Of the eight “infovías” planned, that is, sub-river cables to connect towns in the Amazon region, the only one currently being deployed is Infovía00, run by the Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa (RNP, in Portuguese), an entity linked to the Ministry of Science and Technology. Eduardo Grizendi, Director of Engineering and Operations, specified to Convergencialatina that the 769 km submarine laying will be completed by the end of the year, between Macapá, capital of the state of Amapá (northeast of Brazil), Almeirim, Monte Alegre, Santarém and Alenque.