LightSquared Renews Call for Public Notice on Shared Commercial Use, Auction of NOAA Spectrum

LightSquared continues to push the FCC to move on its request for reallocation for shared commercial use and for auction of 1675-1680 MHz spectrum, currently used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In an ex parte filing posted Wednesday in docket 12-340, LightSquared said it met with Commissioner Mignon Clyburn aide Louis Peraertz to discuss LightSquared's use of that band for its proposed broadband network and its relinquishing of any terrestrial use of 1545-1555 MHz. LightSquared repeatedly has asked the FCC to put out a public notice by late spring on its coexistence agreements with GPS companies and license modification applications (see 1601140037). In an ex parte filing also posted Wednesday, Garmin said it also met with the FCC to discuss its settlement agreement with LightSquared.