The Associated Press.02/15/2011. KINGSTON, Jamaica - An extension of a new undersea fiber-optic cable connecting Cuba and Venezuela has reached Jamaica.Venezuela's government says the now 1,150-mile-long (1,850-kilometre-long) cable was installed Monday in the Jamaican resort town of Ocho Rios. A second segment will extend the cable to other Caribbean countries.">The Associated Press.02/15/2011. KINGSTON, Jamaica - An extension of a new undersea fiber-optic cable connecting Cuba and Venezuela has reached Jamaica.Venezuela's government says the now 1,150-mile-long (1,850-kilometre-long) cable was installed Monday in the Jamaican resort town of Ocho Rios. A second segment will extend the cable to other Caribbean countries.">

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New undersea fiber-optic communications cable linking Venezuela and Cuba extended to Jamaica

The Associated Press.02/15/2011. KINGSTON, Jamaica - An extension of a new undersea fiber-optic cable connecting Cuba and Venezuela has reached Jamaica.

Venezuela's government says the now 1,150-mile-long (1,850-kilometre-long) cable was installed Monday in the Jamaican resort town of Ocho Rios. A second segment will extend the cable to other Caribbean countries.

Jamaican officials did not comment on Venezuela's announcement.

The $70 million project is being carried out by Alcatel-Lucent SA of France for the state telecommunication companies of Venezuela and Cuba. It is expected to be operational by June or July.

The cable reached Cuba last week. It is dubbed "ALBA-1," after the Bolivarian Alternative bloc that includes Venezuela, Cuba and other left-leaning allies.

Source: www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/breakingnews/

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