Fiber-optic cables laid on the ocean floor and used to transmit data between continents are the backbone of the global internet, carrying the bulk of emails, webpages and video calls. 
https://theconversation.com/undersea-cables-are-the-unseen-backbone-of-the-global-internet-226300 
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