Cable and Wireless was called Gerontic.

GCHQ even had a full time employee working within the company on this project.

And a 2011 document reveals that Cable and Wireless went further.

‘Mastering the Internet’ Program : how telecoms firm worked with GCHQ

Reliances transatlantic cable lands in Sennen Cove six miles to the north.

And the two cables come together at nearby Skewjack Farm.

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