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Article: Three Telecom Leaders Announce Southern Cone Fiber-Optic Network In Argentina and Chile.
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- PR Newswire
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- May 22, 2000
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Joint Venture Among National Grid, Telefonica Manquehue
And Williams Communications
LONDON, SANTIAGO, Chile and TULSA, Okla., May 22 /PRNewswire/ --
Three telecommunications leaders from different continents today announced creation of Southern Cone Communications Company, S.A., a major new broadband fiber-optic network linking Argentina and Chile. Investing in the US$220 million joint venture are U.K.-based electric and telecom utility National Grid Group (NYSE: NGG; London); Chilean carrier Telefonica Manquehue; and Williams Communications (NYSE: WCG), a U.S.-based global provider of services to the carrier market.
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