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New Underwater Fiber-Optic Link Planned for Pacific

by Adam Davidson, NPR
December 19, 2006

Verizon announced it has signed agreements with various Asian firms, including China Telecom, to build an undersea communications cable across the Pacific. The advanced cable will greatly increase the amount of voice and data traffic that can cross the Pacific.

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  • Morning Edition, December 19, 2006
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