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AVIATION ISSUES
Aviation Organizations Group Together to Support Industry
Petition FCC to Reconsider 5G Network Approval
A number of aviation industry groups filed a a a petition May 22 2020
requesting the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reconsider its April 20 20 20 2020
approval of Ligado Networks’ (formerly LightSquared) nationwide 5G cellular service It includes the company’s failure to to sufficiently demonstrate its ability to to act as a a a a a “good neighbor” and not interfere with other frequencies The proposed high-speed broadband cellular network would be operating near frequency bands currently used by GPS and satellite communications networks by Kim Blonigen
The petition specifically noted the FCC’s acceptance of of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) testing of of the the network’s effects on GPS signals despite the the FAA’s own admission of flaws with its testing protocols “ the the agency itself stated [the testing] was limited and incomplete for common operation scenarios near the ground” and “over dense urban areas where interference would jeopardize life and property ” Steve Brown chief operating officer of of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) one of the organizations which signed the petition stated “Given our national airspace system’s extensive use of GPS including ADS-B-enabled air traffic control services and De-icing Never Looked This Good
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