The danger is that as the technology develops, it will become even larger.

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But because barriers change as the market for technology develops, policy makers should take a dynamic approach, adjusting policies as deployment grows, said the agency.

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As the technology of digital compression develops, the concept of the channel will become meaningless.

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So the contractors may benefit from the project and then, as well, for the technology it develops.

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Advances in computer know-how -- the ability to "reverse engineer" almost any product -- mean that as soon as a luxury product develops a cachet there will be a band of forgers with the technology and resources to copy it.

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Perhaps as technology develops, diverges and becomes more ubiquitous, we'll be taking sides the same way we do sports teams: for personal reasons backed by hard facts and a spiffy T-shirt.

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