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Alternative Title:In the matter of LightSquared Subsidiary LLC : request for modification of its authority for an ancillary terrestrial component
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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.
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