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Inhofe Delays FCC Commissioner Approval Until Nominee Agrees to Overturn Ligado Order

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, July 29th, 2020

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Inhofe Delays FCC Commissioner Approval Until Nominee Agrees to Overturn Ligado Order

In 2015, Ligado proposed unlocking 40 MHz of mid-band spectrum for 5G (Ligado Networks Schematic)

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) said on July 28 that he has placed a hold on the nomination of Mike O'Rielly to become the commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over the FCC's decision in April to approve a modification of Ligado Networks' L-band license to allow the creation of 5G infrastructure. "I am holding Commissioner O’Rielly’s nomination until he publically states that he will vote to overturn the current Ligado Order," Inhofe said in a…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]