LightSquared, With Zombielike Persistence, May Try to Overturn FCC Ruling
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NEWS ANALYSIS: Billionaire investor Philip Falcone has hired high-profile Washington, D.C., lawyers in a last-gasp effort to build LightSquared's network. The question is whether they will try to overturn the FCC's ruling.
In a legal Hail Mary that seems unlikely to produce positive results, Philip Falcone, the billionaire investor behind the LightSquared broadband data service, has hired two of Washington's highest profile lawyers to try to overturn the Federal Communications Commission's decision not to let the company operate its network. The FCC withdrew approval after a series of tests by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the military showed conclusively that the LightSquared data network would effectively kill GPS use in the United States.
Wayne Rash is a Senior Analyst for eWEEK Labs and runs the magazine's Washington Bureau. Prior to joining eWEEK as a Senior Writer on wireless technology, he was a Senior Contributing Editor and previously a Senior Analyst in the InfoWorld Test Center. He was also a reviewer for Federal Computer Week and Information Security Magazine. Previously, he ran the reviews and events departments at CMP's InternetWeek.He is a retired naval officer, a former principal at American Management Systems and a long-time columnist for Byte Magazine. He is a regular contributor to Plane & Pilot Magazine and The Washington Post.
