The GPS Industry Council (GIC) asked the FCC not to allow unlicen...
The GPS Industry Council (GIC) asked the FCC not to allow unlicensed use of GPS re-radiation kits proposed by GPS Networking, Inc. (GNI). GNI made the request in May, citing improved availability of the GPS signal indoors (CD May…
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7 p12). But GIC said the equipment could interfere “intentionally or unintentionally, with signals in the GPS restricted bands, thereby obstructing the vital public safety and national security uses of GPS.” GIC also said “benefits alleged by GNI are either overstated or of limited value.” GNI said E-911 devices would benefit from the kits, but GIC disagreed: Cellular service depending on E-911 functionality could experience “the transmission of erroneous or conflicting position information to emergency responders at times when accurate information is needed most,” GIC said.