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[ NNSquad ] Re: Two articles on Sprint deal with LightSquared (and GPS interference)
On Tuesday, August 2, 2011, 03:03:38, Lauren Weinstein wrote:
> Two articles on Sprint deal with LightSquared (and GPS interference)
>
> Sprint Loss Widens; Reaches LightSquared Network Deal
> http://j.mp/nmOVtr (FOX Business)
>
> Sprint-LightSquared deal puts off network FAA warns could kill 800
> http://j.mp/n0IiXm (IT World)
>
> These two articles are a pretty classic example of how the same story
> can be given notably different spins by different writers.
One focusing more on financial aspects the other on technological
aspects.
Kinda like feeling the elephant, depends on which part you're touching
on.
[ It has also been pointed out by an alert reader that the IT World
story appears to be factually in error in at least one key
respect. In fact, the result of the deal would be to speed up
the LightSquared terrestrial network's implementation -- assuming
the GPS issues could be solved, which of course is rather
problematic. Irony: the FOX story turned out to be the
more accurate of the two!
-- Lauren Weinstein
NNSquad Moderator]
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