Updated March 23, 2011
March 14, 2011
SOFTBANK TELECOM Corp.

[Important] Notice of a planned electricity outage
by TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY and TOHOKU ELECTRIC POWER

Dear Customer,

 Thank you very much for using SpinNet.

 Due to the Tohoku Pacific Earthquake and the Northern Nagano Earthquake, TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPAY and TOHOKU ELECTRIC POWER have been implementing rolling blackouts since March 14, 2011.
 Please confirm the schedules in homepages below.

 TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY homepage (http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.html)
 TOHOKU ELECTRIC POWER homepage (http://www.tohoku-epco.co.jp/index-e.htm)

 Please note and prepare things mentioned below before the blackout.


1. The Internet usage

 You cannot use the Internet during a blackout.

 If the blackout starts while you are using your PC, things mentioned below may occur.
 Please turn off the PC before the blackout starts, and turn it on after power recovery.
+ PC data loss
+ PC crash
+ ADSL modem's / broadband router's configuration data loss

2. IP phone usage

 You cannot use an IP phone during a blackout.
 Please turn off an IP phone equipment before the blackout, and turn it on after power recovery.