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...firm began to sour after the Federal Communications Commission withdrew a waiver, which would have enabled LightSquared to operate a ground-based broadband network, over concerns it could interfere with GPS...
...First, GPS manufacturers were allowed to select old and often obsolete GPS equipment for the tests....
...severely dented in February when the US government withdrew support for Mr Falcone’s plans to take on the established mobile phone operators, citing concerns that the proposed network might interfere with GPS...
...But the FCC also noted: “The commission clearly stated from the outset that harmful interference to GPS would not be permitted.”...
...However, on Tuesday the FCC said it had changed its mind because government tests showed the new network would cause widespread disruption to GPS navigation equipment....
...With its bid for regulatory approval to set up a new US wireless broadband network facing scrutiny over potential interference with GPS systems, LightSquared has shifted its stance, arguing that GPS device...
...LightSquared, funded mainly by Philip Falcone’s Harbinger Capital, is struggling to overcome GPS interference issues before it can launch its planned nationwide wholesale LTE network....
...the GPS satellite system....
...The waiver might also make it easier for LightSquared to find new investors to fund the ambitious project and potentially sign agreements with other companies, such as T-Mobile USA, the Deutsche Telekom...
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