FCC Should Make Ligado Spectrum Available for Wireless Broadband, TPI's Lenard Says
The FCC should move quickly to get spectrum controlled by Ligado Networks, formerly LightSquared, in play for wireless broadband, Technology Policy Institute President Thomas Lenard said in a letter posted Wednesday in docket 12-340. Lenard said the need for more…
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spectrum for mobile broadband is well established and was a central part of the FCC 2010 National Broadband Plan. The Ligado spectrum is “low-hanging fruit,” he said. “The Commission should move this process forward by issuing a notice requesting public comment on Ligado’s December 31, 2015 filings concerning license modifications and reallocation in mid-band spectrum,” Lenard wrote. “By incorporating limits on Ligado’s operations that were agreed to by major GPS manufacturers, this proposal appears to satisfy the concerns of various stakeholders about adjacent band interference issues.”