TAT-1, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, is inaugurated.

TAT-1

First trans-Atlantic telephone cable

TAT-1 was the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system. It was laid between Kerrera, Oban, Scotland, and Clarenville, Newfoundland. Two cables were laid between 1955 and 1956 with one cable for each direction. It was inaugurated on September 25, 1956. The cable was…