1.   Submarine cables provide an attractive economic advantage for selected routes where the growth in demand for communications capacity is high.

2.   The bandwidth provided by cable will allow customer connections to the Internet at speeds greater than those provided by telephone company facilities.

3.   An electric cable provides the light.

4.   Glover added that cable also provides a middle ground between mainstream television networks and feature films.

5.   Telephone and electric cables provide easy connection to a phone jack and wall outlet.

6.   Telkom said the cable would provide impetus for the growth of innovative wide band services between the two regions.

7.   The cable will provide the main transport for data and modern information services such as Internet access.

8.   Using one of the most advanced optical fibre technologies available, the Flag cable will provide high-bandwidth transmission capacity to PTTs and international carriers.

9.   It said the seabed cable would provide access to the United States, Russia, South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore.