FCC Bars Lightsquared From Using Airwaves 178
New submitter mc6809e writes with news that Lightsquared might have just been killed. From the article: "A proposed wireless broadband network that would provide voice and Internet service using airwaves once reserved for satellite-telephone transmissions should be shelved because it interferes with GPS technology, the Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday. The news appears to squash the near-term hopes for the network pushed by LightSquared, a Virginia company that is majority-owned by Philip Falcone, a New York hedge fund manager."
LightSquared, naturally, continues to deny that the interference is real.
Look for Iran to implement this technology (Score:5, Funny)
I mean if it gives you broadband, voice and blocks GPS guided missiles, what more could you want?
Re:Sucks for Lightsquared (Score:2, Funny)
Physics, alas, makes for a harsh mistress.
Yeah, but that's because Physics is a old, hairy dude.