Federal officials plan to kill a private company's plans to build new national high speed wireless network after concluding it would in some cases jam personal navigation and other GPS devices.
The FCC said it will seek public comments Wednesday on revoking LightSquared's permit after a federal agency that coordinates wireless signals, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, concluded that there's no way to wipe out the risk of interference with GPS devices.
The Federal Communications Commission had seen LightSquared's plan as way to make more changes to feed consumers appetency for movies, music and games on a variety of mobile devices.
When FCC gave LightSquared provisional approval last year to build the network, it said the company would not be allowed to start operations until the government was satisfied that any problems are addressed. LightSquared and the FCC had insisted the new network could co-exist with GPS systems.
After conducted tests by government and industry groups, the NTIA said Tuesday that it found interference with dozens of personal navigation devices and aircraft control systems that rely on GPS.
LightSquared, which is based in Reston, Va., had no immediate comment Wednesday. The FCC said it was accepting public comments on its revocation plans until March 1.
The new technology might extenuate the problems in the future that is what the agency said, but it will take some time and money to replace GPS equipment already used extensively in the US. The NTIA also said adjustments to LightSquared's network could be very costly about billions of dollars and also might not solve all of the problems.
The FCC said it will seek public comments Wednesday on revoking LightSquared's permit after a federal agency that coordinates wireless signals, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, concluded that there's no way to wipe out the risk of interference with GPS devices.
The Federal Communications Commission had seen LightSquared's plan as way to make more changes to feed consumers appetency for movies, music and games on a variety of mobile devices.
When FCC gave LightSquared provisional approval last year to build the network, it said the company would not be allowed to start operations until the government was satisfied that any problems are addressed. LightSquared and the FCC had insisted the new network could co-exist with GPS systems.
After conducted tests by government and industry groups, the NTIA said Tuesday that it found interference with dozens of personal navigation devices and aircraft control systems that rely on GPS.
LightSquared, which is based in Reston, Va., had no immediate comment Wednesday. The FCC said it was accepting public comments on its revocation plans until March 1.
The new technology might extenuate the problems in the future that is what the agency said, but it will take some time and money to replace GPS equipment already used extensively in the US. The NTIA also said adjustments to LightSquared's network could be very costly about billions of dollars and also might not solve all of the problems.
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