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CIG gets approval for private-sector partnership for new subsea cable
Government has been given the green light to subsidise a telecoms company for a new subsea cable into Cayman.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Submarine Cable (Telecommunications) Bill was approved unopposed on its second reading.
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Proposed law aims to bring new subsea cable to Cayman
Government could subsidise an international telecoms company to build a new branch of a subsea information superhighway into Cayman, under legislation that goes to Parliament this week.
The Submarine Cable (Telecommunications Resilience) Bill aims to allow government to partner with a private company to build a branch route from existing underwater cable networks into Cayman.
Cayman relies on two ageing underwater pipelines for almost all of its off-island data connectivity. Updating and providing resilience on that network is considered “critical national infrastructure” vital to the economy and Cayman’s way of life.
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