GPS has made a major impact on our world. How is it a free service that anyone with a phone can access? How is it profitable for companies to offer services like navigation without subscription fees or ads?
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The GPS system is run by the US military and President Ronald Reagan made it available for civilian use for free after Korean Air Lines Flight 007 flew into Soviet airspace due to a navigation error and was shot down.
Other global navigation systems are also run by governments, and where civilian use is allowed they are also given for free.
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