The site was never used for overseas telephone links, which (before the advent of undersea cables and satellites) were provided by two New Zealand Post Office radio stations, Makara Radio (receiving) west of Wellington and Himatangi radio station (transmitting) near Himatangi Beach.
The site was never used for international phone connections, which before the development of underwater cables and satellites, were supplied by two New Zealand Post Office radio stations: Makara Radio (receiving) west of Wellington and Himatangi Radio Station (transmitting) near Himatangi Beach.