Additional electricity could also be supplied via the existing underwater cable, he said.

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But electricity customers are being asked to pay towards the impact of the damage to the underwater cable by covering the cost of lost sales.

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An underwater fiber cable linking Cuba and Venezuela has given the island a hard connection to the internet since 2011, but reports have said that only government bodies from both countries have used the line.

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Global Crossing founder Gary Winnick, laid underwater fiber optic cable network across the Atlantic Ocean and became a billionaire in 1.5 years.

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