Local telecom companies plan to move five of their base stations away from the city’s low-lying areas and are looking for alternative locations, Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) Director Derby Lau Wai Meng said yesterday.
Lau made the remarks when talking to reporters on the sidelines of a press conference about an international stamp exhibition, at the Venetian.
In August last year, Super Typhoon Hato pummelled the city and caused serious flooding in low-lying areas. Many power supply facilities were either affected or badly damaged by the floods in various areas, causing massive power outages in the city. The blackout also caused a mobile phone network outage as there was no stable electricity to run the telecom companies’ base stations.
Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) Director Derby Lau Wai Meng speaks to reporters at the Venetian in Cotai yesterday. Photo: Joel Chu
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