GERALD E. CONNOLLY 
11 TH DISTRICT, VIR GIN IA 
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February 4, 2016 
The Honorable Tom Wheeler 
Chairman 
Federal Communications Commission 
445 12th Street, S.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20554 
Dear Chairman Wheeler: 
COMMITTEE ON 
OVERSIGHT A ND GOVER NMENT REFORM 
SUBCOM MITIEES: 
R ANKING ME MBER, GOVERNMENT O PERATIONS 
INFORMATION T ECHNOLOGY 
COM M ITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
SUBCOMMITIEES: 
M IDDLE EAST AND N ORTH A FRICA 
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 
I want to thank the Commission and its professional staff for your continued collaboration with my 
constituent company, New LightSquared, in its multi-year effort to secure a license to offer a nationwide 
satellite and terrestrial network. As you know, the FCC recently approved the company's change-of­
control application, reflecting its change in leadership. 
Following that approval, the company filed a license modification application. Its recent efforts have 
focused on achieving compromise with the GPS and aviation industries regarding interference concerns. 
New LightSquared has said it is committed to finding solutions that will enable compatible use of GPS 
and terrestrial services in its spectrum to meet current and future demand for mobile services. I 
understand that the company has negotiated agreements with Garmin and Deere with respect to 
providing a framework for coexistence of GPS and wireless broadband services. Further, the company is 
proffering that the FCC condition any approval on compliance with FAA safety guidelines. 
It is the efforts of such innovative companies in my district that encourage me to support a robust 
technology agenda for our region and our nation. I respectfully commend for your consideration that the 
Commission move forward with a public notice and three-month comment period to allow all relevant 
stakeholders to provide input on this modified application. Such a process would afford New 
LightSquared the opportunity to work with the Commission to address any legitimate outstanding issues 
to advance its effort to provide more efficient use of the nation's finite spectrum resource in support of 
expanding wireless broadband services. 
Sincerely, 
Member of Congress 
Virginia, 11th District 
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