On This Day in Telephone History March 30TH 1967 SEACOM opens to the public. An alternate telephone communications route between the United States, Australia and other Pacific points was provided with the opening of Southeast Asia Commonwealth cable (SEACOM) between Guam and Cairns, Australia, by the way of New Guinea. Long Lines had rights to use one-half of the 160 circuit cable, a British Commonwealth facility.

On This Day in Telephone History March 30TH 196

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On This Day in Telephone History March 30TH 1967 SEACOM opens to the public.

An alternate telephone communications route between the United States, Australia and other Pacific points was provided with the opening of Southeast Asia Commonwealth cable (SEACOM) between Guam and Cairns, Australia, by the way of New Guinea. Long Lines had rights to use one-half of the 160 circuit cable, a British Commonwealth facility.