Globalstar Continues TLPS Talks With FCC

Globalstar executives have talked repeatedly with FCC Office of Engineering and Technology Chief Julius Knapp and Chairman Tom Wheeler aide Edward Smith about "ways to reach an expeditious outcome" for the satellite company's proposed broadband terrestrial low-power service network plans, according to an ex parte filing Monday in docket 13-213. The filing recapped three separate meetings or phone calls between Globalstar -- including General Counsel Barbee Ponder and Vice President-Finance, Business Operations and Strategy Tim Taylor -- and the FCC staffers.