A report from the NASA Inspector General determined that a...
A report from the NASA Inspector General determined that a Trimble Navigation board member improperly participated in a matter concerning LightSquared’s stalled terrestrial buildout service. This year, LightSquared alleged that Brad Parkinson, also known as the “father of GPS,” violated…
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conflict of interest laws when he signed a letter to the FCC urging the agency to deny LightSquared’s application to expand its wireless broadband network, the report said (http://xrl.us/bni6pr). The IG said Parkinson improperly participated “in a matter that had a direct and predictable effect on Trimble’s financial interests.” However, the office also said his actions “appeared to be motivated not out of a pecuniary interest but rather from a desire to safeguard the GPS network he had helped create.” Moving LightSquared to alternate spectrum could be a solution to making broadband available for all and ensuring that GPS systems remain reliable and safe from interference, LightSquared said Thursday in response to the report.