House to Vote on Studying US-Africa Undersea Cable Connection

U.S. House OKs Study of Africa Cable Link - SubTel Forum

House Passes Legislation Examining Undersea Cable Connecting U.S. to Africa By Cameron Marx, Broadband Breakfast June 24, 2025 WASHINGTON, June 23, 2025 – The House of Representatives passed legislation Monday directing the Secretary of Commerce to examine the “value, cost, and feasibility of a trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting the contiguous United States, the United States Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria.” The legislatio…

House Passes Legislation Examining Undersea Cable Connecting U.S. to Africa

WASHINGTON, June 23, 2025 – The House of Representatives passed legislation Monday directing the Secretary of Commerce to examine the “value, cost, and feasibility of a trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting the contiguous United States, the United States Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria."The legislation, passed by voice vote, will now head to the Senate. Sponsored by Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-U.S. Virgin Islands, and cosponsored …

House to Vote on Studying US-Africa Undersea Cable Connection

The House is set to vote as soon as Monday night on HR-1737, which would direct NTIA to submit a report to Congress on the feasibility of developing a trans-Atlantic submarine fiber cable connecting the U.S., the U.S. Virgin Islands...