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  • SANT ADRIA DE BESOS, BARCELONA, , SPAIN – OCTOBER 25: A worker with the 2Africa submarine cable as it arrives at the Barcelona Cable Landing Station (CLS) in Sant Adria de Besos, on 25 October, 2022 in Sant Adria de Besos, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Meta announced yesterday, Monday, October 24, in a statement that the consortium has partnered with Barcelona-based AFR-IX to carry out the cable mooring in the city. This is the longest submarine cable ever deployed at 45,000 kilometers and will serve communities that rely on the Internet to provide services. The deployment will enable companies and service providers located in Spain to access international connectivity from the company’s facilities with a direct connection to the cable mooring station. (Photo By David Oller/Europa Press via Getty Images)

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