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New act scuppers LightSquared's 4G plans
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2012/01/new-act-scuppers-lightsquareds.html

In the end, it looks like it will be the military that is going to scupper the deal.

The neverending saga of LightSquared's attempts to set up a 4G broadband service in the 35-megahertz band adjacent to the one used by GPS satellites may finally be nearing its endgame.

A clause buried deep in the 565 pages of the 2012 Defense Authorization act passed in December bars the Federal Communications Commission from approving systems that interfere in any way with military GPS. The bill also tells the FCC to supply Congress with a final copy of the report from its working group, which late last year issued a preliminary report warning that a system proposed by telecoms firm LightSquared of Reston, Virginia would cause serious interference.
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The new law is bad news for LightSquared, because it bans approval of the system unless all GPS interference can be eliminated. With massive budget cuts in the offing, the Pentagon is unlikely to foot the bill. And Sprint has suspended a planned deal to cooperate with LightSquared on the proposed network until questions about regulatory approval can be resolved.

But 4G users shouldn't worry too much if the plan fails. LightSquared's band is only one of 25 set aside for 4G service.