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THE INTERNET'S REAL BACKBONE: UNDERSEA CABLES

Thousands of miles of fiber-optic cables beneath the ocean floor form the physical infrastructure that connects the global internet. These delicate networks are critical to global connectivity but remain vulnerable to natural disasters.

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