LightSquared received support from state representatives and VoIP provider VoX,...
LightSquared received support from state representatives and VoIP provider VoX, in early comments in docket 12-340. The proceeding is on LightSquared’s petition to modify its ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) authorization, which includes proposing to relocate its terrestrial downlink operations from…
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1545-1555 MHz to 1670-1680 MHz. At 1670-1680 MHz, the wholesale satellite capacity company would share this spectrum with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (CD Nov 6 p14). Comments are due Dec. 17. LightSquared offered its proposal in an effort to move forward with its terrestrial network buildout, which was stalled this year when the FCC proposed to rescind its ATC authority. First responders deserve access to equipment that will enable them to communicate in any critical situation, commented Republican Mississippi State Rep. Casey Eure (http://xrl.us/bn6inu). LightSquared’s application for a license modification “should be the last hurdle to cross in their decade-long endeavor to deploy their nationwide broadband network,” he said. Missouri GOP State Rep. Mike Bernskoetter urged the FCC to allow LightSquared to deploy its network. LightSquared’s latest proposal to vacate spectrum that appeared to cause interference issues with GPS receivers “seems more than fair,” he said (http://xrl.us/bn6iqa). The company “must have your approval to share spectrum with NOAA,” he said. Granting the proposal will enhance competition significantly “by facilitating the ability of new providers to enter local, regional and nationwide markets and serve customers,” VoX said (http://xrl.us/bn6iqc). It said LightSquared’s “wholesale only” model will let partners overcome high barriers to market entry, “including potentially prohibitive network deployment and roaming costs."