Ligado Opponents Renew Call to Administration, Hill for Reversal of FCC OK
The National Academies of Sciences report issued in September (see 2209090032) adds to the weight of evidence necessitating that the FCC's 2020 Ligado approval be stayed and ultimately set aside, weather and aviation interests said Monday in letters to Congressional…
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leaders and the White House. The NAS report confirms that Ligado’s proposed terrestrial operations would interfere with a variety of incumbent L-band services and is "the exact type of previously unavailable information that the FCC’s rules dictate must be addressed on reconsideration," they said "We therefore urge you to work with the FCC to address the harm from Ligado’s proposed terrestrial network ... by staying the Order, addressing the previously unavailable information contained in the NAS Report, and resolving the pending petitions for reconsideration," they said. The FCC didn't comment. Signatories include AccuWeather, the Aerospace Industries Association, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Airlines for America, the American Meteorological Society, the American Weather and Climate Industry Association, Iridium, Lockheed Martin and the National Weather Association. Many of the same signatories had urged similarly one year ago (see 2204250057).