International Bureau Invites Comment on NTIA Letter Regarding LightSquared Conditional Waiver

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• Alternative Title:
  Federal Communications Commission Chairman (FCC) public comment on National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) letter re LightSquared (LS) DA-12-214A1 - February 15, 2012
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Communications Commission
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Global Positioning System
  • Geographic information systems
  • Communication systems
  • Mobile communication systems
  • Satellite communication
  • Wireless communication systems
  • Broadband
  • Global Positioning System
  • Geographic information systems
  • Communication systems
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• Resource Type:
  Press Release
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  This Public Notice seeks comment on a letter submitted by the National Telecommunications and ; Information Administration (NTIA) on February 14, 2012, concerning the results of additional government ; testing of the potential interference effects of communications equipment that LightSquared Subsidiary LLC ; (LightSquared) seeks authority to operate. The International Bureau (Bureau) also identifies specific actions ; that may be taken in light of the NTIA Letter and the full record developed to date in this proceeding. ; The authorizations at issue here were granted nearly a decade ago. In 2003, the Commission ; adopted rules permitting Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) licensees, after satisfying certain preconditions ; known as “gating criteria,” to integrate a limited Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC) into their ; satellite networks. ATC authorization enabled MSS licensees to offer ancillary ground-based mobile ; services using the same spectrum resources already allocated to their MSS operations. In 2004, the ; Bureau modified the MSS license now held by LightSquared to allow that licensee to offer MSS and an ; ATC service. In 2005, the Commission removed a limit it had imposed in the 2003 rules on the number ; of terrestrial base stations that an MSS/ATC provider may deploy.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9563/dot_9563_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 131.32 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:30e70439901af5e477a6b82d1bd15b1d0b12ff12a99324fe95b3149969b64eba