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Typhoon Yolanda MNO Updates Additional Emergency Telecoms Activities as of 19-­‐‑11-­‐‑2013 Globe Telecom • Today Globe through its development labs issued a hackathon challenge for November 24th and 25th to encourage app developer community to create “apps or services that entrust social responsibility especially apps that would address the needs of those affected by Typhoon Yolanda to make donations, monitoring, relief operations, and other activities easier for the government, NGOs, private organizations, and the community.” http://beta.globe.com.ph/press-­‐room/encourages-­‐apps-­‐for-­‐relief-­‐efforts • A technical team is currently activating a cell site-­‐on-­‐wheels (COW) in Borongan to augment mobile services disrupted by typhoon Yolanda. • Today Globe reports that it "expects to restore cellular service in Borongan, Eastern Samar as well as in Biliran province within the next 24 hours as the company steadily deploys network equipment in the area." • Further information on Globes restoration activities, including a municipality breakdown can be found in the attached xls, here: http://beta.globe.com.ph/press-­‐room/restores-­‐cellular-­‐service-­‐in-­‐leyte-­‐
samar and here: http://beta.globe.com.ph/bangonpinoy/network-­‐
updates 1 Typhoon Yolanda MNO Updates • Please note we are now providing network restoration in a slightly different and more detailed format for both MNOs. Please see the attached XLS for further figures. Globe is offering Libreng Tawag (free calls and internet access) in the following areas as of 19th November: LIBRENG TAWAG LIBRENG TAWAG Iloilo 1. Overseas Worker Welfare Administration Office, Region VI Office, 3rd Floor, Robinson Mall, Mabini Street, Iloilo 2. Western Visayas Cyberlink Inc. HUB, Shoppers Avenue, Valeria Street; 3. Globe Telecom Office in JM Basa Street. 4. Zarraga Municipal Hall 5. Municipal Hall, Dueñas, Iloilo 6. Municipal Hall, Passi, Iloilo 7. Municipal Hall, Barotac Viejo, Iloilo Tacloban 1. Globe FOBN, Brgy. Naga-­‐Naga, Tacloban City, Leyte Romblon 1. Odiongan Commercial Center, Liwayway St., Odiongan 2. Brgy. Progreso Este, Odiongan 3. Erhard System Technological Institute, Odiongan 4. Brgy Limon Norte, Looc 5. Brgy. Limon Sur, Looc Roxas City
1. Mactan International Airport
2. Mactan Airport, Cebu
3. Cebu Naval Base
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1. Villamor Airbase Grandstand, Pasay City
2. Villamor Airbase Gate 1, Pasay City
Libreng Tawag & Charging
1. San Jose, Antique for Red Cross and Kabalikat Civicom 2. Villamor Airbase Grandstand 3. Mactan Airbase, Cebu Smart Communications Inc. • Today, Smart provided mobile data connection to power a mobile ATM unit in Tacloban in partnership with Philippine Land Bank. More mobile ATM roll-­‐outs are planned within the week-­‐ more details on timeframes and locations to follow. • Smart is reporting 86% total coverage restoration across their network. Leyte and Eastern Samar remain the biggest challenge with 56% and 23% restoration respectively. Further details are provided in the attached xls. • Smart & TNT are offering free access to Google’s Yolanda Person Finder. They are encouraging subscribers to search/post of loved ones and are promoting via their #HelpPH campaign 3 Typhoon Yolanda MNO Updates • Free calls and charging stations are scheduled for roll-­‐out in further areas-­‐ *we hope to be providing maps of these from tomorrow or Thursday. • Logistics and access to transport remain a challenge for accessing sites in the most affected areas • Smart and Sun has network signal covering all relief distribution centres and operation command centres identified by the National Disaster Risk and Reduction Council in the islands of Samar and Leyte. Network coverage is available in the hubs in these areas: Catlbalogan Port Ormoc Port Baybay Port Borongan Port Tacloban Port Guiuan Port Smart and Sun Cellular continue to provide free calls and charging services (“Libreng Tawag”) in the following locations (as of November 19th): Libreng tawag centers are available in the following: 1. Ormoc o City Hall, Poblacion 2. Bantayan Island, Cebu o Smart Cell Site, Sta. Fe, Poblacion [with Libreng Charging] o Sta. Fe Port 4 Typhoon Yolanda MNO Updates Cultural Center, Poblacion o Madridejos Municipal Hall, Poblacion, Madridejos [with Libreng Charging] 3. Tacloban City o City Hall, Poblacion 4. Leyte o Municipal Hall, Palo, Poblacion o Municipal Hall, Hindang 5. Eastern Samar o Municipal Hall, Quinapundan o Municipal Hall, Hernani o Municipal Hall, Dolores o Municipal Hall, Maydolong 6. Western Samar o Municipal Hall, Marabut o Municipal Hall, Basey 7. Northern Cebu o Express Call Office, Bogo Proper [with Libreng Charging] o Municipal Hall, San Francisco, Camotes Island o Public Market, Medellin o Port Area, Hagnaya Port 8. Palawan o Coron Town Proper (beside 2GO office) o Culion Town Proper 9. Cebu o Mactan Airbase o Bry. Tinago Gym 10.Iloilo o Batad o Carles o Estancia 11.Romblon o Odiongan 12.NCR o Villamor Airbase [with Libreng Charging] Residents may proceed to the following locations for libreng charging: 1. Ormoc o
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Smart Retail Store Bantayan Island, Cebu Smart Cell Site, Poblacion, Sta. Fe Smart Cell Site, Poblacion, Madridejos Municipal Hall, Poblacion, Madridejos Aklan Smart Cell Site, Old Buswang, Kalibo Capiz Roxas City Hall Northern Cebu Express Call Office, Bogo NCR Villamor Airbase For more information, please contact Kyla Reid, Head of Disaster Response, GSMA at kreid@gsma.com 6