Attachment LightSquared - USGPS

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20101118-00239 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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LERMAN sENTER > PLLC EX PARTE OR LATE FILED WASHINGTON, DC STEPHEN D. BARUCH 202.416.6782 SBARUCH@LERMANSENTER.COM March 15, 2011 FILED/ACCEPTED By Hand Delivery Marlene H. Dortch MAR 1 5 2NM11 Secretary . . 20 Federal Communications Commissi ISt on Federal Communications Commission Office of the Secretary 445 Twelfth Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Notice of Ex Parte Presentation in LightSquared Subsidiary LLC Application for Modification of Authority for Ancillary Terrestrial Component, File No. SAT—MOD—20101118—00239 Dear Ms. Dortch: On March 14, 2011, representatives of the United States GPS Industry Council ("GPS Industry Council"), Trimble Navigation Limited ("‘Trimble"), Garmin International, Inc. ("Garmin"), and Deere & Company ("Deere") met with Edward P. Lazarus, Rick Kaplan, and Josh Gottheimer from Chairman Genachowski‘s staff; Mindel de la Torre, Chief of the International Bureau; Julius Knapp, Chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology; and Paul de Sa, Chief of the Office of Strategic Planning & Policy Analysis. F. Michael Swiek (Executive Director) and Stephen Baruch (Lerman Senter PLLC) represented the GPS Industry Council; Russell Fox (Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C.) represented Trimble; M. Anne Swanson (Dow Lohnes PLLC) represented Garmin; and Catherine Wang and Timothy Bransford (Bingham McCutchen LLP) represented Deere. The participants discussed matters pertaining to the ongoing efforts of the Working Group established by the International Bureau‘s January 26, 2011 decision on the above—referenced application. In particular, the GPS Industry Council, Trimble, Garmin, and Deere representatives summarized the constructive and productive interactions they and other GPS industry stakeholders have had with LightSquared Subsidiary, LLC ("LightSquared") first during the organization of the Working Group and development of the Group‘s work plan, and in more recent weeks during the initial 2000 K STREET NW, SUITE 600 | WASHINGTON, DC 20006—1 809 TEL 202.429.8970 | FAX 202.293.7783 | WWW.LERMANSE NTER.COM

lg i | Marlene H. Dortch March 15, 2011 Page 2 deliberations of the Technical Working Group that is charged with organizing and conducting tests and analysis of the interference terrestrial mobile broadband transmissions in the LightSquared mobile—satellite service bands would produce into various GPS and radionavigation—satellite service devices and receivers in the adjacent/near—adjacent 1559—1610 MHz band. The GPS representatives reinforced that all Working Group and Technical Working Group actions to date from the GPS side had been conducted in good faith, and stated their expectation that good faith participation would continue through to the end of the testing and analysis process. The participants also discussed the advocacy being conducted by the Save Our GPS Coalition, a coalition of a wide variety of industries and companies concerned about the potential impact of high—powered, stand—alone mobile broadband operations in the LightSquared mobile—satellite service bands on GPS. The GPS representatives noted that such advocacy would have no effect on the continued good faith efforts of GPS manufacturers participating in the Working Group. In accordance with Section 1.1206 of the Commission‘s Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206, I provide two copies of this letter and its Appendices for inclusion in the Commission‘s files. Please direct any questions to me. Respectfully submitted, ph . D. Baruch Couns¢@] for the United States GPS Enclosures ce: (w/enclosures): Mr. Edward P. Lazarus (by e—mail) Mr. Rick Kaplan (by e—mail) Mr. Josh Gottheimer (by e—mail) Mr. Paul de Sa (by e—mail) Ms. Mindel de la Torre (by e—mail) Mr. Julius Knapp (by e—mail)


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