[time-nuts] LightSquared news
Peter Gottlieb
nerd at verizon.net
Thu Feb 16 03:34:54 UTC 2012
Let's hope they don't pull a SCO and keep it going for 10 years. Zombies get
tiring.
On 2/15/2012 10:25 PM, Charles P. Steinmetz wrote:
> I wrote:
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>> From today's telcom trade press:
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>>> 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.
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> Here is a link to the FCC Public Notice:
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> http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-12-214A1.pdf
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> The FCC has asked for comments, which are due by March 1. Note that
> LightSquared says it will keep fighting:
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> http://www.pcworld.com/article/250083/lightsquared_vows_to_keep_seeking_a_gps_solution.html
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> Best regards,
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> Charles
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