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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Everything you ever wanted to know and more about the latest happenings on the LightSquared issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>cy<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cy Smith, Oregon State GIO</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#1F497D'>DAS/EISPD Geospatial Enterprise Office</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Secretary, Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Past President, Urban & Regional Info Sys Assoc (URISA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Past President, Natl States Geographic Info Council (NSGIC)</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#1F497D'>503-378-6066 <a href="http://gis.oregon.gov">http://gis.oregon.gov</a> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> cogo-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:cogo-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Curtis Sumner<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 14, 2012 6:54 AM<br><b>To:</b> State Executives; NSPS Officers and Directors; NSPS Govenors; NSPS Foundation; GLIS Officers; AAGS Board; cogo@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br><b>Cc:</b> John Matonich; Stephen Gould 2; Ilse Genovese; Trisha Milburn; Laurence Socci<br><b>Subject:</b> [COGO] FW: Coalition to Save Our GPS Clips -- February 14, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Below is the latest from the Coalition.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If </span><span style='color:#1F497D'>you </span><span style='color:#1F497D'>were able to listen to the ACSM Radio Hour yesterday, you heard the guests urge all of the GPS user community to remain diligent in keeping up with the latest developments as the evolve, and to continue to voice our opinions and concerns.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks for distributing this information to your respective contact lists.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Curt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Anne Tyrrell [<a href="mailto:atyrrell@prismpublicaffairs.com">mailto:atyrrell@prismpublicaffairs.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 14, 2012 7:58 AM<br><b>To:</b> Anne Tyrrell<br><b>Subject:</b> Coalition to Save Our GPS Clips -- February 14, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a name=TheHill></a><a name="_top"></a><b>Coalition to Save Our GPS Clips<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b>February 14 2012<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a href="#NJ">National Journal</a> reports that President Obama’s budget released Monday includes a provision aimed at LightSquared:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>"SEC. [628]618. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commission to remove the conditions imposed on commercial terrestrial operations in the Order and Authorization adopted by the Commission on January 26, 2011 (DA 11-133), or otherwise permit such operations, until the Commission has resolved concerns of potential widespread harmful interference by such commercial terrestrial operations to commercially available Global Positioning System devices."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a href="#TRDaily">TR Daily</a>, <a href="#CommsDaily_CapHill">Communications Daily</a>, <a href="#TheHill">The Hill</a> and <a href="#CNET">CNET</a> report that U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) sent a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski urging the commission to move forward with its review of the LightSquared waiver. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>"I write to express concern about delays in the approval process involving LightSquared's proposed 4G-LTE wireless broadband network”…"I strongly urge the Commission to move with urgency to fully test potential solutions to the LightSquared-GPS interference issue employing transparent, fact-based methodologies, common-sense standards and independent testing facilities."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a href="#CommsDaily_Sat">Communications Daily</a> reports that Globalstar said in an FCC filing that the commission should consider "individualized circumstances" in determining terrestrial build-out requirements for mobile satellite service/ancillary terrestrial component operators. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a href="#WSJ">The Wall Street Journal</a> (WSJ) and <a href="#Bloomberg">Bloomberg</a> report that Sprint’s board has decided that bonuses for Chief Executive Dan Hesse and other employees will not suffer as a result of the company’s bet on the iPhone. WSJ notes that also not included as a benefit to the company’s books is a network-sharing deal with LightSquared, whose network is stalled while it tries to resolve GPS interference concerns. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span class=apple-style-span>To see what LightSquared and the Coalition to Save Our GPS are saying on Twitter, click </span><a href="#LSQTweets">here</a><span class=apple-style-span>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span class=apple-style-span><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span class=apple-style-span>A cite list and links to the full text of these and other <span style='color:black'>articles follow.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>The Hill, Conyers concerned about delays in LightSquared approval, By Brendan Sasso, 02/13/12 01:00 PM ET<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>CNET, LightSquared strums up political support, by Marguerite Reardon, February 13, 2012 12:46 PM PST<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>National Journal, Obama Budget Targets LightSquared, By Josh Smith, February 13, 2012<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Broadcasting & Cable, Genachowski: Concerned About Incentive Auction Legislation, Tells Flatirons audience net neutrality rules defused radioactive issue, says nixing AT&T–T-Mobile was right thing to do for competition, By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 2/13/2012 5:48:21 PM<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Wall Street Journal, FEBRUARY 14, 2012, Sprint Adjusts Bonus, Executives Pay Won't Be Hurt by Costly Apple iPhone Deal, By ANTON TROIANOVSKI<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Bloomberg, Sprint Nextel Boosts Bonuses by Excluding Cost of Apple IPhones, February 14, 2012, 12:24 AM EST, By Scott Moritz<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Farm Futures, Officials Still Wrangling Over LightSquared, Posted on February 14, 2012 at 3:00 AM<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>COMMUNICATIONS DAILY, February 14, 2012 Tuesday, CAPITOL HILL, SECTION: CAPITOL HILL, LENGTH: 76 words<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>9.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>COMMUNICATIONS DAILY, February 14, 2012 Tuesday, SATELLITE, SECTION: SATELLITE, LENGTH: 163 words<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>10.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>TR Daily, LightSquared CITES LETTERS OF SUPPORT, 173 words, 13 February 2012<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>11.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>LightSquared (@LightSquared) Tweets <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>12.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Coalition (@SaveGPS) Tweets<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>***Excerpts/Links to Full Text of Articles***</span></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b>The Hill, Conyers concerned about delays in LightSquared approval, By Brendan Sasso, 02/13/12 01:00 PM ET<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) urged Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski to move forward with his agency's review of controversial wireless start-up LightSquared.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>"I write to express concern about delays in the approval process involving LightSquared's proposed 4G-LTE wireless broadband network," Conyers wrote in a letter sent last Wednesday and obtained by The Hill on Monday. "I strongly urge the Commission to move with urgency to fully test potential solutions to the LightSquared-GPS interference issue employing transparent, fact-based methodologies, common-sense standards and independent testing facilities."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>LightSquared has invested billions of dollars to launch a nationwide wireless broadband service, but the company ran into problems last year when tests showed its planned network could interfere with GPS devices.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>As recently as last week, government officials have testified that the network could disrupt critical GPS devices, including flight safety systems.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>LightSquared argues the problem is that GPS receivers are poorly designed and are receiving signals from outside their designated frequency bands. The GPS industry says its receivers are too sensitive to filter out the powerful signals from LightSquared's cell towers on nearby frequencies.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>To read more click <a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/210301-conyers-concerned-about-delays-in-lightsquared-approval">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a href="#_top"><Return to top></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a name=CNET><b>CNET, LightSquared strums up political support, by Marguerite Reardon, February 13, 2012 12:46 PM PST </b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>A growing number of Congressional leaders and state officials are urging the Federal Communications Commission to move forward with its review of LightSquared, the controversial startup that plans to build a national wireless broadband network using satellite spectrum.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>Last week, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) sent a letter to FCC chairman Julius Genachowski in support of the company and its plans.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>"I write to express concern about delays in the approval process involving LightSquared's proposed 4G-LTE wireless broadband network," Conyers wrote in a letter sent last week. "I strongly urge the Commission to move with urgency to fully test potential solutions to the LightSquared-GPS interference issue employing transparent, fact-based methodologies, common-sense standards and independent testing facilities."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>In total seven Congressional leaders have filed letters with the FCC supporting LightSquared's bid to build its network. And since December 13 state officials, including the governor of Mississippi have also sent letters of support to the FCC. Congressional leaders and state officials have been a mix of Democrats and Republicans.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>What these lawmakers and government officials are saying is that the FCC should give LightSquared the green-light to build its nationwide wireless broadband network, because it would offer more competition and more bandwidth in the market at a time when competition and additional bandwidth are both very much needed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>To read more click <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-57376842-266/lightsquared-strums-up-political-support/">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a href="#_top"><Return to top></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span class=MsoHyperlink><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a name=NJ><b>National Journal, Obama Budget Targets LightSquared, By Josh Smith, February 13, 2012</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>Buried on page 1120 of President Obama's budget, the wireless startup LightSquared gets an indirect shout out. And not in a good way.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>The appendix of the massive budget document released on Monday includes this provision:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>"SEC. [628]618. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commission to remove the conditions imposed on commercial terrestrial operations in the Order and Authorization adopted by the Commission on January 26, 2011 (DA 11-133), or otherwise permit such operations, until the Commission has resolved concerns of potential widespread harmful interference by such commercial terrestrial operations to commercially available Global Positioning System devices."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>That language is aimed squarely at LightSquared's proposed nationwide wireless network, which has been shown to interfere with GPS devices. The FCC has long said it won't give LightSquared the green light until the problem is solved, but that hasn't stopped Congress, and now apparently, the White House, from seeking to make sure agency doesn't move ahead with anything.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>To read more click <a href="http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2012/02/obama-budget-would-target-ligh.php">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a href="#_top"><Return to top></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a name=BroadcastingAndCable><b>Broadcasting & Cable, Genachowski: Concerned About Incentive Auction Legislation, Tells Flatirons audience net neutrality rules defused radioactive issue, says nixing AT&T–T-Mobile was right thing to do for competition, By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 2/13/2012 5:48:21 PM</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said Monday that he was hopeful Congress would pass incentive auction legislation but worried that it would include provisions preventing the FCC from maximizing the overall value of the spectrum.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>He also said he was pleased with the fallout of the network neutrality rules, saying they resolved a radioactive issue without putting crimp in investment or innovation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>Genachowski was speaking at the Flatirons broadband policy conference at the University of Colorado.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>Flatirons executive director Phil Weiser, ex of the White House and a fan of the FCC's codification of network neutrality rules, asked whether the model of stakeholder participation and after-the-fact adjudication rather than more prescriptive rules would be a model going forward.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>The chairman said that the challenge was the FCC had to deal with a changing world and still ensure baseline practices to ensure investment and innovation. He said he tried to bring a "certain humility" to the process without locking in a system. He said the rules were very limited -- "less than a page."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>He put in a plug for multi-stakeholder solutions to resolving disputes about internet business practices-the FCC network neutrality rules include having industry players weigh in on what constitutes reasonable network management. He said that he is pleased with what has happened since the FCC adopted the rules -- they went into effect last fall.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>To read more click <a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/480522-Genachowski_Concerned_About_Incentive_Auction_Legislation.php">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a href="#_top"><Return to top></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a name=WSJ><b>Wall Street Journal, FEBRUARY 14, 2012, Sprint Adjusts Bonus, Executives Pay Won't Be Hurt by Costly Apple iPhone Deal, By ANTON TROIANOVSKI</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>While investors and analysts are still debating the ultimate benefits of Sprint Nextel Corp.'s high-stakes bet on the iPhone, the carrier's board has decided that bonuses for Chief Executive Dan Hesse and other employees won't suffer as a result.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>Sprint said in a regulatory filing Monday that it won't count the impact of the iPhone on the company's profits in calculating employee bonuses. The company also won't count a benefit to the company's books from a network-sharing deal with start-up wireless carrier LightSquared, though that deal is stalled while Lightsquared tries to resolve concerns its network would interfere with global-positioning systems.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>The decision had the effect of boosting Mr. Hesse's short-term incentive payout to $1.77 million for 2011 from the $1.53 million he would have earned had the iPhone's impact been counted. In addition, the payout under Mr. Hesse's long-term incentive plan for the year rose to 106.5% from 91.5% of the target.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>A Sprint spokesman, Scott Sloat, said the changes were warranted because the company didn't know it would be carrying Apple Inc.'s iPhone or have a deal with LightSquared when performance metrics were put in place early last year. Mr. Sloat said a broad range of employees were eligible for the short-term compensation plan. Excluding the iPhone helped the bonus calculations, because they are based partly on Sprint's operating income or cash flow.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>The tweaks to Sprint bonuses are the latest indicator of how Apple's wildly popular handset has affected the business of the nation's wireless carriers. Sprint, of Overland Park, Kan., the third-largest wireless carrier in the U.S., spelled out the magnitude of its bet on the iPhone in late October, saying it will cost at least $15.5 billion over four years, limiting its ability to turn a profit over that time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>To read more click <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204883304577221720977313752.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a href="#_top"><Return to top></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a name=Bloomberg><b>Bloomberg, Sprint Nextel Boosts Bonuses by Excluding Cost of Apple IPhones, February 14, 2012, 12:24 AM EST, By Scott Moritz</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Sprint Nextel Corp., which sells Apple Inc.’s iPhone at a loss, says it excluded the device’s cost from its 2011 bonus calculations for eligible employees.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>The move, which also excludes payments from partner LightSquared Inc., made short-term incentive bonuses 73.7 percent of target, up from the 63.7 percent amount that included these items. Sprint’s long-term incentive bonus rose to 106.5 percent from 91.5 percent of target with the adjustments, the Overland Park, Kansas-based company said yesterday in a filing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>Sprint, the nation’s third-largest wireless phone company, like bigger rivals Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc. sells the iPhone at a loss to sign up customers on two-year contracts. Sprint, which has recorded five years of consecutive losses, said it sold 1.8 million iPhones in the fourth quarter and saw its subsidy costs increase about 40 percent.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>To read more click <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-14/sprint-nextel-boosts-bonuses-by-excluding-cost-of-apple-iphones.html">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a href="#_top"><Return to top></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a name=FarmFurture><b>Farm Futures, Officials Still Wrangling Over LightSquared, Posted on February 14, 2012 at 3:00 AM</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>When the U.S. Federal Communications Commission granted LightSquared the ability to develop its network of towers to deliver 4G LTE network services, and a kind of universal broadband, the news was met with some high-fives. That was a year ago. Now, it turns out controversy, interference claims regarding GPS signals and a host of other issues have piled on.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>Today, LightSquared continues signing up new partners, but there's no clear evidence that the FCC is going to give its approval to allow the service to go into operation. Turns out, even after testing, there could be problems with the highest end GPS receivers used by aviation and perhaps the RTK box in your tractor cab.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>Going past the claims and counter claims, the finger-pointing on both sides, the net result is this. Farmers remain concerned about the potential interference issues and those that wanted better high-speed Web access don't see that happening from this service.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>However, the controversy has raised another issue, which could have regulators tightening up the rules on future GPS systems to help avoid these interference issues in the future. For now, your GPS unit is safe. That's good news with the 2012 planting season getting so much closer.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>As the industry works through this issue, keeping in touch with your supplier may be your best bet. Officials at a hearing last week in Washington are working in new guidelines - important because FCC didn't have to consider the "space-based" concerns of GPS when approving a "land-based" system. In fact, that land-based system can interfere with GPS - to what extent, however, is still being worked out.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>To read more click <a href="http://farmfutures.com/blogs.aspx?fcb=22&fcbp=3014&fcbpc=0&s=1/14/2012&e=3/14/2012">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a href="#_top"><Return to top></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a name="CommsDaily_CapHill"><b>COMMUNICATIONS DAILY, February 14, 2012 Tuesday, CAPITOL HILL, SECTION: CAPITOL HILL, LENGTH: 76 words</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>The FCC should move quickly to test possible solutions to the LightSquared/GPS interference fight, said Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., in a Feb. 8 letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. "I write to express concerns about delays in the approval process involving LightSquared's" proposed network, he said. The "wireless sector is in need of increased competition" and the FCC should "act with urgency to resolve this issue as quickly as possible," said Conyers.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a href="#_top"><Return to top></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a name="CommsDaily_Sat"><b>COMMUNICATIONS DAILY, February 14, 2012 Tuesday, SATELLITE, SECTION: SATELLITE, LENGTH: 163 words</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>The FCC should consider "individualized circumstances" in determining terrestrial build-out requirements for mobile satellite service/ancillary terrestrial component operators, Globalstar said in a filing (<a href="http://xrl.us/bmrvze">http://xrl.us/bmrvze</a>). The agency shouldn't use a "one-size-fits-all" approach in determining buildout conditions for Dish Network in the 2 GHz band or other MSS/ATC operators, Globalstar said. AT&T recently filed in the proceeding saying the agency should impose LightSquared's buildout requirements on Dish (CD Jan 30 p9). Such an approach might force MSS/ATC operators "to rely on less advanced technologies simply to comply with such requirements, rather than utilizing emerging technologies that will provide the greatest public interest benefits to consumers," said Globalstar. The company said it hopes to regain ATC authority later in the Big Low Earth Orbit band this year. It lost ATC authority in 2010 after it was found not to be in compliance with agency rules.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a href="#_top"><Return to top></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a name=TRDaily><b>TR Daily, LightSquared CITES LETTERS OF SUPPORT, 173 words, 13 February 2012</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>LightSquared, Inc., today released a number of letters to the FCC or the National Telecommunications and Information Administration from members of Congress, state elected officials, and its corporate partners voicing support for allowing the company to move ahead to deploy a nationwide 4G LTE (long term evolution) network. “Together this shows the growing base of support for LightSquared both inside and outside the beltway,” said Chris Stern, a spokesman for LightSquared. The letters of support came from 10 members of Congress, 13 state elected officials, and eight companies. A number of the letters were dated last month and this month. In the most recent congressional letter, Rep. John Conyers Jr., ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, Feb. 8 expressed “concern about delays in the approval process involving LightSquared’s proposed 4G-LTE wireless broadband network.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>I strongly urge the Commission to move with urgently to fully test potential solutions to the LightSquared-GPS interference issue employing transparent, fact-based methodologies, common-sense standards and independent testing facilities.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a href="#_top"><Return to top></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a name=LSQTweets><b>LightSquared (@LightSquared) Tweets </b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>Conyers concerned about delays in LightSquared approval, via @TheHill ow.ly/92YoL<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>Wolfe County Judge: Issue of vital importance to rural America. LightSquared spending over $14B in <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>CEO Codell Construction: “It is easy for a highway builder to understand: We need a bigger highway for our information” ow.ly/92KV1<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>Thanks to all who writing in support of our FCC petition. We’ll be tweeting a snapshot of many in favor of wireless broadband competition.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>Some aviation receivers designed to listen outside of allotted GPS band: ow.ly/92u02<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>Avid sailor & Dr. of Engineering: GPS industry doesn't use latest tech even tho cell systems in nearby bands do: ow.ly/92tBA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b>Coalition (@SaveGPS) Tweets<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>Learn more about the Coalition: saveourgps.org #savegps<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a href="#_top"><Return to top></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'>###<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>