people upset that the E-911 folk want to use... [telecom]

... that they're proposing the US use the _Russian_ "Glonass" GPS system for location finding. Err.....

"GLONASS was chosen because similar US systems don't cover the required territory, Trey Forgety, National Emergency Number Association's director of government affairs, said.

"Besides that, GLONASS is a lot better than GPS in locating mobile phones when the call is made from inside the building."

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Hit-'em-up-for-another-billion department: this looks like a *very* red herring. I wonder who is planning their next yaucht purchase?

Bill Horne Moderator

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