Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 October 1999Vol. 69 No. 10

Timetable for Southern Cross Cable

p. 19 · Read in the full issue

Page 1919

Southern Cross Cable

Below is the expected progress of the Southern Cross cable network

July 1999

Cable landing at Clovelly, Sydney Continued loading of cable laying ships by Alcatel Three ships to begin laying main sections of Phase One of the cable net work

August 1999

Second New Zealand cable landing at Takapuna, Auckland Continuation of Phase One cable laying 23 December 1999 Phase One Ready for Service (RFS) Date Phase One covers the construction of segments connecting Sydney, Auck land, Hawaii and California 31 August 2000 Phase Two RFS Date Phase Two completes the ring archi tecture and covers the construction of segments connecting Sydney, Fiji, Hawaii and California ■

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