Facebook And Microsoft Team Up On Undersea Internet Cable

Facebook and Microsoft announced Thursday that they will work together on a project to build a new 4,000 mile-long cable under the Atlantic. It’s one of many high-capacity cables being built by tech companies, and shows an increasing involvement from Silicon Valley in the internet’s infrastructure.

Here & Now‘s Meghna Chakrabarti hears more about the project from Michael Regan of Bloomberg Gadfly.

Guest

• Michael Regan, editor for Bloomberg News. He tweets @Reganonymous.

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