§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Industry what route is proposed for the optical fibre cable across the North Sea to the Continent for telecommunications purposes; and how many submarine boosters will be required.
§ Mr. ButcherBritish Telecom is exploring with its North Sea coastal partners the possibility of establishing 789W a first operational submarine optical fibre system between Kent and the Belgian coast in 1984. It is expected that three submarine repeaters will be required.