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TAT-7

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TAT-7was the seventhtransatlantic telephone cable,in operation from 1983 to 1994, initially carrying 4,000 3 kHz telephone circuits betweenNew Jersey,United States andPorthcurnoin southwest England. It was owned byAT&T,British TelecomandFrance Telecom.[1]

Althoughoptical fiberhad been invented in 1970, this cable was still usingcoaxial cabletechnology.

References

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  1. ^"History of the Atlantic Cable & Submarine Telegraphy - Cable Timeline".atlantic-cable.com.Retrieved2018-08-05.