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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='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks Ken, much appreciated! I have no doubt that George W. Bush was right on top of this issue and personally ensured that the GPS and related systems would always be protected. However, the fact that the FCC didn’t squash the LightSquared proposal, but instead provisionally approved it in the face of significant opposition from all sides, is what’s causing all the concern. I don’t think anyone trusts the federal bureaucracy not to ever make a mistake. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> The information you provided was very useful to the GPL discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>cy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Cy Smith, Statewide GIS Coordinator</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>DAS/EISPD Geospatial Enterprise Office</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>President, Urban/Regional Info Sys Assoc. (URISA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Delegate, Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO)</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Past President, Natl. States Geographic Info. Council (NSGIC)</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>503-378-6066 <a href="http://gis.oregon.gov">http://gis.oregon.gov</a> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";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><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"'> BAYS Kenneth [mailto:Kenneth.BAYS@odot.state.or.us] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 09, 2011 12:12 PM<br><b>To:</b> RAGAIN Casey J; OBERG Randy D; WARD Clinton S<br><b>Cc:</b> SMITH Cy * EISPD GEO; HILL Milton E * EISPD GEO; SINGH Ranvir * Ron<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [gpl_list] FW: LightSquared & GPS<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>In my humble opinion, this LightSquared proposal is a dead-on-arrival issue we don't need to worry about, but there has been a lot of paranoia about on the Web about it. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>The US Govt. <em><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>very effectively</span></b></em> manages US Spaced-Based Position Navigation and Timing (PNT) issues through the National Executive Committee for Space-based PNT (</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="http://www.pnt.gov/" title="http://www.pnt.gov/"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>http://www.pnt.gov/</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>), which was established by Presidential Directive in 2004 (thanks to George W Bush) to advise and coordinate federal departments and agencies on matters concerning the </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="http://www.pnt.gov/101/gps.html" title="http://www.pnt.gov/101/gps.html"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Global Positioning System</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'> (GPS) and related systems</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>The PNT is jointly chaired by the US DOD and US DOT with input from many other Executive Departments, including the Dept of Commerce to regulate spectrum issues nationally and the Dept of State to negotiate spectrum issues internationally: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><img border=0 width=761 height=685 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CBC857.24231520"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>The US has a very aggressive and focused policy to protect GPS spectrum. To illustrate just how well the PNT Executive Committee structure works in squashing this LightSquared issue: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>From the </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="http://www.pnt.gov/" title="http://www.pnt.gov/"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>www.pnt.gov</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'> website, under "What's New", the PNT Exec. Committee has a link to the "</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/filings/2011/NTIA_FCCletter_01122011.pdf" title="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/filings/2011/NTIA_FCCletter_01122011.pdf"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#810081'>NTIA Letter to FCC on LightSquared Waiver Request</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>" which is actually a combination of two letters:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>1. A Dec 28 letter from to <strong><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Karl Nebbia</span></strong>, Associate Administrator, Office of Spectrum Management, National Telecommunications and Information, Dept of Commerce, from <strong><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Danny Price</span></strong>, Director, Spectrum and Communication Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, expressing Pentagon concerns about the LightSquared proposal. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>2. A subsequent Jan 12 letter to <strong><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Julius Genachowski</span></strong>, Chair, FCC, from <strong><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Lawrence Strickling</span></strong>, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, US Dept of Commerce, telling the FCC that the Commerce Deptartment's National Telecommunications and Information Administration <em><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>(</span></em> NTIA ) has reviewed the LightSquared Proposal and "this proposal raises significant interference concerns" that need full evalutation to insure they don't impact GPS, GNSS or IMARSAT signals.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>Below is LightSquared's reaction to the above:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/lightsquared-agrees-solve-gps-interference-issues/2011-01-24" title="http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/lightsquared-agrees-solve-gps-interference-issues/2011-01-24"><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/lightsquared-agrees-solve-gps-interference-issues/2011-01-24</span></em></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>"In a letter to the FCC, LightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja promised to work with the commission to ensure that the company's proposed integrated satellite-terrestrial broadband network will not interfere with GPS satellites and other maritime and aeronautical emergency communications. Ahuja promised to not offer commercial service until the FCC is satisfied with LightSquared's resolution of the interference claims.</span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Ahuja's letter comes just days after the National Telecommunications and Information Administration told the FCC that federal agencies are worried about LightSquared's proposed LTE network interfering with GPS satellites and other emergency communications. In the letter, NTIA Administrator Lawrence Strickling said that a fully terrestrial network would require more base stations than a terrestrial/satellite combination network, thereby increasing the likelihood of interference."</span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>I think the US Government is right on top of this issue and doing the right thing. The FCC can and will overridden by the NTIA. Ken</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></b> <br><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ken Bays, PLS</span></b> <br><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lead Geodetic Surveyor, Geometronics Unit </span></b><br><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Oregon Department of Transportation </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Technical Manager, Oregon Real-time GPS Network (ORGN)</span></b> <br><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.theorgn.net/">http://www.TheORGN.net</a></span></b> <o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4040 Fairview Industrial Dr SE, MS 4, Salem, OR 97302 </span></b><br><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Phone: 503-986-3543 </span></b><br><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cell: 503-580-8793 </span></b><br><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fax: 503-986-3548</span></b> <br><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>kenneth.bays@odot.state.or.us</span></b> <br><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></b> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><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"'> RAGAIN Casey J <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 09, 2011 9:50 AM<br><b>To:</b> OBERG Randy D; BAYS Kenneth; WARD Clinton S<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: [gpl_list] FW: LightSquared & GPS</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Thought you guys might find this article interesting.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><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"'> BRADY Chad W * ODOT <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 09, 2011 9:42 AM<br><b>To:</b> ODOT TDD_GIS Unit<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: [gpl_list] FW: LightSquared & GPS</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><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"'> gpl_list-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:gpl_list-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>SMITH Cy * EISPD GEO<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 09, 2011 9:36 AM<br><b>To:</b> gpl_list@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br><b>Subject:</b> [gpl_list] FW: LightSquared & GPS</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi folks, I brought up an issue yesterday at GPL that has the potential to cause problems with GPS use across the country. The group agreed to examine the information about this issue with the notion of possibly asking for OGIC or other action soon. Ryan Dalton with OEM received the link below that explains the issue in understandable terms and thought it would be good for you all to see.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>cy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Cy Smith, Statewide GIS Coordinator</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>DAS/EISPD Geospatial Enterprise Office</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>President, Urban/Regional Info Sys Assoc. (URISA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Delegate, Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO)</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Past President, Natl. States Geographic Info. Council (NSGIC)</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>503-378-6066 <a href="http://gis.oregon.gov">http://gis.oregon.gov</a> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";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><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"'> Ryan Dalton [mailto:ryan.dalton@state.or.us] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 09, 2011 8:39 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'SMITH Cy * EISPD GEO'<br><b>Subject:</b> LightSquared & GPS<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cy,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Since you brought this up yesterday, I received this link via email from a GIS user group in WA. I thought it might be worth passing on to the rest of the group because it explains the issue in very understandable terms.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://freegeographytools.com/2011/how-the-fcc-plans-to-destroy-gps-a-simple-explanation?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FreeGeographyTools+%28Free+Geography+Tools%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher">http://freegeographytools.com/2011/how-the-fcc-plans-to-destroy-gps-a-simple-explanation?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FreeGeographyTools+%28Free+Geography+Tools%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ryan Dalton, 911 GIS/Database Analyst<br>Oregon Emergency Management<br><a href="mailto:Ryan.Dalton@state.or.us">Ryan.Dalton@state.or.us</a><br>503-378-2911 x22284<br>P.O.Box 14370<br>Salem, OR 97309-5062</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>