[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.
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>> 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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