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Lightsquared’s plan to launch a nationwide, wholesale, satellite-based 4G LTE broadband network has hit a few significant snags recently. The Colorado Springs Gazette explains.

“A planned nationwide wireless Internet system could jam even the military’s use of Global Positioning Satellites while rendering civilian GPS receivers, from in-car navigation systems to those in cell phones, useless, Air Force Space Command’s top general told a congressional committee Thursday.”

So what does Lightsquared plan to do about their interference issues? According to Bloomberg move their signal as far away from GPS as possible.

“LightSquared … said it would initially forgo using its airwaves nearest to GPS. It said the move would cut interference to more than 99 percent of GPS devices.”

But according to TV Technology the FCC doesn’t think that’s good enough.  

“...using the lower 10 MHz showed significant improvement compared to tests of the upper 10 MHz, although there continue to be interference concerns … with certain types of high precision GPS receivers, including devices used in national security and aviation applications.”

Lightsquared’s principal backer, Philip Falcone (Fowl-Cone), however, says the problem isn’t on their end. It lies with the GPS manufacturers, who are encroaching on their airwaves. He tells CNBC...

“...the reality of it is they’re interfering with us. We’re not interfering with them. We’re trying to provide solutions. There are solutions to this but, quite frankly, we don’t think they’re listening like they should be listening. At the end of the day it’s our spectrum. We got the order from the FCC many years ago.”

Regardless of who’s fault it is some think implementing the network is going to take considerable time and money. According to Television Broadcast, General William Shelton told members of the House Armed Services Strategic Forces subcommittee...

“...the cost would likely run into the billions, and that it would take ‘a decade or more’ to affect a fix.”

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