1989年5月动工的乌鲁木齐-吐鲁番光缆通信工程在经过4个月的试运行之后,于1990年9月10日通过正式验收。这是新疆区内第一条长途光纤通信线路,总投资达1034万元。该光缆线路全长183.6千米,全部采用国产设备,光缆为8芯,设计传输容量为140兆比 The Urumqi-Turpan cable communications project started in May 1989 after four months of trial operation and passed the formal acceptance on September 10, 1990. This is the first long-distance optical fiber communication line in Xinjiang, with a total investment of 10.34 million yuan. The cable length of 183.6 km, all using domestic equipment, optical cable is 8 cores, the design transmission capacity of 140 megabytes