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{{Short description|Decommissioned submarine telecommunications cable system}}
The '''ASEAN cable system''' was a [[Submarine communications cable|submarine telecommunications cable system]] linking [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]], [[Thailand]] and the [[Philippines]]. It was completed in September 1983, but has since been decommissioned.

==Construction==
Construction was split into four sections. The first section, a {{convert|1534|nmi|km|abbr=on}} cable, was laid in 1978 with [[Cable landing point|landing points]] at [[Currimao, Ilocos Norte]] in the Philippines and [[Katong]], Singapore. The second section, laid in 1980, was a 572&nbsp;nmi cable from [[Ancol]], Indonesia (near [[Jakarta]]) to [[Changi]], Singapore. The third section, laid in 1983, was a 920&nbsp;nmi cable between Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. The final section laid, was from Thailand to the Philippines.

==Capacity==
The cable carried 1380 circuits, which were allocated on the basis of ownership shares in the whole project.

==References==
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* {{cite web
 |title=www.asean.org/10870.htm 
 |url=http://www.asean.org/10870.htm 
 |accessdate=November 27, 2007 
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 |archivedate=March 13, 2011 
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* {{cite web
 |title=www.asean.org/1247.htm (Item 47) 
 |url=http://www.asean.org/1247.htm 
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 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313042804/http://www.asean.org/1247.htm 
 |archivedate=March 13, 2011 
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* {{cite web
|title=ASEAN cable commemorative stamps
|url=http://www.atlantic-cable.com/stamps/Other/index6.htm
|accessdate=December 2, 2007
| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071230000304/http://www.atlantic-cable.com/stamps/Other/index6.htm| archivedate= 30 December 2007 | url-status= live}}
* {{cite web
|title=History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications (1951-2000)
|url=http://www.atlantic-cable.com/Cables/CableTimeLine/index1951.htm
|accessdate=December 2, 2007
| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071129233312/http://www.atlantic-cable.com/Cables/CableTimeLine/index1951.htm| archivedate= 29 November 2007 | url-status= live}}
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{{Submarine communications cables in the Indian Ocean}}
{{Submarine communications cables in the Pacific Ocean}}

[[Category:ASEAN]]
[[Category:Submarine communications cables in the Pacific Ocean]]
[[Category:Submarine communications cables in the Indian Ocean]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in Indonesia]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in Malaysia]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in Singapore]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in Thailand]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in the Philippines]]


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