The RCMP have charged a man with purposely cutting a subsea fibre optic cable linking Nova Scotia with Newfoundland, but the Mounties stressed the accused didn't intend to damage essential infrastructure or impact national security. David Joice, the company's networks director, says the cable was most recently cut on Dec. 24, almost a year. Nova Scotia RCMP says investigators are confident that the deliberate cut of a Bell Aliant communications fibreoptic cable linking Cape Breton with the southwest coast of Newfoundland is not a National Security incident. Bell Aliant says the cable, which is lying. Telecommunications giant Bell is exploring surveillance options in the Gulf of St. The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.
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