Globalstar Can't Claim Exclusivity in 1.6, 2.4 GHz Bands: SpaceX

Globalstar's unwillingness to share the 1.6 and 2.4 GHz bands (see 2209150048) goes against the FCC's fundamental spectrum allocation goal of a competitive market with multiple co-frequency operators sharing, SpaceX told the International Bureau Friday. SpaceX said it's "ready, able and willing to coordinate" with other mobile satellite systems, but "Globalstar appears entirely unwilling to even try." Globalstar was never granted exclusivity in the bands, SpaceX said. Globalstar's iPhone connectivity partnership with Apple (see 2209080001) seems to point to it having network capacity available for sharing, the filing said. Globalstar didn't comment.