FCC chair says we’re too dependent on GPS and wants to explore ‘alternatives’.

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And what's that? I haven't looked into it but who wants to bet it is starlink?

And if it is, does America really want to rely on that lol?
GLONASS?
- Probably E-LORAN. It's ground based and transmits significantly more power than GPS. That makes it harder to jam, especially over a wide area.
  
  It's a joke, since GLONASS is the Russian system. E-LORAN would be ironic, considering that the U.S. demolished its LORAN infrastructure around 2009. What are the odds that the best backup just happens to be Starlink?
  
  I was going to comment on the +/-8m accuracy being a let-down, but apparently that's the accuracy of GPS too.