"Ron Lee" wrote in message
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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You think there's no one waiting in the wings to bid against
Lockheed-Martin?

I'll bet there's at least half a dozen companies, all willing to bid on
the ATC contract, all promising to do it "cheaper-faster-better"...

That may be, but that's not competition. Competition will come to ATC
when
the user has his choice of providers. Of course, when that happens, ATC
will no longer be able to ensure separation.


That comment raises an interesting question. Let's imagine that ATC
services are bid by some logical boundary (center?). Would different
companies manning different sectors really mean a loss of separation?


No, but different companies manning the same sectors would.