World record WiFi link & Possible NSA wiretapping

I ran into these two very diverse articles in the last few days. One is about how several enthusiasts in Venezueala, with the help of some Italians, set a WiFi Distance record for a link using off the shelf Linksys AP's with modified C Band satellite dishes. The other news article was on the front page of the WSJ and concerns a case of evesdropping on cellular phone calls made by Greek officials during the time of the Olympics. There is some inference that it may have been the handiwork of our very own NSA.