Light Squared

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Looks like it might be about over.
 From the end of page 2 of 
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Columns/2011/12/22/Obama-Betting-Another-Iffy-Company.aspx#page1 

"In case that doesn’t prevent the FCC from 
succumbing to political pressure, Rep. Michael 
Turner inserted language into the National 
Defense Authorization Act (section 913) that 
requires the Secretary of Defense to ensure that 
no commercial services are presenting “widespread 
harmful interference” – and certify that every 90 
days for the next two years. It furthermore 
requires that the FCC “ensure that the signals of 
Global Positioning System satellites can be 
received without interruption or interference.” 
President Obama will sign the NDAA in the next 
few days (a bill that has other controversial 
provisions in it), which will give this language the force of law. "
      Sandy
      WB5MMB


At 05:30 PM 12/22/2011, William F. Fenn wrote:
>Note:  The following is from todays (12/22/2011) 
>issue of "The Washington Examiner".  This group really has an attitude;
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>Reston-based startup Light-Squared Inc. thought 
>it was going to know by this fall whether the 
>Fed­eral Communications Commission would 
>greenlight its embattled 4G wireless plan. And 
>the company is done waiting. The nagging GPS 
>interference crisis isn't exactly resolved, but 
>in a statement, Jeff Carlisle, vice presi­dent 
>at LightSquared, drove home this point: 
>Essentially, LightSquared isn't to blame for its 
>incompatibil­ity with Global Positioning System 
>devices, and shouldn't be held up because 
>another industry is squat­ting on its spectrum.
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