Chengdu Network

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An IDG News Service report describes how the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Sichuan province, China, in May 2008 knocked out mobile phone service in the provincial capital Chengdu, even as fixed-line networks stayed operational. State broadcaster CCTV urged residents to avoid jamming phone lines with calls to family, while companies including Intel and SMIC, which operate semiconductor facilities in the city, moved to check on staff safety and assess the impact on operations.