Name: Telecommunications Bill Will Bring Massive Changes to Technology @Nbclearn
Uploaded: 2020-05-18T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: A sweeping telecommunications bill passes in Congress. The legislation frees local and long-distance phone companies and cable TV companies to compete for each others customers.

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Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

Extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, are planets that orbit stars other than our sun. Astronomers like Dr. William Welsh at San Diego State University primarily use two methods to detect these distant planets: Doppler and Transit methods. "Science Behind the News" is produced in partnership with the National Science Foundation.

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