Reminder on Letter to Chairman of FCC
In light of Mark Richard's interview, IMHO it is apparent that Vox VVoIP services have the opportunity of supporting the 30+ customers of LightSquared as the VVoIP service is incomparable and CANNOT be duplicated due to the industry leading service excellence, low bandwidth requirements, and the legal patent protection.
The evident meaning of "ecosystem" is the beneficial partnership amongst all LightSquared contracted players: all agreeable partners gain the benefit of a technology that will be superior to the Big Guys (Skype, Tango, etc.) and we gain the benefit of the marketing multiplier effect as these companies would in effect be extensions of our marketing efforts.
I emailed the letter below. I think it is in the interest of all Longs to do the same. It will cost only a bit, but the return coming from a positive FCC declarative ruling swamps the cost.
The Honorable Chairman's email address: Julius.Genachowski@fcc.gov
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The Honorable Julius Genachowski, Chairman
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20554
Subject: LightSquared – GPS Coexistence
Dear Mr. Genachowski:
This is a note in response to and in support of LightSquared’s December 20th, 2011 request to the FCC for a declaratory ruling, confirming LightSquared’s legal rights to its licensed spectrum. You should know that I am a private investor in several of the small public companies that will benefit greatly from LightSquared’s wholesale network going live.
I have tried to keep abreast of the news. As such, I have developed a sense of faith in Dr. Javad Ashjaee, an industry veteran characterized as “one of the single most innovative people in his field, bringing out products that make his competitors unhappy and uncomfortable at times because he is a leader” by Tom Stansell, a pioneer and 50 year veteran of the GPS industry. My concerns are brought into focus by a recent statement of Dr. Javad and I politely pose the question to you: Why has Dr. Javad gone out on the limb to portray the PNT’s recent testing by stating: “Either they lacked technical competence, or they intentionally misled the debate with false claims”?
To be bold, I respectfully suggest your team draw up a list of those 30+ companies signing contracts with LightSquared and assess “why so many”. Then assess the scope of this new competition against existing suppliers as well as the extent to which new services are being created. Ask why so many and why only with the advent of LightSquared.
Certainly the benefits of competition are brought into sharp relief when you balance two questions: (1) why did the GPS Coalition indicate at the eleventh hour that a solution to the GPS-LightSquared coexistence wasn’t technically possible, and if it was, would take $ Billions and up to 10 years to develop and implement; and (2) how was Javad GNSS able to drive solutions for all three LightSquared spectrum slices in just months of development for far less than expected.
I wish you the best in your efforts of balancing the interests in this public policy debate. I do believe our nation’s best interests will be fulfilled through coexistence and increased competition; and, I think it fair to say that the economic growth engendered by coexistence and increased competition will truly enhance our ability to exit the “Great Recession”.
Sincerely,
Mason Ainsworth
AI
