The agency said it would be working with airlines "to minimize the delay impacts of lower staffing" as the busy summer travel season approaches.

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The dish would send the ISP's data up to one of the satellites (in low earth orbits to minimize signal delay), which would then relay the data back down to a backbone access point.

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Federal agencies are busy trying to find ways to minimize the impact and delay immediate reductions.

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