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Armed Services Lawmakers Largely Slam FCC Ligado Decision, But Next Steps Unclear

By Vivienne Machi

Friday, May 8th, 2020

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Armed Services Lawmakers Largely Slam FCC Ligado Decision, But Next Steps Unclear

The Honorable Dana Deasy, Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, holds a media briefing on the COVID-19 Telework Readiness Task Force on Monday, April 13, in the Pentagon Briefing Room. (DoD photo by Marvin Lynchard)

The Pentagon has for weeks now vocally articulated its case for the FCC to rescind a recent approval for Ligado to repurpose spectrum adjacent to that used for GPS, and urged lawmakers to support the department’s side during a highly technical May 6 hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. But while many SASC committee members side with the Defense Department on the matter – as do many of their colleagues in the House Armed Services Committee – several members…

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