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N.H. seeking telecom providers for state
The department will hire a marketing specialist to focus on industry initiatives and create a Telecommunications Answer Center on the Internet
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Embassies to test worldwide net
A State Department program would establish systems that would enable all agencies worldwide to exchange email and other information
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U.S. West lands telecom deal
U.S. West has snagged its first major telecom contract from the federal government a $60 million deal that it will split with Winstar Communications
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SSA moves on FTS 2001
The Social Security Administration, one of the last federal agencies to select a longdistance carrier under FTS 2001, has completed transferring its voice and fax phone lines, including its tollfree service, to WorldCom Inc.
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Pa. creating public safety net
The radio system will use 250 towers sites, 180 of which are to be newly constructed, and 400 cellular sites
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FAA keeps telecom partner
The Federal Aviation Administration announced plans to extend its contract with WorldCom Inc. (formerly MCI WorldCom) to operate the telecommunications network that carries the most critical data in the nation's air traffic control system.
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How to make FTS 2001 work
What will it take to convince agencies to begin to transition to FTS 2001?
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Va. to create statewide network
Virginia is awarding an estimated $120 million to $150 million contract to WorldCom Inc. (formerly MCI WorldCom) to consolidate five state networks into one, which will provide some of the most advanced technologies to state agencies.
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Learning by doing
The Army has begun to help a former Cold War adversary build an advanced command and control system in hopes that it can apply what it learns to improve communications among its own widely distributed systems.
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Nevada deploys 711 for hearing-impaired phone relay
Nevada is the fourth state to offer the service ? behind Hawaii, Maryland and Massachusetts
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Virginia to create statewide network
WorldCom wins multimillion-dollar contract to merge five networks into one speedy line, making DSL available statewide
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Colorado awards grants for telecommunication planning
The communities will use the grants to investigate which type of high-speed system would be best for their area
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USAID shrinks globe
The trouble with calling a meeting of employees scattered around the globe is, well, that they're scattered around the globe.
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Networking in the field
A major military communications exercise under way in Baumholder, Germany, since last week may hold the key to curtailing the record number of people leaving military service because of increasing deployments that keep them away from their families.
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Winstar loses telecom contract protest
The General Accounting Office has rejected Winstar Communications' protest of the WITS 2001 contract awarded to Bell Atlantic Federal in January
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Navy intranet hits money snag
The Navy can't afford the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet without sacrificing funds earmarked for critical operations, senior Navy commanders told top Navy brass last week.
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AT&T fighting to keep foothold
AT?#038; Amp;T may have lost FTS 2001 contracts to competitors Sprint and MCI WorldCom 18 months ago, but the telecommunications giant did not go quietly into the night.
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