Globalstar Talks Continuing, FCC's O'Rielly Says

FCC Commissioner Mike O'Rielly said he's still talking with Globalstar about its proposed broadband terrestrial low-power service, during a post-commissioner meeting news conference. He said he hasn't made any decisions and has no time frame to decide. The company in an ex parte filing Thursday in docket 13-213 recapped a phone call between O'Rielly aide Erin McGrath and Globalstar consultant and ex-Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth in which he pushed for "an expeditious resolution to any outstanding issues in this proceeding." O'Rielly's office has been involved in multiple Globalstar ex parte meetings in recent weeks about its application (see 1609080073, 1609020044 and 1608240063).