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CANTAT-3 was the third Canadian transatlantic telecommunications cable, in regular operation from 1994 to 2010, carrying 3 x 2.5 Gbit/s between Canada and Europe. It branches to both Iceland and the Faroe Islands. It is out of normal service for international bandwidth and is currently operated by Føroya Tele to service oil platforms in the North Sea.

== Landing Points == The landing points are: Pennant Point, Nova Scotia, Canada (defunct since 2010) Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland (Turned off in 2023) Tjørnuvík, Faroe Islands Redcar, North Yorkshire, UK (defunct) Blaabjerg, Denmark Sylt, Germany Valdemar Oil Platforms, North Sea (connected in 2012)

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