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# Mythbusters

# Get the Telecom Mythbusters Slides

If you've been to the [SubOptic](https://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/suboptic/index.stm) conference, you know the Telecom Mythbusters presentations are legendary.

TeleGeography experts [Alan Mauldin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-mauldin-53ba622/) and [Tim Stronge](https://www.linkedin.com/in/timstronge/) break down major telecommunications myths with data and insight from our latest research.

 

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## Hear from TeleGeography’s **telecom experts**

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#### [What To Know About Submarine Cable Breaks](https://resources.telegeography.com/what-to-know-about-submarine-cable-breaks?hsLang=en)

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#### [The Submarine Cable Boom as Told by a Decade of TeleGeography Maps](https://resources.telegeography.com/submarine-cables-over-time-through-the-years?hsLang=en)

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#### [How Many Submarine Cables Are There, Anyway?](https://resources.telegeography.com/how-many-submarine-cables-are-there-anyway?hsLang=en)

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