Air Traffic Control: FAA's Transition of Communications System to Digital Technology
IMTEC-91-77FS
Published: Sep 26, 1991. Publicly Released: Oct 30, 1991.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the status of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) plans for the transition of the Radio Communications Link (RCL) system, an integrated voice and radar data transmission system that is the largest of three components in the FAA program to replace and expand the existing Radar Microwave Link communication system, from analog to digital technology.
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