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Thursday, November 27, 2025

Carterfone ruling opens phone network to competition

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@Mark Ollig The 1968 Carterfone decision was an important event in telephone history, but it is often mistakenly associated with President J...
Thursday, November 20, 2025

‘Secret Communication System’ truly ahead of its time

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@Mark Ollig Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr and American composer George Antheil filed a US patent application June 10, 1941, Serial No. 397,4...
Thursday, November 13, 2025

AI helps retired telecom tech

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@Mark Ollig The other evening, I turned on my LG smart TV and opened the YouTube TV app to watch some live-streaming channels. Lately, the v...
Friday, November 7, 2025

Significant milestones in space and technology

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@Mark Ollig As November begins, I’d like to reflect on some of the early historical milestones associated with this month. First commercial ...
Thursday, October 30, 2025

Lunar Orbiter 1: NASA’s first Moon survey mission

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@Mark Ollig “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon ...
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I have a strong background in both telecommunications and computing. I started my career in 1973 at a family-owned independent telephone company, where I worked with various technologies such as electro-mechanical, analog, digital, and VoIP call processing packet switches. I enjoy sharing my insights on past and current technology through my blog and weekly newspaper column, contemplating its future impact on society. As a freelance columnist and contributor, I take pride in delivering high-quality content for my hometown's print and online newspapers. I hope you find my technology perspectives engaging. Contact me via email at bitscolumn@gmail.com.
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