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From: JGoren4/6/2011 10:04:19 AM
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Planned wireless Internet network threatens GPS
By JOELLE TESSLER , 04.06.11, 05:01 AM EDT

WASHINGTON --

A new, ultra-fast wireless Internet network is threatening to overpower GPS signals across the U.S. and interfere with everything from airplanes to police cars to consumer navigation devices.

The problem stems from a recent government decision to let a Virginia company called LightSquared build a nationwide broadband network using airwaves next to those used for GPS. Manufacturers of GPS equipment warn that strong signals from the planned network could jam existing navigation systems.

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