{"id":26166,"date":"2024-04-09T21:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T11:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.telegeography.com\/what-did-our-submarine-cable-map-look-like-in-1999"},"modified":"2024-04-09T21:59:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T11:59:00","slug":"what-did-our-submarine-cable-map-look-like-in-1999","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=26166","title":{"rendered":"What Did Our Submarine Cable Map Look Like in 1999?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hs-featured-image-wrapper\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.telegeography.com\/what-did-our-submarine-cable-map-look-like-in-1999\" title=\"\" class=\"hs-featured-image-link\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.telegeography.com\/hubfs\/2024\/Blog%20Assets\/AdobeStock_493780353-1.jpeg\" alt=\"What Did Our Submarine Cable Map Look Like in 1999?\" class=\"hs-featured-image\" style=\"width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;\"> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>The TeleGeography Submarine Cable Map is our longest-running map project. 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