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'''TAT-2''' was [[AT&T Corporation]]'s second [[transatlantic telephone cable]]. It was in operation from 1959 to 1982, initially carrying 48 [[telecommunication circuit|telephone circuits]] on two cables between [[Penmarch]], [[France]] and [[Clarenville]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]].<ref>{{cite book |last1= Hills|first1= Jill|title= Telecommunications and empire|page= 57}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://atlantic-cable.com//Cables/CableTimeLine/index1951.htm|title=History of the Atlantic Cable & Submarine Telegraphy - Cable Timeline|website=atlantic-cable.com|access-date=2018-08-05}}</ref> It was operated by [[AT&T]] and the national operators of Germany and France. | '''TAT-2''' was [[AT&T Corporation]]'s second [[transatlantic telephone cable]]. It was in operation from 1959 to 1982, initially carrying 48 [[telecommunication circuit|telephone circuits]] on two cables between [[Penmarch]], [[France]] and [[Clarenville]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]].<ref>{{cite book |last1= Hills|first1= Jill|title= Telecommunications and empire|page= 57}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://atlantic-cable.com//Cables/CableTimeLine/index1951.htm|title=History of the Atlantic Cable & Submarine Telegraphy - Cable Timeline|website=atlantic-cable.com|access-date=2018-08-05}}</ref> It was operated by [[AT&T]] and the national operators of Germany and France. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:06, 17 October 2025
Template:Short description TAT-2 was AT&T Corporation's second transatlantic telephone cable. It was in operation from 1959 to 1982, initially carrying 48 telephone circuits on two cables between Penmarch, France and Clarenville, Newfoundland.[1][2] It was operated by AT&T and the national operators of Germany and France.
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Film on the construction of the cable system AT&T Archives: Cable to the Continent, a 1959 film about the second transatlantic telephone cable Template:Reflist