Globalstar Urges Approval of TLPS

Aiming to rebut criticisms of its proposed terrestrial low-power Wi-Fi service, Globalstar met with FCC officials last week to address interference claims, said an ex parte notice posted Wednesday in docket 13-213. Its March demonstration showed its broadband service "was compatible with existing unlicensed operations," the company said. Some of those interference claims -- that Globalstar's TLPS might affect Wi-Fi channel 11 (see 1506160037) -- are from opponents who also are potential competitors and run contrary "with their own proposals to operate on overlapping channels under new technical limits," Globalstar said. Meeting participants included Globalstar General Counsel Barbee Ponder, Roberson and Associates CEO Dennis Roberson, Jarvinian Ventures founder John Dooley and others from the Wireless Bureau, the International Bureau and the Office of Engineering and Technology.