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I remember a while back that European calls were being intercepted by the US, so they claim... I believe it was through satellites.... and now VOIP needs 911 routing.. I feel for the Europeans about the DNS tree..
this stuff costs lost opportunities... lost opportunities for people in need... and there are plenty of people sleeping in cars outside thriving luxury car lots.....
How can the FCC open peoples minds? its seems rather pre-occupied with keeping everyones minds closed!
- so much for football and the boob tube..
- by freq January 31, 2006 3:12 PM PST
- the FCC needs to go grass roots.... this is ridiculous
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- maybe I should change my name to HAMson!
- by freq January 31, 2006 3:15 PM PST
- tubes?
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(4 Comments)I remember a while back that European calls were being intercepted by the US, so they claim... I believe it was through satellites.... and now VOIP needs 911 routing.. I feel for the Europeans about the DNS tree..
this stuff costs lost opportunities... lost opportunities for people in need... and there are plenty of people sleeping in cars outside thriving luxury car lots.....
How can the FCC open peoples minds? its seems rather pre-occupied with keeping everyones minds closed!