On 10/6/2011 5:48, Paul Fuller wrote:
> Looking back it seems like a no-brainer decision to put up GPS but that
> isn't how such things come about.

This seems unfortunately true of a great number of projects that would work 
best with government funding but which (or because they) don't benefit any 
particular congressman's constituents directly more than any other group.

> Do you think the system would be shutdown and the satellites de-orbited? Do
> you think there would be any way to start charging for all of the continuing
> users?

It wouldn't be hard to charge. Put a license tax on each GPS receiver, like 
TV in the UK.

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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
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