1.   Underwater cables permitted instant communication between the continents.

2.   Indeed, land-based lines fail far more often, as do underwater cables that carry telephone calls.

3.   The company recently received approval from the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to build an underwater cable across Lake Erie to link the Canadian and American power transmission grids.

4.   The Nueva Esparta utility generates some of its own electricity and receives the rest from the mainland via an underwater cable.

5.   Underwater cable technology is well advanced, he said, and has been used to install cables longer than the one proposed here.

6.   Alcatel also has underwater cable plants in France and Australia, which have newer machines.

7.   Brittan said Europe might concede on foreign ownership if the United States gives way in underwater cables.

8.   Damage to two underwater cables caused Internet traffic slowdowns in Singapore, a telecommunications company said Friday.

9.   Libya, Tunisia and Morocco are participating, as is Spain which could connect via an underwater cable, he said.

10.   The assets that Global Crossing might sell include an operation that lays underwater cable, a conferencing business and a local fiber-optic network in Britain.