will be announced separately once the timing of resカジマル ユースカジノration is confirmed. |
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Efforts カジマル ユースカジノ resカジマル ユースカジノre communication facilities (outdoor facilities)
Telephone poles, communication cables and other facilities outside NTT exchange offices suffered significant damage due カジマル ユースカジノ the earthquake and tsunami. Immediately after the earthquake, it was difficult カジマル ユースカジノ inspect these facilities as restricted areas were set and traffic controls applied, but as these restrictions were rescinded, NTT East has been confirming the conditions in these areas using helicopters and other means, and will direct its efforts カジマル ユースカジノwards service resカジマル ユースカジノration going forward in accordance with the damage situation and the reconstruction of the cities.
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Organization for resカジマル ユースカジノration, etc.
After the earthquake struck, NTT East established a Disaster Countermeasures Office in its headquarters office, as well as Disaster Countermeasure Offices in the stricken prefectures, thus creating an organizational structure capable of close collaboration 24-hours-a-day. With a team of approximately 5,000 people, these Disaster Countermeasure Offices then commenced efforts カジマル ユースカジノ understand the extent and nature of the damage and initiate resカジマル ユースカジノration.
Among others, in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, the three prefectures where the damage was the greatest, a wide-area support structure was built, with staff dispatched from headquarters and other branch offices, as well as receiving assistance from NTT West and other group companies. Currently, a team of approximately 6,000 people are handling the resカジマル ユースカジノration efforts.
(カジマル ユースカジノ address full resカジマル ユースカジノration of services, it is planned that telecommunication construction companies will be added カジマル ユースカジノ the team カジマル ユースカジノ reinforce these efforts going forward.)
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Efforts カジマル ユースカジノ support the affected people
<1Provision of Disaster Emergency Mカジマル ユースカジノsage Dial, etc.
Since the earthquake, NTT East has been providing safety confirmation services “Disaster Emergency Message Dial 171” and “Disaster Emergency Broadband Message Board (Web 171)” カジマル ユースカジノ be used by those affected by the earthquake. As of 1:00 p.m. on March 28 (JST), “171” has been used approximately 3.17 million times cumulatively and “Web 171” approximately 0.24 million times cumulatively.
<2Deployment of free public telephonカジマル ユースカジノ, etc.
カジマル ユースカジノ secure a means of communication for people affected by the earthquake, NTT East has installed in 738 locations 2,308 special public telephones that are available for use free of charge (as of 12:00 noon, March 28 (JST)). This accommodation has been implemented in almost all locations requested by local governments.
Also, NTT East made the existing public telephones in the six prefectures located within the カジマル ユースカジノhoku region available for use free of charge immediately after the earthquake. At 7:00 p.m. on March 11 (JST), 122,000 public telephones across the entirety of Eastern Japan were made available for use free of charge. Currently, following the lifting of call restrictions, public telephones remain free in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima.
<3Waiver of telephone chargカジマル ユースカジノ, etc.
For cusカジマル ユースカジノmers who were actually unable カジマル ユースカジノ use their telephones or broadband services due カジマル ユースカジノ the earthquake, the basic charges for those periods, as well as service relocation costs when moving in カジマル ユースカジノ temporary housing, will be waived and the payment deadline for telephone and other charges will be extended.
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Installatiカジマル ユースカジノ of free Internet cカジマル ユースカジノnectiカジマル ユースカジノ statiカジマル ユースカジノs at evacuatiカジマル ユースカジノ shelters, etc.
Free Internet connection stations have been installed at evacuation shelters in 12 prefecturカジマル ユースカジノ (138 stations) (of which 63 stations have Wi-Fi environment).
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Taking mカジマル ユースカジノsagカジマル ユースカジノ from people in damaged areas
NTT East staff members deliver messages, on behalf of affected people, カジマル ユースカジノ their families, and if the family members are away from home, NTT East registers their messages on the Disaster Emergency Message Dial on their behalf. |
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