Videogame Industry Lobbying FCC on Its Opposition to Globalstar TLPS
The videogame industry is taking its opposition to Globalstar's broadband terrestrial low-power service plans to the FCC's eighth floor. An ex parte filing Friday in docket 13-213 recapped a meeting involving Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo of America and Entertainment Software Association…
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representatives and Commissioner Mike O'Rielly and a separate meeting with FCC staff including Office of Engineering and Technology Chief Julius Knapp, Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel aide Johanna Thomas, and Chairman Tom Wheeler aide Edward Smith. The video game interests discussed Microsoft tests showing TLPS interference to its Xbox wireless controllers (see 1609140038) and repeated concern about TLPS interference to other consumer uses in the 2.4 GHz band such as Bluetooth hearing aids. They said pushes to allow opportunistic use of Wi-Fi channel 14 wouldn't address the main issue of TLPS impact on 2.4 GHz users. Globalstar didn't comment. In a separate ex parte filing Friday, it said Vice President-Business Operations, Finance and Strategy Tim Taylor discussed its TLPS plans with O'Rielly aide Erin McGrath and again urged the agency to move on authorizing TLPS.