Washington, DC
Saturday, October 8, 2011
On The Communicators, this is the second part of our look at LightSquared, a company building a national wireless broadband network. Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) of the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee and Jim Kirkland, founding member of the Coalition to Save our GPS are critical of LightSquared's goals and business practices.
The first segment from 29 September 2011, a full hour with LightSquared's CEO Sanjiv Ahuja, is available in the C-SPAN archives.
I watched that over the weekend, but it was difficult because the orange cat who lets me live in her house kept trying to bury the computer while this video was on.
The bright spot was Ms. Cecelia Kang, the technology writer for the Washington Post. The way Ahuja avoided actually answering her questions speaks volumes.
Meanwhile, Senatory Charles Grassley is maintaining pressure on LightSquared. In his 05 October 2011 letter, Senator Grassley calls LightSquared's bluff on their rural-coverage ruse, points out other inconsistencies in Ahuja's recent letter to Americans that appeared in many newspapers, and suggests that if LishtSquared really wants to reach out to the American public they should release their communications with the FCC and the White House.
GB
