Mobile phones allow the smugglers to remain in contact with their network across the world.

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To remain in contact with its satellites, Globalstar may require up to 60 ground stations.

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It started because soldiers in combat needed to move about untethered, yet remain in contact with command posts.

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"We do remain in contact with the government of Kyrgyzstan, " Yerkin said.

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Airlines remain in close contact with the supplier, buying spares and dealing with technical issues.

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For someone who must remain in constant contact with Mets players and executives, the butt dialing has complicated things a bit.

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Civilian personnel in New York and Washington who came in contact with the opened letters remain asymptomatic, authorities said.

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As important archives go online and the original works of art remain in zealously protective conditions, the tradeoff for universal accessibility is the loss of this direct contact with the authentic work for the deeply personal and moving experience that is what looking at art will always be about.

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