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August 13, 2008 - 1:49 pm - by Richard Fernandez
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2008-08-14 06:11:35

As Gen. Borisov assured that Russian soldiers have no intention of staying in Georgia beyond a day or two, the signal of the Georgian mobile phone network disappeared in the Gori vicinity. Instead, cell phones lit up with a message highlighting new realities on the ground. “Welcome to Russian network MegaFon,” the message said. “Enjoy your stay!”

…sounds like its going to a long “day or two”. If the Russians destroyed the Georgia Telecom cell tel network, they have to have deployed a portable cell site with a satellite backhaul to bring up MegaFon service.