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Re:Voyager 1 Breaks Its Silence with NASA via Radio Transmit... by account42 on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @05:43AM (#42182007)
2G is not just a service or a business but it is infrastructure.
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Re:Voyager 1 Breaks Its Silence with NASA via Radio Transmit... by macspoofing on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @08:39AM (#42183283)
You're being overly pedantic. But OK, 2G is a bunch of infrastructure that is then rented out creating a cell service. Everything else holds true in that there is a maintenance cost and an opportunity cost.
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Re:Voyager 1 Breaks Its Silence with NASA via Radio Transmit... by account42 on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @09:23AM (#42183729)
The point is that it has been around so long that so many things depend on it. That makes sunsetting it a public policy decision and not just a business decision.
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