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A cancer patient has gone into a deep mountain for recuperation, but in an area where cell phones are out of reach, it must be difficult.
A telecommunication company opened a communication line for several kilometers for cancer patients, so that even if you suddenly feel ill, you can ask for help from those around you.
Correspondent Lee Seong-woo.
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Jeong Soon-gi, a 68-year-old grandmother, was diagnosed with blood cancer three years ago.
In October of last year, after completing chemotherapy, I came to the deep mountains of Eumseong, North Chungcheong Province for recuperation.
However, there was one problem, that this place is a mobile phone service area.
Even in an emergency, I had to walk a long way down the mountain to make a phone call, which was practically impossible for Grandma Jung, who was ill.
[정순기 / 혈액암 환자 : 진짜 많이 울었어요. 무섭기도 하고 전화도 안 터지고 전화라도 터지면 신랑한테 연락이라도 하는 데 앞을 내다보면 너무 적막하고 맨날 울고….]
Last year, I contacted the telecommunication company several times to solve the mobile phone shadow area, but each time the answer was that it was difficult.
However, last June, I called again without much expectation, and this time, the customer center staff actively responded.
After hearing Grandma Jung’s difficult situation, I specifically requested the company to conduct an on-site inspection.
[최은지 / LG 유플러스 상담사 : 투병 중일 경우 만약에 전화가 안 돼서 응급한 상황에서 도움을 못 받으시면 큰일이 생길 수도 있기 때문에 염려가 컸던 부분은 사실은 있었어요.]
With the help of KEPCO, the telecommunication company that started the due diligence started construction of a telecommunication line from the entrance to the village at the foot of the mountain to Grandma Jung’s farmhouse.
It was a construction project to connect communication lines for several kilometers using as many as 28 telephone poles for one customer.
[김명진 / LG유플러스 충청인프라 담당 : 마을 어귀에 있는 저수지부터 여기까지 광케이블을 끌고 왔어요. 실제 작업은 7일이지만 처음 설계부터 장비 달고 개통 완료까지 계획부터 약 한 달 정도 시간이 소요된 것 같습니다.]
At the end of the construction, the mobile phone shadow area has been removed, so Grandma Jung can now ask for help even in an emergency.
[정순기 / 혈액암 환자 : 직원분들에게 너무 감사하고 뭐라고 감사한 말을 표현을 못 하겠어요. 진짜 처음에는 울었어요, 너무 고마워서.]
With the valuable efforts and sincerity of the telecommunication company employees, the elderly in remote areas are relieved of their worries.
This is YTN Lee Seong-woo.
YTN Lee Seong-woo (gentlelee@ytn.co.kr)
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