------- Forwarded Messages Subject: DoD accused of subverting LightSquared plan in 2010 [telecom] Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:38:39 -0500
On LightSquared, Defense Department official urged synch up with GPS lobby By ELIZA KRIGMAN | 3/2/12 9:33 AM EST A Department of Defense official urged his colleagues in 2010 to "synch up" with the GPS industry in order to defeat LightSquared's plans to build the nation's first wholesale broadband network, according to an email obtained by POLITICO. The email came as the Global Positioning System Industry Council was preparing to brief NTIA -- the White House technical advisers -- on LightSquared's proposal. "We need to synch up with them prior to them briefing NTIA to make sure we are in lock step," the DoD official wrote to colleagues in the Dec. 29, 2010, email. He added: "Especially since they are our allies." Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/73543.html#ixzz1oHwh3BWN - -or- http://goo.gl/UofO9 - -- Bill Horne ------- Message 2 Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: LightSquared will make for a better connection [telecom] Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:55:41 -0500 from Thehill.com, which offers blogs from elected officials: LightSquared will make for a better connection By Maine State Rep. Diane Russell, (D-Portland) - 03/05/12 03:35 PM ET As a progressive state legislator, it's not every day that I find myself championing a conservative infrastructure investment model like the LightSquared project. However, my hometown was the last in the nation to use the crank phone (no...not the rotary dial). I may still get carded at the store, but I remember using the system. More than most, I recognize the economic consequences of being on the wrong side of the digital tracks. While the federal government has been wasting trillions of dollars building nations abroad, our own infrastructure here at home has taken a hit, not the least of which is our broadband investment. It's great that urban parts of the country have broadband Internet and reliable cell phone service; the rest of us do not and that hurts the entire American economy. Regardless of whether the investment is public or private, it needs to be made. LightSquared is investing billions in private money to deploy the most robust, reliable 4G mobile broadband system in the country. http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/214193-lightsquared-will-mak e-for-a-better-connection- - -or- http://goo.gl/IUFKa - -- Bill Horne ------- Message 3 Subject: FCC avoiding LightSquared mistakes with Dish [telecom] Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:43:10 -0500 from GigaOM.com: FCC avoiding LightSquared mistakes with Dish By Kevin Fitchard Mar. 5, 2012, 8:22am PT The Federal Communications Commission on Friday denied Dish Network's request to build a terrestrial LTE network over its satellite airwaves, but it didn't kill the satellite broadcaster's proposal outright. Instead the commission is kicking off a lengthy rule-making process that would eventually govern how satellite spectrum could be repurposed for ground-based networks. http://gigaom.com/broadband/fcc-avoiding-lightsquared-mistakes-with-dish/ - -or- http://goo.gl/Z3X0U - -- Bill Horne ------- End of Forwarded Messages -- These are my opinions, not necessarily my employer's. I hate spam. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
