I read that email and thought 'draw wire' :)
On Wednesday, February 20, 2013, Michael NEWBERY wrote:
On 19/02/13 1:29 PM, "Kris Price" <nznog@punk.co.nz> wrote:
>Oh, looky, a new cable:
>
>http://www.telecom-media.co.nz/releases_detail.asp?id=3880&page=index
>
>I'm curious about something though, maybe someone on the list can share
>a bit of history. Is Tasman-2 still active in some capacity?
>
>I had always assumed it was shutdown after southern cross was built, but
>it's still shown often on cable maps such as the one in that press
>release:
>
Tas-2 is still in operation, but it's essentially got a "do not revive" on
it. That is, if it gets trawled up, the kraken strikes, or it just stops
working for whatever reason, no-one is going to despatch a ship to go and
fix it. While it exists, it's worthwhile using it but that's all.
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