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Pacific Light Cable Network

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The Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN) is a proposed cable system in the Pacific Ocean.[1] Partners in the project include Meta Platforms (formerly known as Facebook) and Google.[2]

landing points

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Its landing points are planned to be:[3]

Cancelled:[4]

Inactive

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Although cable had already been laid, it was announced that the US FCC would not authorize connecting the PLCN to Hong Kong, for national security reasons.[5][2]

References

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  1. ^ "PLCN - Submarine Networks". www.submarinenetworks.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  2. ^ a b Yung, Shermaine. "Trans-Pacific Cable Chaos, Shifting Asian Hubs". blog.telegeography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  3. ^ "Submarine Cable Map: Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN)". www.submarinecablemap.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  4. ^ Hamilton, Isobel Asher. "The Trump administration's mission to wall off the Chinese internet has officially killed a US-Hong Kong undersea cable project from Facebook and Google". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  5. ^ Leprince-Ringuet, Daphne. "Facebook and Google drop plans for underwater cable to Hong Kong after security warnings". ZDNet. Retrieved 2022-01-11.