BusinessWeek is carrying an article today that says that government
tests showed that the proposed LightSquared mobile service caused
interference to 75% of all GPS receivers tested.

The report can be found at: http://preview.tinyurl.com/7jyaazf

There is big money behind this. I'd recommend writing your elected
representatives and voicing your concerns.

On Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:32:16 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:

BusinessWeek is carrying an article today that says that government
tests showed that the proposed LightSquared mobile service caused
interference to 75% of all GPS receivers tested.

The report can be found at: http://preview.tinyurl.com/7jyaazf

There is big money behind this. I'd recommend writing your elected
representatives and voicing your concerns.

Done, a while back.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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BusinessWeek is carrying an article today that says that government
tests showed that the proposed LightSquared mobile service caused
interference to 75% of all GPS receivers tested.

The report can be found at: http://preview.tinyurl.com/7jyaazf

There is big money behind this. I'd recommend writing your elected
representatives and voicing your concerns.


If LightSquared succeeds in this spectrum land-grab, it would be a disaster
for GPS users, in particular the aviation industry and the military. There's
some BIG money behind them - some big swinging dick investors - and they're
trying to get their stake in the ground early enough so that they can hope
to succeed against any resistance. Write your representatives.

Tom

On Dec 14, 8:32*am, Wayne.B wrote:
BusinessWeek is carrying an article today that says that government
tests showed that the proposed LightSquared mobile service caused
interference to 75% of all GPS receivers tested.

The report can be found at:http://preview.tinyurl.com/7jyaazf

There is big money behind this. * I'd recommend writing your elected
representatives and voicing your concerns.

That could be a bad deal. I'm a slow learner, but my wife just updated
her Garmin and gave her old one.

I'm not dependent of it but I'm kinda liking it. too bad if they'll
all be screwed up

On 12/15/11 7:42 AM, Tim wrote:
On Dec 14, 8:32 am, wrote:
BusinessWeek is carrying an article today that says that government
tests showed that the proposed LightSquared mobile service caused
interference to 75% of all GPS receivers tested.

The report can be found at:http://preview.tinyurl.com/7jyaazf

There is big money behind this. I'd recommend writing your elected
representatives and voicing your concerns.

That could be a bad deal. I'm a slow learner, but my wife just updated
her Garmin and gave her old one.

I'm not dependent of it but I'm kinda liking it. too bad if they'll
all be screwed up


From my point of view of being against the takeover of the United
States by corporate interests, this is almost laughable. The well-heeled
corporate interests at LightSquared are lobbying to push their theory
that their snatch of bandwidth isn't going to do any harm to existing
services because, well, because they say so.

On the other hand, we have reports that:

Government tests showed that "LightSquared signals caused harmful
interference to the majority of…general purpose GPS receivers," said
Anthony Russo, director of the National Coordination Office for
Spaced-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing, a government and
industry advisory board, in a statement late Wednesday.

How will it end? The usual way: another corporate takeover of an area
that should be tightly regulated to protect the public's interest. And
we'll all probably have to subscribe for payment to some future
commercial GPS service.

Corporatism uber alles.


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On 12/15/2011 7:56 AM, X ` Man wrote:



From my point of view of being against the takeover of the United
States by corporate interests, this is almost laughable. The well-heeled
corporate interests at LightSquared are lobbying to push their theory
that their snatch of bandwidth isn't going to do any harm to existing
services because, well, because they say so.

On the other hand, we have reports that:

Government tests showed that "LightSquared signals caused harmful
interference to the majority of…general purpose GPS receivers," said
Anthony Russo, director of the National Coordination Office for
Spaced-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing, a government and
industry advisory board, in a statement late Wednesday.

How will it end? The usual way: another corporate takeover of an area
that should be tightly regulated to protect the public's interest. And
we'll all probably have to subscribe for payment to some future
commercial GPS service.

Corporatism uber alles.



WELL THEN, DON'T JUST SIT THERE, DO SOMETHING...

On 12/15/2011 8:50 AM, A boater wrote:
On 12/15/2011 7:56 AM, X ` Man wrote:



From my point of view of being against the takeover of the United
States by corporate interests, this is almost laughable. The well-heeled
corporate interests at LightSquared are lobbying to push their theory
that their snatch of bandwidth isn't going to do any harm to existing
services because, well, because they say so.

On the other hand, we have reports that:

Government tests showed that "LightSquared signals caused harmful
interference to the majority of…general purpose GPS receivers," said
Anthony Russo, director of the National Coordination Office for
Spaced-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing, a government and
industry advisory board, in a statement late Wednesday.

How will it end? The usual way: another corporate takeover of an area
that should be tightly regulated to protect the public's interest. And
we'll all probably have to subscribe for payment to some future
commercial GPS service.

Corporatism uber alles.



WELL THEN, DON'T JUST SIT THERE, DO SOMETHING...

As much **** as I am sure to take I have to admit, I am addicted to my
GPS. It's on all the time, always pointed where I am going (over 5 miles
or so) even if I go there every day like the track or the stables. I
like the clock, the speedometer, and just not spacing by a turn. Of
course I do end up going a lot of places that are new to me during the
year too traveling around from track to track... So, I need my GPS!

In article , says...

On 12/15/2011 7:56 AM, X ` Man wrote:



From my point of view of being against the takeover of the United
States by corporate interests, this is almost laughable. The well-heeled
corporate interests at LightSquared are lobbying to push their theory
that their snatch of bandwidth isn't going to do any harm to existing
services because, well, because they say so.

On the other hand, we have reports that:

Government tests showed that "LightSquared signals caused harmful
interference to the majority of?general purpose GPS receivers," said
Anthony Russo, director of the National Coordination Office for
Spaced-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing, a government and
industry advisory board, in a statement late Wednesday.

How will it end? The usual way: another corporate takeover of an area
that should be tightly regulated to protect the public's interest. And
we'll all probably have to subscribe for payment to some future
commercial GPS service.

Corporatism uber alles.



WELL THEN, DON'T JUST SIT THERE, DO SOMETHING...

If he actually did something, the coward wouldn't have anything to sit a
whine about.

On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:56:56 -0500, X ` Man
wrote:

How will it end? The usual way: another corporate takeover of an area
that should be tightly regulated to protect the public's interest. And
we'll all probably have to subscribe for payment to some future
commercial GPS service.

===

That seems overly pessimistic. If there is enough grass roots
opposition, the proposal as it presently exists will be defeated.
That's why it is important that everyone write.

My best guess is that eventually Lightspeed will be forced to barter
with the FCC to get the use of some other frequencies.

On 12/15/11 10:12 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:56:56 -0500, X ` Man
wrote:

How will it end? The usual way: another corporate takeover of an area
that should be tightly regulated to protect the public's interest. And
we'll all probably have to subscribe for payment to some future
commercial GPS service.

===

That seems overly pessimistic. If there is enough grass roots
opposition, the proposal as it presently exists will be defeated.
That's why it is important that everyone write.

My best guess is that eventually Lightspeed will be forced to barter
with the FCC to get the use of some other frequencies.


I hope you are right, but recent history indicates otherwise, at least
as far as the ordinary public's interest goes.

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