It appears that the LightSquared saga is one giant step closer to coming to an end. After recently requesting that the FCC become stricter on its GPS device standards, it's reported that the FCC will be rejecting the company's network application — inhibiting its ability to become a wholesale LTE network provider. This is all after the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) sent a letter to the FCC stating “LightSquared’s proposed mobile broadband network will impact GPS services and that there is no practical way to mitigate the potential interference at this time”, which directly contradicts the FCC's conditions for approval of the application that LightSquared not in any way interfere with any other signal spectrum.
Unfortunately, it doesn't stop there. On top of the billions of dollars and heaps of resources put into the LightSquared project, this will most definitely be putting LightSquared's ability to comply with Sprint's recent ultimatum. However the company doesn't quite want to take no for an answer, and went on record stating that they disagree with the NTIA's decision, and will remain committed to finding a resolution.
source: the wall street journal
