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FAA continues air traffic links
WorldCom to continue operating LINCS, the telecom network that supports the air traffic control system
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Qwest to offer Web hosting on FTS 2001
Local telecom provider to offer Web-hosting services on GSA's governmentwide long-distance contract
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DOD creates spectrum chief
The Pentagon has created a position for overseeing allocation of the wireless spectrum
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To be redundant
Reliable phone service during a crisis is a basic need, and agencies are learning the real meaning of redundancy
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GSA's unclear Connections
Proposed mega-contract leaves vendors confused about what they should bid
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GSA hurries to make Connections
GSA is moving quickly to put a national telecommunications and networking contract in place
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GSA seeks Connections ideas
Connections draft RFP covers all voice, data and video network solutions needed in the modern agency
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Justice shift calls for better IT
Wartime mobilization requires modern information technology, attorney general says
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Emergency wireless net rushed
Clarke hurries development of a priority cellular network for emergency, security personnel
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Wireless tech goes to work in search for survivors
Lucent employees concocted a plan to use standard wireless equipment and directional antennae in an effort to locate cell phone signals under the rubble at ground zero
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NCS holds emergency nets
The National Communications System sustains telecom critical to emergency response
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Telecom crossover rules available
FTS gives instructions for how local telecom contractors can modify contracts to offer long-distance services
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FTS crossover forges ahead
But companies still have questions about GSA opening its telecom contracts to new competition
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Doing home work
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office revs up telecommuting pilot for examiners
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Qwest FTS protest dismissed
Upholding a previous decision by the General Services Administration, the General Accounting Office dismissed a protest by Qwest Communications International Inc. against GSA's extension of FTS 2000 longdistance contracts held by AT?#038; Amp;T and Sprint.
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Revenue timetable updated
FTS 2001 contract holders WorldCom Inc. and Sprint should meet their minimum revenue guarantees of $750 million each in fiscal 2003 and 2004, respectively, according to a July 2 letter from Linda Koontz, General Accounting Office director of information management issues.
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