"From the beginning of the program, there was only one focused and all-important purpose: we sought and we obtained specific information on terrorist plans,"

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Under the LTE in Rural America program, Verizon Wireless sought rural carriers to jumpstart the delivery of fourth-generation Long Term Evolution (LTE) services to rural communities throughout the United States.

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This was a condition for which NASA bore principal responsibility insofar as it was determined to dominate the launch industry with the shuttle program and, consequently, sought to curtail all commercial ventures by controlling U.S. production of expendable boosters.

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Livery cab businesses in NYC have sought to stop the program's implementation via legal means.

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