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Argentina aims for further 12,500km of cable in 2012

Copper theft leaves hundreds powerless On 13th June a theft of copper wire left approximately 2,600 homes in Jefferson County without power. According to a representative for American Electric Power, the neutral ground wire was stolen from the Two Ridge Substation just after 6.30pm that evening and the station had to be taken off-line for repairs to be made safely. Power was restored to residents around midnight.

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Argentina’s government expects to call public tenders to lay 12,500km of cable next year as part of the country’s federal fiber optic network project, telecoms regulator CNC head Ceferino Namuncurá told reporters. This deployment adds to the recently announced deployment of 12,500km of fiber this year, the official said. “During 2011, the government will call for bids for nine fiber optic deployments, totaling 12,500km across the country,” the official said. Once the national fiber optic platform is fully deployed, more than 1,400 cities and localities across Argentina will have connectivity services. “The initiative aims to improve telecoms access in the next five years for services such as broadband, telephony and television. Namuncurá also called on private telecoms operators to work toward expanding connectivity services in certain unattended areas. “In April, local satellite firm ArSat published specifications for two public tenders to lay more than 4,000km of cable from Bariloche to Río Gallegos as part of the country’s federal fiber optic network project. “The official also highlighted the relevance of national connectivity plan Conectar Igualdad. “When the president [Cristina Fernández] talks about three million laptops for students in the country, she is also talking about the necessary connectivity for this project,” he added.

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