TAT-5
Encyclopedia
TAT-5 was AT&T
's 5th transatlantic telephone cable
,
in operation from 1970 to 1993,
initially carrying 845 telephone
circuits (simultaneous calls),
between Rhode Island
and Conil de la Frontera
, (Cádiz
), Spain
.
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 5th 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....
,
in operation from 1970 to 1993,
initially carrying 845 telephone
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
circuits (simultaneous calls),
between Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
and Conil de la Frontera
Conil de la Frontera
Conil de la Frontera is a town on the Atlantic coast in the southern part of Spain, with around 21,000 inhabitants.It has six beaches: Playa La Fontanilla, Playa El Roqueo , Playa Fuente del Gallo, Playa Punta Lejos, Playa Cala del Aceite and Playa los Bateles. Playa los Bateles is the longest and...
, (Cádiz
Cádiz (province)
Cádiz is a province of southern Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia, the southernmost part of continental Western Europe....
), Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.