TAT-3
Encyclopedia
TAT-3 was AT&T
's third transatlantic telephone cable
. It was in operation from 1963 to 1986, initially carrying 138 telephone circuits (simultaneous calls) between England and New Jersey
.
AT&T
AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services...
's third transatlantic telephone cable
Transatlantic telephone cable
A transatlantic telecommunications cable is a submarine communications cable running under the Atlantic Ocean. All modern cables use fibre optic technology....
. It was in operation from 1963 to 1986, initially carrying 138 telephone circuits (simultaneous calls) between England and New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
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