Federal Agencies: LightSquared Unacceptable Safety, Environmental,
Economic Consequences

http://www.gpsworld.com/gnss-system/...mic-consequenc

October 11, 2011

In the public interest, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology has released some of the impact
statements provided by federal agencies to the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The reports
reveal deep concerns about and opposition to the LightSquared proposal,
and detail cost estimates and other adverse impacts to government-wide
operations should it go forward.

The NTIA itself has refused to make these agency reports public,
rebuffing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by GPS World
magazine and, so far, giving the same response to Congressional
committees on both the House and Senate side.

The House Committee does not yet have access to all the agency
statements; still missing are those from the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), the Department of Commerce (DOC), the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Institutes of
Standards and Technology (NIST). The committee has written to those
departments asking for their reports; GPS World has also filed further
FOIA requests specifically with those agencies. The Department of
Defense impact statement is presumed to be classified.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) impact statement is the
strongest. The FAA stated, among many other findings, that the
LightSquared proposal would cost the aviation community at least $72
billion, preclude elimination/reduction of an estimated 794 air-traffic
fatalities over the next 10 years, set back planned air-traffic safety
and efficiency measures by that same period, affect U.S. leadership in
aviation, and damage the international market for U.S. satellite technology.

See:
http://www.gpsworld.com/gnss-system/...mic-consequenc

On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:25:08 -0500, Sam Wormley <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Federal Agencies: LightSquared Unacceptable Safety, Environmental,
>Economic Consequences
>
>http://www.gpsworld.com/gnss-system/...mic-consequenc
>
>October 11, 2011
>
>In the public interest, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on
>Science, Space, and Technology has released some of the impact
>statements provided by federal agencies to the National
>Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The reports
>reveal deep concerns about and opposition to the LightSquared proposal,
>and detail cost estimates and other adverse impacts to government-wide
>operations should it go forward.
>
>The NTIA itself has refused to make these agency reports public,
>rebuffing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by GPS World
>magazine and, so far, giving the same response to Congressional
>committees on both the House and Senate side.
>
>The House Committee does not yet have access to all the agency
>statements; still missing are those from the Department of Homeland
>Security (DHS), the Department of Commerce (DOC), the National Oceanic
>and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Institutes of
>Standards and Technology (NIST). The committee has written to those
>departments asking for their reports; GPS World has also filed further
>FOIA requests specifically with those agencies. The Department of
>Defense impact statement is presumed to be classified.
>
>The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) impact statement is the
>strongest. The FAA stated, among many other findings, that the
>LightSquared proposal would cost the aviation community at least $72
>billion, preclude elimination/reduction of an estimated 794 air-traffic
>fatalities over the next 10 years, set back planned air-traffic safety
>and efficiency measures by that same period, affect U.S. leadership in
>aviation, and damage the international market for U.S. satellite technology.
>
>See:
>http://www.gpsworld.com/gnss-system/...mic-consequenc

L2 has already bought the silence of certain political enteties, who
are more interested in a fast buck than the security of the USA. By
definition, these politicos are guilty of Treason.

And I remind you, **** flows downhill, so the responsibility for this
stonewalling begins at the office of the Commander in Chief.

This is what happens when you elect an Enemy of the USA to the highest
office in the land. Remember that next election.

Lg

On 2011-10-12 13:48 , Nicholas wrote:

> This is what happens when you elect an Enemy of the USA to the highest
> office in the land. Remember that next election.

Bush's term expired. Assuming you don't get that, the whole L^2 use of
that spectrum began during his administration which encouraged the endeavor.

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On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:09:40 -0400, Alan Browne
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On 2011-10-12 13:48 , Nicholas wrote:
>
>> This is what happens when you elect an Enemy of the USA to the highest
>> office in the land. Remember that next election.
>
>Bush's term expired. Assuming you don't get that, the whole L^2 use of
>that spectrum began during his administration which encouraged the endeavor.

It might have started under Bush, but it could have ended under Obama.
Obama is a straight up liar. We're still in Iraq to stay, and in
Afghanistan, which he promised to get us out of forthwith. He's a
liar plain and simple. That's probably a requirement for being a
politician in the first place, so we're good and truly screwed.

Lg

On 10/12/2011 4:51 PM, Nicholas wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:09:40 -0400, Alan Browne
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> On 2011-10-12 13:48 , Nicholas wrote:
>>
>>> This is what happens when you elect an Enemy of the USA to the highest
>>> office in the land. Remember that next election.
>>
>> Bush's term expired. Assuming you don't get that, the whole L^2 use of
>> that spectrum began during his administration which encouraged the endeavor.
>
> It might have started under Bush, but it could have ended under Obama.
> Obama is a straight up liar. We're still in Iraq to stay, and in
> Afghanistan, which he promised to get us out of forthwith. He's a
> liar plain and simple. That's probably a requirement for being a
> politician in the first place, so we're good and truly screwed.
>
> Lg
>
You think he might have been listening to this military commanders????

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http://www.ussliberty.org/

On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:57:46 -0500, Rick <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On 10/12/2011 4:51 PM, Nicholas wrote:
>> On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:09:40 -0400, Alan Browne
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2011-10-12 13:48 , Nicholas wrote:
>>>
>>>> This is what happens when you elect an Enemy of the USA to the highest
>>>> office in the land. Remember that next election.
>>>
>>> Bush's term expired. Assuming you don't get that, the whole L^2 use of
>>> that spectrum began during his administration which encouraged the endeavor.
>>
>> It might have started under Bush, but it could have ended under Obama.
>> Obama is a straight up liar. We're still in Iraq to stay, and in
>> Afghanistan, which he promised to get us out of forthwith. He's a
>> liar plain and simple. That's probably a requirement for being a
>> politician in the first place, so we're good and truly screwed.
>>
>> Lg
>>
>You think he might have been listening to this military commanders????

He might have listened to them, but ignored their advice. None of his
Chiefs of Staff think Afghanistan is winnable, because of the
Taliban's ability to run to Pakistan when threatened, and return to
Afghanistan to ambush.

Lg

Political pundits can argue 'till the cows come home' about who caused
this debacle. It's what happens when the politics of a technology are
out of sync with its science.

Barring intervention from the highest level of government,
Lightsquared must get past the FAA before they can operate. With the
possible exception of DoD, FAA has the most grandiose expectations
from GPS.

--- CHAS

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> And I remind you, **** flows downhill, so the responsibility for this
> stonewalling begins at the office of the Commander in Chief.
>
> This is what happens when you elect an Enemy of the USA to the highest
> office in the land. *Remember that next election.

Yeah... and electing another "Bush"? (Since he is the source of the
problem... you should thank him)