Commerce Backs Pentagon, Asks FCC to Reconsider Ligado Approval
- NTIA, a Commerce Department branch, acts on wireless service
- Opponents including Pentagon say Ligado may interfere with GPS
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The Commerce Department asked the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider its approval of Ligado Networks LLC’s plan for a mobile broadband network, highlighting splits in the Trump administration over whether the proposed service would harm GPS.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration, a Commerce branch, said Friday it filed a petition asking the FCC to rescind its April 20 grant of approval, or to modify the conditions it imposed on Ligado. It also asked the FCC to prevent Ligado from deploying as the request is considered.