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Porthcurno in Cornwall, England was home of the world's largest and busiest telegraph cable station for 100 years. Today it is home to Porthcurno Telegraph Museum which tells the story of the telegraph, early wireless and cable technology and how they changed the world we live in. Discover how undersea cables are used today for internet and mobile phone communications, and how modern high-tech fibre optic cables work. Discover a working telegraph cable station in the secret WWII tunnels, and imagine what life was like for early telegraph engineers stationed to exotic locations around the world. Discover more at www.porthcurno.org.uk