▁between ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Em den , ▁Germany , ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁position ▁between ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁and ▁Corn wall , ▁and ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁as ▁a ▁prize ▁of ▁war , ▁to ▁be ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁General ▁Post ▁Office . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁the ▁government ▁decided ▁to ▁keep ▁this ▁cable , ▁despite ▁U . S . ▁protest s , ▁and ▁to ▁purchase ▁a ▁second ▁line , ▁the ▁two ▁together ▁being ▁renamed ▁Imperial ▁C able . ▁ ▁With ▁increasing ▁competition ▁from ▁companies ▁using ▁radio ▁communic ations , ▁such ▁as ▁Mar con i ' s ▁W ire less ▁Te legraph ▁Company , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁to ▁merge ▁the ▁communic ations ▁methods ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁into ▁one ▁operating ▁company , ▁initially ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Imperial ▁and ▁International ▁Communic ations ▁Ltd , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁as ▁C able ▁and ▁W ire less ▁Limited . ▁ ▁The ▁firm ▁formed ▁subs idi ary ▁corpor ations ▁in ▁various ▁countries , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Indian ▁Radio ▁and ▁C able ▁Communic ations ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁designed ▁to ▁over see ▁India ' s ▁external ▁communic ations ▁with ▁other ▁countries . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁rev ived ▁the ▁' c able ▁war ' ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 4 - 1 9 1 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁German - owned ▁c ables ▁across ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁were ▁cut ▁once ▁again , ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1