September 9, 2022
NTIA Statement on National Academies of Sciences Report:
The Report from the National Academies indicates that Ligado’s terrestrial operations would cause harmful interference to GPS devices and that a number of the FCC’s mitigations would be practically unworkable. NTIA will review this detailed Report more carefully, but we believe this offers the Commission an important opportunity to reconsider Ligado’s authorization.
U.S. Department of Defense Press Release on the NASEM Section 1663 Report:
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Sept. 9, 2022
The Satellite Safety Alliance applauds NAS for its comprehensive review of the record and findings that Ligado’s plan threatens vital GPS and satellite communications services. These findings align with the concerns across the vast federal and commercial user base of GPS, satellite communications, and weather forecasting services.
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September 9, 2022
Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a detailed independent analysis prepared under the purview of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that finds Ligado Networks 5G operations will pose significant harm to critical real-time weather and water data transmitted by its NOAA satellites between 1675–1680 MHz. The full Spectrum Pipeline Reallocation 1675–1680 MHz Engineering Study (SPRES) Program Report is available here.
The following statement can be attributed to the Satellite Safety Alliance:
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Aug. 18,2022
by Jimm Phillips and Howard Buskirk
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed, D-R.I., ranking member Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., and six other senators urged the FCC Wednesday to “stay and reconsider” its April 2020 approval of Ligado’s L-band plan, the latest renewal of their longstanding opposition to the action (see 2004160030).
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August 17, 2022
U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led a group of their colleagues today in sending a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging them to reconsider granting the license modification request of Ligado Networks, which wants to use a part of the communications spectrum in a way that risks interference with Global Positioning System (GPS) reception. Joining Inhofe and Reed were Sens. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska).
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Feb. 25, 2022
The Satellite Safety Alliance expresses gratitude for the contributions of Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) following the announcement of his plans to retire at the end of the year.
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Jan. 31, 2022
by Matt Daneman
National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) ad hoc committee members pressed the FCC about the rationale for rejecting the proposed 1 db interference standard in its 2020 Ligado order.
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Jan. 11, 2022
The Satellite Safety Alliance commends the confirmation of Alan Davidson as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, leading the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).
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Dec. 17, 2021
The GPS Innovation Alliance (GPSIA) and Iridium Communications Inc. voiced objections surrounding the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) review of FCC Order 20-48, allowing Ligado Networks LLC to operate a low-power terrestrial radio network adjacent to the Global Positioning System (GPS) frequency band.
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