Globalstar Pans Revised Iridium Spectrum Proposal
Globalstar opposed Iridium's revised proposal for what the FCC should do on spectrum for the companies. Iridium said last month it wants expanded spectrum sharing and operator-to-operator coordination with Globalstar (see 1504230054). The agency should reject Iridium's revised request to…
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use the spectrum of its chief competitor, said Globalstar in a filing posted Friday to RM-11697. "Iridium has no legitimate need for this spectrum, and its use of these frequencies would cause harm to Globalstar and its customers." The revision "would still encroach upon Globalstar’s exclusively licensed mobile satellite service" spectrum, gaining access to its frequencies at 1616-1617.775 MHz on a shared basis, said Globalstar. A lawyer for Iridium had no comment.