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US seeks
fiber-optic
cable
The US military plans to install a $40
million underwater fiber-optic cable
to improve communications at
Guantanamo Bay. A spokesman
for the Guantanamo military
commission has said that the cable
will run 800 miles (1,290km) between
Guantanamo Bay and South
Florida. Army Lt Col Todd Breasseale
anticipates that the system could
begin operating within two years.
Communications at the base currently
rely on a single satellite; technicians
frequently need to reroute band-
widths to meet the needs of various
organizations based in Guantan-
amo.
Cuban authorities have been
notified about the project, and the
survey ship
USNS Zeus
is expected
to arrive at the naval base within
the next few weeks.
The fiber-optic cable project is
proposed in the fiscal 2013 budget
and would require congressional
approval.