Appropriations Committee weighs in on LightSquared debate
The House Appropriations Committee adopted an amendment to the fiscal year 2012 appropriations bill for the FCC that would bar the agency from allowing LightSquared or any other broadband provider to move forward with a service that would interfere with GPS services.
From the National Journal: The House Appropriations Committee adopted an amendment to the fiscal year 2012 appropriations bill for the FCC that would bar the agency from allowing LightSquared or any other broadband provider to move forward with a service that would interfere with GPS services.
The bill including the amendment must still pass the House and it’s unclear whether the Senate will include a similar proposal in its version of the spending bill. Read the entire article here.
