CANTAT-2 was the second Canadian transatlantic telephone cable

Transatlantic telephone cable

A transatlantic telecommunications cable is a submarine communications cable running under the Atlantic Ocean. All modern cables use fibre optic technology....

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in operation from 1974 to 1992.
It could carry 1,840 simultaneous telephone calls
between Beaver Harbour

Beaver Harbour, Nova Scotia

Beaver Harbour is a Canadian rural community in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.It is located on the Eastern Shore along Trunk 7 east of Sheet Harbour.A Trans-Atlantic cable station is located in the community for the former CANTAT-2 cable ....

, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

 and England.

The parties involved were Canadian Overseas Telecommunication Corporation (now Teleglobe) and the British General Post Office

General Post Office

General Post Office is the name of the British postal system from 1660 until 1969.General Post Office may also refer to:* General Post Office, Perth* General Post Office, Sydney* General Post Office, Melbourne* General Post Office, Brisbane...

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The Cable was rerouted to Sable Island

Sable Island

Sable Island is a small Canadian island situated 300 km southeast of mainland Nova Scotia in the Atlantic Ocean. The island is a year-round home to approximately five people...

 as Sitifofog 2000 for a period, and was eventually decommissioned.