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1961: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized first space satellite communications link between the United States and Europe on an experimental basis.

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Logo of the United States Federal Communications Commission, used on their website and some publications since the early 2000s. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Calendar for January 19th, 2013 :  "1961: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized first space satellite communications link between the United States and Europe on an experimental basis." Related articles FCC Eases Licensing Rules for Airliner Internet Access - Bloomberg FCC Clears The Way For In-Flight Internet Deployment In The U.S. FCC demands Internet be 100 times faster by 2016 RPT-Liberty Media gets nod from FCC to take control of Sirius XM Liberty Media gets nod from FCC to take control of Sirius XM Clearwire investors to Sprint: Up your bid, please Despite Minor Opposition, Softbank, Sprint And Clearwire Should Integrate FCC chief calls for gigabit Internet in all 50 states by 2015 HTC One SV Headed to Sprint, Tips FCC Cell Phones and Brain Cancer: Group Warns RF Radiation...

FCC chairman talks about looming spectrum crisis; allocating that pie in the sky - Peoria, IL - pjstar.com

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English: Official FCC photograph (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) FCC chairman talks about looming spectrum crisis; allocating that pie in the sky - Peoria, IL - pjstar.com :  "A severe spectrum crunch looms over the next decade because of the popularity of all the devices that have become so common — smartphones, tablets and the rest — and the fact that the new stuff uses up a lot more bandwidth than the old stuff (at least for now). “So far we’ve been dipping our toes in the water on LTE ,” said Julius Genachowski , chairman of the Federal Communications Commission earlier this month. PC Magazine , by the way, defines LTE as “the latest high-speed cellular data transmission network, surpassing the speeds of the widely used 3G networks .”" .. .ero . Related articles FCC Chairman: 300MHz of spectrum coming to providers Mystery giant eyeball on Fla. beach may be squid's - Peoria, IL - pjstar.com The Bunny the Bear Announce “hump Into Hibernation” Tour AT...

LiveLeak.com - Guy turns on a Vehicle GPS on Airplane - LOL

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Image via Wikipedia LiveLeak.com - Guy turns on a Vehicle GPS on Airplane - LOL :  Guy turns on his car's GPS while on a commercial airline flight. Here's what happens. .. .ero . Related articles JETNET Offers Commercial Airliner Fleet Subscription Services (prweb.com) A GPS maker shifts gears (tech.fortune.cnn.com) Understanding Airplane Mode on Electronic Devices [Geek Explains] (maketecheasier.com) Chicago's $171K airport GPS system was a waste of money (slashgear.com)