[time-nuts] LightSquared news
Charles P. Steinmetz
charles_steinmetz at lavabit.com
Thu Feb 16 03:25:21 UTC 2012
I wrote:
> From today's telcom trade press:
>
>>The FCC said late today that the International Bureau is proposing
>>to vacate LightSquared, Inc.'s conditional authorization and
>>indefinitely suspend its ancillary terrestrial component (ATC)
>>authority in the wake of the National Telecommunications and
>>Information Administration's recommendation that LightSquared's LTE
>>(long term evolution) network can't operate as planned without
>>causing harmful interference to government GPS (Global Positioning
>>System) receivers.
>
>This is just a brief summary of a long article that has some nuances
>that are not represented here. The FCC intends to release a public
>notice tomorrow. It is not necessarily over, but it is looking better.
Here is a link to the FCC Public Notice:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-12-214A1.pdf
The FCC has asked for comments, which are due by March 1. Note that
LightSquared says it will keep fighting:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/250083/lightsquared_vows_to_keep_seeking_a_gps_solution.html
Best regards,
Charles
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