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Facebook, Amazon seek US approval to operate undersea data cable

By David Shepardson

Aug 16 2021 12:04PM

After China Mobile agreed to exit the plan.

Facebook, Amazon seek US approval to operate undersea data cable

Facebook and Amazon.com have asked the US government for approval to operate a new undersea data cable between the Philippines and California after China Mobile agreed to exit the plan, a US government agency said. The two companies told the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) they ...

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