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Oct. 26, 2021
Congratulations to Jessica Rosenworcel and Gigi Sohn on their historic nominations. We look forward to working with them and the rest of the commissioners to ensure a stable and interference-free satellite environment and correct the deep flaws in the original Ligado order.
Oct. 26, 2021
The Satellite Safety Alliance commends the nomination of Alan Davidson as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, leading the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). As the manager of our airwaves — used for essential communications — it’s a national imperative our federal airwaves have an experienced manager who understands the public interest. As a former Obama Administration official and Mozilla executive, Alan Davidson brings deep experience in the public and private sector to the critical role. We look forward to working with him on maintaining NTIA’s decade-long opposition to Ligado Networks’ plans to harmfully interfere with satellite communications and GPS.
BY ROBERT M. MCDOWELL
September 21, 2021 at 5:00 am ET
Senior Biden administration officials will gather at the Commerce Department today to give us our first clues about their policies that will shape the United States’ 5G future.
Continue reading “Morning Consult: Are We Messing Up 5G on Our Way to 6G?”
July 22, 2021
Today, Reps. Mike Turner (R-OH), Jim Cooper (D-TN) Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA, Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Don Beyer (D-VA) introduced a House version of the RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act. Read comments from the original co-sponsors here. The Satellite Safety Alliance made the following statement:
Continue reading “House introduces companion RETAIN Act, Satellite Safety Alliance Comment”
Jun. 22, 2021
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced S. 2166, the Recognizing and Ensuring Taxpayer Access to Infrastructure Necessary for GPS and Satellite Communications Act or RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act today.
Continue reading “INHOFE, DUCKWORTH, ROUNDS INTRODUCE RETAIN GPS AND SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS ACT”
(WASHINGTON, D.C., January 1, 2021) — Today the Senate voted to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), following the House of Representatives’ override vote on December 28. The Satellite Safety Alliance would like to commend the actions of both the House and the Senate for taking this step to override the veto, considering the vital provisions included in the bill that seek an independent review of the dangerous interference caused by Ligado Networks. The passage of the NDAA into law is a win for all Americans and signifies a serious commitment by our elected officials to the national security interests of the country.
Dec. 14, 2020
By Robert McDowell
After a contentious political year, Congress is on the cusp of passing the annual National Defense Authorization Act by an overwhelming bipartisan majority. Republicans and Democrats are coming together to support and strengthen our warfighters by providing them with better technology, more resources and a well-deserved pay raise.
Among the many important aspects in this year’s NDAA are provisions that seek an independent technical review of one controversial company, Ligado Networks.
Continue reading “InsideSources: Congress Can Fix the Ligado Mess This Week”
Jun. 16, 2020
The Senate’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act contains language attempting to slow the rollout of Ligado Network’s use of the L-band spectrum, which defense officials say will harm GPS capabilities.
Continue reading “C4ISRNET: Senate legislation would slow Ligado launch”
June 10, 2020
The arguments for and against revisiting the approval of the proposed Ligado 5G wireless network to ensure that it will not jam GPS reception and navigation became more pointed as the parties filed new documents in the case before the Federal Communications Commission.
Continue reading “AOPA.org: NOISE LEVEL RISING AS FCC ACTION AWAITED ON LIGADO PETITIONS”
June 15, 2020
A bipartisan trio of U.S. House of Representatives members wrote to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai with a series of questions about how much weight the FCC gave to a study by Roberson & Associates LLC when the commission made the April decision to greenlight Ligado’s 5G plan.
Continue reading “Law360: Ligado’s House Critics Flag Alleged Conflict Of Interest At FCC”
