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Egalitarian Thug

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3. This has been discussed for months. The only GPS systems effected

Reply to Llewlladdwr (Reply #1)

Mon May 14, 2012, 04:08 PM

May 2012

are a couple of poorly designed and non-conforming proprietary systems.

At the bottom of this is the same problem we are facing throughout the technology field, well connected thieves creating a captive system from which to extract extraordinary profits while excluding competition.

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Lightsquared is dead (these are the guys who wanted to build a low-priced fiber network) [View all] DainBramaged May 2012 OP

Are you arguing that interference with the GPS system is no big deal? NT Llewlladdwr May 2012 #1

This has been discussed for months. The only GPS systems effected Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #3

Educate yourself Indydem May 2012 #4

+1 TroglodyteScholar May 2012 #14

Take your own advice. Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #16

Fiber? Try poorly designed wireless network, Indydem May 2012 #2

Maybe you should go way back on my journal or search the DU archives DainBramaged May 2012 #7

Hold the phone there... Llewlladdwr May 2012 #8

(sigh) You really are annoying me. Anyway the company is dead so you appear happy DainBramaged May 2012 #13

When Grassley defends something,run like hell. Wellstone ruled May 2012 #5

And how would a fiber optic network interfere with the GPS system anyhow? Llewlladdwr May 2012 #6

So, do I have this right? naaman fletcher May 2012 #9

The Lightsquared spectrum was allocated to satellite downlinks FarCenter May 2012 #10

gotcha. nt naaman fletcher May 2012 #12

NAILED it! TroglodyteScholar May 2012 #15

Lightsquared used a loophole in the regulations bananas May 2012 #11