Globalstar Sees Public Knowledge FCC Filing as Reason To OK Company's TLPS

Public Knowledge's supportive comments on Globalstar's proposed broadband terrestrial low-power service (see 1511200036) is a reason that the FCC should OK the TLPS service, the company wrote the agency in a filing posted Wednesday to docket 13-213. "Since the Commission proposed rules in this proceeding two years ago, Globalstar has made it a priority to meet with interested parties to find common ground," including with what it called the public interest community. PK's latest filing "recognizes the substantial consumer benefits that will result from Globalstar’s planned TLPS operations on IEEE Channel 14," the company said. PK's filing said the group prefers that the agency let all unlicensed users on the channel, while taking swipes at Qualcomm on LTE-U standards from the company-backed LTE-U Forum. Qualcomm didn't comment Wednesday.