“…On November 4, 1954, the details of the design of TAT-1 were presented to the Institution of Electrical Engineers [6]. It was stated: "It has yet to be established that the design (rigid repeater) is suitable for use in very deep water, ..." In the ensuing discussion, C. F. Wright, head of Standard Telephones and Cables, commented on this statement, saying that, a year earlier, rigid repeaters, similar to those on the Clarenville-Sidney Mines link of TAT-1, were laid and recovered at the depth of 2000 fathoms.…”