
The Senate Armed Services Committee is formally opposing the FCC’s approval of Ligado Networks’ plan for a new commercial L-Band network for 5G infrastructure, including a provision in its fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill prohibiting the use of Pentagon funds until an assessment is conducted on risks to GPS signals. A summary of SASC’s markup of the FY ‘21 National Defense Authorization Act, approved by the committee on Thursday, calls the FCC’s ruling a “misguided decision” and follows earlier…