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Brazil is carrying through with plans to divorce US-based Internet
- nandemo 12y agoMisleading article. The main (official) reason for the new cable is to decrease latency and costs, and also to decrease the almost total dependency on the US links. Currently there's only one direct link between Brazil and Europe, it's old and used mainly for voice. So, apparently, most connections between Brazil and Europe get routed via the US. Source (in Portuguese): http://www.dw.de/novo-cabo-submarino-entre-brasil-e-europa-deve-baratear-internet/a-17375853 http://www.dw.de/novo-cabo-submarino-entre-brasil-e-europa-d...
- clubhi 12y agoIf the US would really lose $35 billion, this project is going to cost Brazil a lot more than $180 million.