Brussels, 09/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 9 October, the European Commission approved €30 million of public funding for a joint initiative by the UK and Irish governments aimed at providing direct international submarine telecommunications connections to the North West of Ireland. The project is designed to bring the cost of international backhaul connectivity in the region in line with that in major Irish and UK cities and provide the border counties with a resilient and diverse...