MSAT-2 Authority Lapsed Due to Administrative Oversight, Ligado Says

Administrative oversight caused Ligado to inadvertently let the license lapse for its MSAT-2 satellite, the company said in a pair of FCC International Bureau filings (see here and here) Thursday, asking for reinstatement of its license and special temporary authority to operate in the meantime. Ligado said since its original authorization lapsed in 2011, it filed requests for five years straight asking that its license be modified for an additional year, with the most recent being until Dec. 31, 2016. The company said it and its counsel are taking steps to make sure such oversight doesn't happen again, such as instituting a deadline management system.