Iridium CEO, FCC's O'Rielly Talk Ligado, While It Meets With Other Commissioners
Iridium CEO Matt Desch continues lobbying the eighth floor on the FCC's Ligado approval (see 2007240066), discussing its objections in a call with Commissioner Mike O'Rielly, per a docket 12-340 ex parte posting Wednesday. Iridium seeks reconsideration. Ligado said in…
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talks with aides to Commissioners Jessica Rosenworcel and Geoffrey Starks it discussed how opponents of its approval "misrepresent ... and badly misconstrue" the record and approval. That FCC OK sets power limits much stricter than what GPS manufacturers insisted on, and the conditions to protect certified aviation GPS receivers were proposed by the FAA, which shouldn't be overruled, it said.