Sen Grassley wants more info from FCC on LightSquared

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is pressing the Federal Communications Commission for more information on its review of a new next-generation wireless service from broadband provider LightSquared.

LightSquared plans to sell capacity on its network to cable, wireless and other firms. The FCC granted LightSquared a conditional waiver to access the band of spectrum adjacent to the spectrum used by the Global Positioning System (GPS) system in January. But officials in Las Vegas said over the weekend that tests of the new wireless network could result in GPS technology being unavailable in the area. Sen Grassley wrote to the FCC seeking more details on its review of LightSquared's proposal on April 27 but has yet to receive answers to his questions.