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By Kate on January 25, 2015 11:00 AM | 13 Comments

FCC ponders plan to route U.S. 911 calls through Russian satellites.

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RN | January 25, 2015 11:37 AM | Reply

Better to route them through Scottish satellites instead.

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canuck66 | January 25, 2015 12:17 PM | Reply

Sure. But why stop there? Why not add all White House communication and throw in the Pentagon for good measure? Once upon a time, the US could be relied upon for rational thought. It's been a while - at least 2008, I figure.

River Rat | January 25, 2015 1:19 PM | Reply

Daa. Yor house it is on fire in Plenty of Wood North Dakota? Where da h&;l iss dat?

Spurwing Plover | January 25, 2015 1:27 PM | Reply

who's the imbicil who came up with these idiotic idea probibly the same one who got four D's a f and H on their report card and sniffed glue at one time in their life

BJG | January 25, 2015 1:50 PM | Reply

And GPS coordinates for locations in Canada would be sourced from ...?

Chin up old boy! replied to comment from BJG | January 25, 2015 3:03 PM | Reply

With the launch of the Alouette-I satellite on September 29, 1962, Canada became the third nation to have a domestically built satellite in space. While the United States and Soviet Union pursued a space race fuelled (sic.) by geopolitical rivalry, Canada was motivated by the astute insight that satellites could play a critical role in linking together and developing a vast and sparsely populated country.

Canadian space revenues by sub-sector:

Satellite communications 79%
Global navigation 8%
Earth observation 7%
Robotics 3%
Sciences/other 3%

3.4 billion dollar industry as of 2010.

Don Morris | January 25, 2015 3:14 PM | Reply

So, U.S. weapons systems are run by Chinese-made microchips,and now U.S. 9-11 calls will be routed through Russian controlled satellites.

That bothers me.

Justthinkin replied to comment from Don Morris | January 25, 2015 3:49 PM | Reply

"So, U.S. weapons systems are run by Chinese-made microchips,and now U.S. 9-11 calls will be routed through Russian controlled satellites.

That bothers me."

Not a glitch, Don, but a feature! If I was coming after you, I would like to know where the 1st responders are. But when are they going to start showing where the Allah I behead you goatf&^ers are?

TheTooner | January 25, 2015 4:26 PM | Reply

In a statment on behalf of the FCC, spokesperson Alfred E. Neuman said there is no reason to be concerned.

peterj | January 25, 2015 4:33 PM | Reply

If we were life long friends I could see the possibility of pondering this, but Obama's "reset" button was defective and this move would be illogical to say the least. Russia, China and Iran are strengthening alliances which can only be detrimental to democratic countries in the near and far future. What are these fools thinking ? They're not you say ? Of course......government..........different planet.

John Lewis | January 25, 2015 6:07 PM | Reply

I trust the Russian government way more than the American government. What has happened to your sense? The US gov't betrays sometimes for the sheer pleasure of betrayal. Betrayal is Obama's meat and drink.

Alias replied to comment from Spurwing Plover | January 25, 2015 8:33 PM | Reply

Plover, drinking and posting do not mix. Either sober up before you post or back away from the computer.

J.M. Heinrichs | January 26, 2015 2:22 AM | Reply

The plan is to use Russian GPS data for determining locations of 911 call. This data will supplement the data from US GPS sources in order to improve locational accuracies. Most phones are already capable of using GLONASS data for determining locations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_smartphones_supporting_GLONASS_navigation

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J.M. Heinrichs: The plan is to use Russian GPS data for determining read more
Alias: Plover, drinking and posting do not mix. Either sober up read more
John Lewis: I trust the Russian government way more than the American read more
peterj: If we were life long friends I could see the read more
TheTooner: In a statment on behalf of the FCC, spokesperson Alfred read more
Justthinkin: "So, U.S. weapons systems are run by Chinese-made microchips,and now read more
Don Morris: So, U.S. weapons systems are run by Chinese-made microchips,and now read more
Chin up old boy!: With the launch of the Alouette-I satellite on September 29, read more
BJG: And GPS coordinates for locations in Canada would be sourced read more
Spurwing Plover: who's the imbicil who came up with these idiotic idea read more

What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

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