And as we rolled that proposal out, it was clear to many that this is not the first time America has had this conversation. Because 25 years ago, the FAA and the Congress understood that they had an old air traffic control system. again 25 years ago. And they committed to spending billions of dollars to do what they called next gen. They too, wanted to get rid of floppy disks, an old fiber network. (03:23–03:33)
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Asserts that the FAA and Congress recognized the outdated air traffic control system 25 years ago.
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