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LightSquared Close to Bankruptcy, Misses Key Payment and Lays Off Workers

LightSquared Close to Bankruptcy, Misses Key Payment and Lays Off Workers

By Humberto Saabedra on February 22, 2012

The bad news is piling on for embattled network LightSquared, as the company has missed a key payment to satellite network operator Inmarsat as it scrambles to remain in business following last week’s FCC decision to reject the network rollout until the company can reassure the regulator that its planned LTE network will not interfere […]

Posted in Clearwire, General News, Legal, Sprint | Tagged Clearwire, fcc, Federal Communications Commission, Global Positioning System, Harbinger Capital, LightSquared

LightSquared CEO Sued By Investors, Network Rollout Halted by Regulators

LightSquared CEO Sued By Investors, Network Rollout Halted by Regulators

By Humberto Saabedra on February 18, 2012

After a tumultuous year which saw LightSquared garner attention by attempting to become the first wholesale LTE network powered by satellite arrays and signing on carriers such as Sprint, Leap Wireless and countless virtual operators, Philip Falcone’s attempt to become the Craig McCaw of LTE has been struck dead thanks to the FCC and the […]

Posted in Legal, LTE, Network Platforms | Tagged Federal Communications Commission, Global Positioning System, Harbinger Capital, LightSquared, National Telecommunications and Information Administration

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