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Firewall refers to the concept of a security interface or gateway between a closed system or network and the outside Internet that blocks or manages communications in and out of the system. The security may be provided by passwords, authentication techniques, software, and hardware. See the related term proxy server.
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firewall - WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - A majority of U.S. communicationsregulators support moves requiring Nextel CommunicationsInc.(NASDAQ:NXTL) to pay up to $2.35 billion to swap airwaves andreduce interference problems with public safety communications likethe fire service, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.Nextel, the No.5 U.S. wireless carrier, has proposed paying $850million to reorganize the 800 megahertz band where it and scores ofpublic safety groups operate as well as upgrade equipment used by fireand other public services.The company would also move its operations out of that band and intoanother band of airwaves, the most controversial part of the plan asthe spectrum it wants is highly sought by rivals.Three of five Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissionershave voted to require Nextel to pay between $1.3 billion and $1.5billion more than it has proposed, but details on how much it wouldpay and the method of payment were undecided, the newspaper reported,citing unnamed FCC sources.- http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=41034853
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