[time-nuts] From GPS World - Lightsquared has been given the go ahead

2011-02-01 Thread Pete Lancashire
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Re: [time-nuts] From GPS World - Lightsquared has been given the go ahead

2011-02-01 Thread Joseph Gray
Reading the article, it sure smells like something is going on and it doesn't smell good. What's the going price for an FCC official, a Congressman, Senator, etc.? Joe Gray W5JG On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Pete Lancashire p...@petelancashire.com wrote:

Re: [time-nuts] From GPS World - Lightsquared has been given the go ahead

2011-02-01 Thread Don Latham
The FCC is a lackey of the present administration, which has a desire to show movement re broadband internet for all. The broadcast/telecom/communications industry is bypassing real competition by simply getting the government to do by fiat what competition would do at less cost and more utility.

Re: [time-nuts] From GPS World - Lightsquared has been given the go ahead

2011-02-01 Thread Chris Albertson
They did exactly the same thing in the past. It's not the current administration. FCC commissioners are appointed to FIVE YEAR TERMS. Remember the BPL proposals and the way the FCC granted that and that ARRL had to sue. The FCC has always voted this way. BPL was yet another internet broad band

Re: [time-nuts] From GPS World - Lightsquared has been given the go ahead

2011-02-01 Thread William H. Fite
Truly impressive level of cynicism... On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 7:38 PM, Chris Albertson albertson.ch...@gmail.comwrote: They did exactly the same thing in the past. It's not the current administration. FCC commissioners are appointed to FIVE YEAR TERMS. Remember the BPL proposals and the

Re: [time-nuts] From GPS World - Lightsquared has been given the go ahead

2011-02-01 Thread xaos
It is not cynicism if it is the truth. The previous head of the FCC was none other than the son of Gen. Colin Powell: Michael K. Powell. The same Powell who allowed Verizon (and other telco's) to stop sharing their lines and as a result made the price of DSL skyrocket. The Powell who pushed