On This Day in Telephone History December 11TH 1956 - Alaska submarine cable formally opened with ceremonies in Washington, D. C., Seattle and four Alaska cities. The ceremony climaxed two years of work and an investment of $21 million. The AT&T cable, running from Port Angeles, Wash., to Ketchikan, Alaska, is 877 miles long. The Alaska Communication System's cable, joining at Ketchikan and running to Skagway, Alaska, covers an additional 400 miles through inland waterways along the Alaskan coast

On This Day in Telephone History December 11TH 1956

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On This Day in Telephone History December 11TH 1956 – Alaska Submarine Cable formally opened with ceremonies in Washington, D. C., Seattle and four Alaska cities. The ceremony climaxed two years of work and an investment of $21 million. The AT&T cable, running from Port Angeles, Wash., to Ketchikan, Alaska, is 877 miles long. The Alaska Communication System’s cable, joining at Ketchikan and running to Skagway, Alaska, covers an additional 400 miles through inland waterways along the Alaskan coast.