KT Corp. continues repair downed networks in Seoul after fire
- 5 years ago
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South Korea's top fixed-line operator KT Corporation says it has repaired more than half the network damage that incurred from a fire that broke out at one of its buildings in Seoul on Saturday.
The downed networks inconvenienced hundreds of thousand of people,... but KT admits it may take sveral days to fully repair the network.
Lee Seung-jae reports.
Saturday's fire at a KT building in Seoul's central Ahyeon district was extinguished after ten hours,... with no casualties reported,... but the property damage has been estimated at seven million U.S. dollars.
The blaze caused a mobile and network blackout for KT's customers,... causing massive inconvenience to users.
The operation of shops,... including convenience stores and restaurants,...were affected,... as the fire paralyzed their credit card payment systems that use KT's communication network.
KT, along with local fire authorities, say it may take a week to fully repair the affected network.... as the company looks to minimize the inconvenience of its users.
"We're doing our best to minimize damage by restoring up to 90 percent of our service by Sunday evening."
KT says it will provide compensation to its users.
The firm says the compensation will be a full refund of one month's bill.
KT also vowed to prevent similar cases happening again in the future.
The company is still carrying out an investigation with the fire authorities to find out the cause of the fire.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.
South Korea's top fixed-line operator KT Corporation says it has repaired more than half the network damage that incurred from a fire that broke out at one of its buildings in Seoul on Saturday.
The downed networks inconvenienced hundreds of thousand of people,... but KT admits it may take sveral days to fully repair the network.
Lee Seung-jae reports.
Saturday's fire at a KT building in Seoul's central Ahyeon district was extinguished after ten hours,... with no casualties reported,... but the property damage has been estimated at seven million U.S. dollars.
The blaze caused a mobile and network blackout for KT's customers,... causing massive inconvenience to users.
The operation of shops,... including convenience stores and restaurants,...were affected,... as the fire paralyzed their credit card payment systems that use KT's communication network.
KT, along with local fire authorities, say it may take a week to fully repair the affected network.... as the company looks to minimize the inconvenience of its users.
"We're doing our best to minimize damage by restoring up to 90 percent of our service by Sunday evening."
KT says it will provide compensation to its users.
The firm says the compensation will be a full refund of one month's bill.
KT also vowed to prevent similar cases happening again in the future.
The company is still carrying out an investigation with the fire authorities to find out the cause of the fire.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.