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Digital Earth maps county's decision
NASA program produces virtual, 3-D map for Patrick County, Va., showing cell phone dead zones
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ComNet 2001 roundup
New technologies to help manage, optimize and secure telecommunications networks seized the spotlight at ComNet
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Sprint nearing FTS 2001 finish line
Sprint expects to complete the last leg of switching agencies to the FTS 2001 contract by April
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EPA awards telecom contract -- again
The EPA has awarded STG a recompeted five-year contract worth at least $50 million
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Secret Service seeks systems advice
The Secret Service is looking for help to automate its billing and telecom systems
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Agencies may get paid for spectrum move
Telecom companies that want to acquire governmentused radio spectrum for 3G wireless ventures may have to reimburse displaced federal agencies
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WorldCom looking past FTS 2001
WorldCom is anxious to help agencies extend their capabilities beyond traditional networking services
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Grants spread telecom wealth
A federal program will award funds to extend telecom technologies to rural and underserved urban communities
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TOPAZ could dazzle rural Arizona
The state wants to connect 87 communities with a high-speed telecommunications network
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Mars channel on the horizon?
NASA plans to launch a spacecraft in 2007 whose sole mission will be to handle communications signals between Mars and Earth
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Baltimore wires fleet management
Managers will be able to track and organize the city's snowremoval and streetcleaning services through a new automated system
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Chicago examines fiber-optic expansion
City seeks to determine the economic viability of bringing highspeed communications to every neighborhood
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Verizon teams with San Diego
Verizon will pay San Diego $1 million over the next five years for the privilege of marketing itself as the city's "official wireless partner"
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GSA lines up better DSL offerings
The General Services Administration has increased the speeds and types of Digital Subscriber Line services available to government workers
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Distance learning without distance charges
New Jersey recently unveiled a statewide interactive distance-learning system
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Commerce rewiring for e-gov
The Commerce Department is forging ahead with a key program that will help spur its e-government initiatives
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Bay area communities getting smarter
A new report shows that most local governments in the Bay area use advanced telecom and IT to improve operations and services
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GSA lines up better DSL offerings
GSA has increased the speeds and types of Digital Subscriber Line services available to government workers nationwide
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