LightSquared has been battling the FCC for the past few months trying to get their 1600Mhz spectrum approved for their LTE network. The issue resolves around GPS interference and LightSquared even threatened to take legal action if they couldn't use the spectrum they own. They've indicated that it would cost the commercial GPS industry up to $400 million to fix their equipment that doesn't always stay within the frequency their designed to operate on. LightSquared Chief Marketing Officer Frank Boulben indicated there are around 500,00 commercial precision GPS devices that could be disrupted. In order to make the FCC and the government happy, LightSquared has developed a device that costs between $300 to $800 that will protect GPS devices from potential disruptions. To further expedite the process of getting approved LightSquared has already committed to spending $50 million on hardware to protect government GPS equipment.
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