FCC Conditional Waiver for LightSquared

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• Alternative Title:
  In the matter of LightSquared Subsidiary LLC : request for modification of its authority for an ancillary terrestrial component
• Creators:
  De La Torre, Mindel
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Communications Commission
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Broadband Communication Systems Geographic Information Systems Global Positioning System LightSquared Mobile Communication Systems Satellite Communication Wireless Communication Systems
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DA 11-133
• Resource Type:
  Presentations
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  In this Order and Authorization (Order), we grant LightSquared Subsidiary LLC
  
  (LightSquared), a Mobile Satellite Service (MSS)1 licensee in the L-Band,2 a conditional waiver of the
  
  Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC) “integrated service” rule. On November 18, 2010, LightSquared
  
  submitted an application for modification of its existing ATC authorization, asserting that the services it
  
  plans to offer would meet the Commission’s integrated service requirements for MSS/ATC for L-Band
  
  MSS systems.3 In considering LightSquared’s request, and in granting this waiver, we considered several
  
  factors, including LightSquared’s provision of substantial satellite service in the L-Band, its ongoing
  
  efforts to coordinate with other L-Band operators and make substantial investments to rationalize
  
  operations in the L-Band to enable use of this spectrum for both MSS and ATC broadband services, the
  
  steps it has taken to promote an MSS/ATC marketplace that includes dual-mode satellite/terrestrial
  
  devices, and its deployment of a 4G satellite/terrestrial network in the L-Band pursuant to unique and
  
  substantial terrestrial buildout requirements. We attach conditions to the waiver, drawn from
  
  commitments made by LightSquared in its request, to ensure that LightSquared’s proposed service
  
  offering – both its improved satellite service and its ancillary terrestrial component – will achieve the
  
  purposes of the integrated service rule.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:01846004242d2073b1c527be2a2643d5d8c88808b19d0bddd767f816481a85cd
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9058/dot_9058_DS1.pdf
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