LightSquared critics on Capitol Hill asked how the administration plans...
LightSquared critics on Capitol Hill asked how the administration plans to get back money spent testing the LightSquared network. In a letter Tuesday to NTIA Administrator Larry Strickling, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, said they're concerned…
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that LightSquared will declare bankruptcy and the government “will be unable to recoup the taxpayer dollars it has expended funding testing on LightSquared’s network.” Grassley and Turner want NTIA to respond by April 19. They asked how much money the government spent on testing, how many government employees were involved and if the government would seek reimbursement. In addition, the Republicans asked if the FCC ever asked the NTIA “to provide government resources without reimbursement to assist a single private company with its business plan.” NTIA received the letter and is reviewing it, an agency spokeswoman said.