Ligado Opponents Urge Administration, Hill Reversal of FCC OK
Ninety-eight entities opposed to the FCC's 2020 approval of Ligado’s L-band plan marked the one-year anniversary (see 2004200039) Thursday by urging President Joe Biden and congressional leaders to “work together with the FCC to stay and ultimately set aside” the…
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order. The FCC isn't expected to reverse itself (see 2101290058). Ligado said in early April that federal agencies haven’t informed the company whether any of their GPS devices might need repair or replacement. “Although Ligado continues to attempt to convince policymakers that its proposed terrestrial service will not cause harmful interference and is somehow critical to American success in 5G, the executive branch and affected parties have repeatedly detailed the adverse economic, national security, and public safety impact of the proposed Ligado operations,” Iridium and other opponents said in letters to Biden and congressional leaders. The FCC "has made and affirmed its" unanimous decision, a Ligado spokesperson said. "Its decision was based on rigorous scientific analysis and thousands of pages of data. Rather than rehashing tired arguments and politics, we are focused on the future, which means working cooperatively with all stakeholders to implement the FCC’s order, developing 5G solutions and investing in U.S. digital infrastructure."