Globalstar urged the FCC to reject Iridium’s motion to consolidate and...
Globalstar urged the FCC to reject Iridium’s motion to consolidate and its petition concerning Globalstar’s request for a rulemaking to use its Big low earth orbit spectrum for terrestrial transmissions. Iridium petitioned the FCC to designate the 1616-1618.725 MHz portion…
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of Big LEO for use by mobile satellite service systems (CD Feb 13 p14). Iridium also requested a consolidation of the petitions and one NPRM to address a re-examination of the Big LEO band. Globalstar objected at that time, saying it doesn’t intend to give its allocated spectrum to Iridium. The commission has already examined and rebalanced the Big LEO band plan “and there is no basis for revisiting these prior decisions now,” Globalstar said in its opposition filing (http://bit.ly/13aGunB). Iridium’s proposed “spectrum grab” is irrelevant to reforms “that will enable consumers to benefit from Globalstar’s proposed terrestrial low-power service,” (TLPS) it said. “Tying these proceedings together would only delay the delivery of important public interest benefits to the American public.” Iridium provides no evidence that Globalstar “no longer needs its Lower Big LEO spectrum at 1616-1618.725 and will not be harmed by the loss of this capacity,” it said. If the FCC consolidates Iridium’s proposal with Globalstar’s proposed rulemaking, “it will delay consumer access to TLPS and the various public interest benefits that this service will generate,” Globalstar said.