But now, speculation has given way to a bidding war between Verizon Communications and Qwest Communications .
And because they begrudge nearly everything about Clinton, the Dole campaign has stubbornly refused to organize a communications war room modeled on the Little Rock wonder.
But even when a modern communications infrastructure exists, war can destroy it.
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The United States conducted impressive strategic communications during the cold war.
The carrier-based Prowler aircraft that jammed Taliban ground communications have their origins in the Korean War.
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He argued that the congressional authorization to use military force allows such surveillance since intercepting an enemy's communications is a key part of engaging in war.
Since communications are sketchy in the rugged terrain of the war zones, the system is designed for intermittent connection.
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By contrast, he believes, many tie-ups with closer European counterparts have dwindled in relevance since the post-war era as cheap travel has become more widely available and communications links have improved.
Had Russia paralyzed communications by physical attack, it would be an act of war.
For four decades after World War II, the federal government made enormous investments in research universities, national laboratories, communications and micro-processing technologies, and the necessary infrastructure to support the development and commercialization of information technologies that have transformed the American workplace, created entire new industries, and made the American economy the most productive in the world.
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The tale of the browser wars between Microsoft (MSFT) and Netscape Communications nscp ( nscp) reads a lot like a history of the Western Front in World War I.
The Centre also helps coordinate the efforts of international bodies and agencies involved in rebuilding Afghanistan's communications infrastructure, which has been badly hit (and sometimes destroyed) by so many years of war.
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