IRIDIUM TO THE RESCUE
The U.S. Federal Reserve turned to the Iridium satellite telephone venture to help it coordinate monetary policy in case the year 2000 computer rollover caused a breakdown in communications networks. The Fed issued Iridium phones to key U.S. senators and other government officials so they could...
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