] But the GPS system is also a vital--and growing--piece of
] business infrastructure. Consider for a moment that
] nearly every telecommunications network, from wireless
] phone networks to the data networks that make up the
] Internet, relies on the highly accurate clocks on the 27
] GPS satellites to keep its internal clocks correct, which
] helps data flow efficiently.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: GPS is perhaps one of the greatest military inventions to help benefit commercial life since the Internet.

GPS, The War And You