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Events on Tuesday 25 September 1956 1
1956First transatlantic telephone cable opensFirst transatlantic telephone cable enters serviceThe first transatlantic telephone cable system, TAT-1, entered service between Scotland and Newfoundland. It carried the first direct telephone circuits between Europe and North America. The cable dramatically expanded transatlantic communication capacity beyond radio links.