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While sometimes considered controversial for decisions made on intangible things like net neutrality, I expect the FCC would have a much better understanding of

While sometimes considered controversial for decisions made on intangible things like net neutrality, I expect the FCC would have a much better understanding of the electromagnetic spectrum than the military, and having all of them approve this tells me they see no threat to GPS from Ligado's spectrum use. Makes me wonder what the politics are behind this, especially when I see someone like Jim Inhofe involved.

finnthehuman 6y ago
>I expect the FCC would have a much better understanding of the electromagnetic spectrum than the military Why? The FCC is concerned with coordinating peaceful use of commercial RF products (and experimentation that could lead to new commercial products). The military operates in hostile RF environments, conducts Signals Intelligence, and has to mitigate signal intelligence conducted against them. The demand for the absolute cutting edge of RF expertise is all on the military side.