Tag:communication=line
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 communication = line
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Communications cable 
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Status: de facto
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A communications cable carrying data. These cables can be either on land or undersea.
Only the main connections, mostly sea cables, should be mapped.
How to map
Draw a line 
along the communication cable and add communication=line.
Tags to use in combination
- operator=* - The name of the company which operates this line
- name=* - The name of this cable.
- ref=* - The operator's reference (short name) of this cable.
- telecom:medium=*
- telecom:medium=fibre - fiber optic cable
- telecom:medium=copper - copper cable
- submarine=yes - indicates that it is an undersea cable
Location
The location=underwater/underground/overhead tag should be used for all lines.
Submarine cables should also be tagged with the Seamark tags:
- seamark:type=cable_submarine
- seamark:cable_submarine:category=telephone/fibre_optic