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Getting connected. (Out of the Box).


Colombian electricity distributor ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set.

(2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance.

(3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET.
 and Ecuador's privately owned Transelectric invested US$14.8 million and $30.6 million, respectively, to expand an electric interconnection in·ter·con·nect  
v. in·ter·con·nect·ed, in·ter·con·nect·ing, in·ter·con·nects

v.intr.
To be connected with each other: The two buildings interconnect.

v.tr.
 between Colombia Colombia (kəlŭm`bēə, Span. kōlōm`byä), officially Republic of Colombia, republic (2005 est. pop. 42,954,000), 439,735 sq mi (1,138,914 sq km), NW South America. Bogotá is the capital and largest city.  and Ecuador The interconnection of the countries' power grids has provided limited support for demand on both sides of the border since 1998. Improvements to the network have now increased its power transmission capacity to 260 megawatts and extended its reach 75 kilometers in Colombia and 136 kilometers in Ecuador. As part of the project, 389 new electrical towers were built, and a fiber optic grid was added to improve telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications.  between the two countries.

Peru is already in talks with ISA's local unit, Red de Energia del Peru, to design the necessary infrastructure to make the interconnection possible with the existing line in Colombia and Ecuador Venezuela already has two interconnections with Colombia and one with Ecuador.
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Title Annotation:ISA and Transelectric invest to expand electric interconnection between Colombia and Ecuador
Comment:Getting connected. (Out of the Box).(ISA and Transelectric invest to expand electric interconnection between Colombia and Ecuador)
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Date:May 1, 2003
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