FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION August 13.2012 JULIUS GENACHOWSKI CHAIRMAN The Honorable Brian Bilbray U.S. House of Representatives 2410 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Congressman Bilbray: Thank you for your letter urging that the Commission consider options that will allow LightSquared to offer its planned wireless broadband service, including authorizing use of alternative spectrum for this service. Your letter will be included in the record of the related proceedings and considered as part of the Commission's review. Commission staff has continued to meet with representati ves of LightSquared, and is working with them through the complex issues of this proceeding. Currently, no petition is before the Commission regarding alternative spectrum for LightSquared. Should that change. the Commission will coordinate with TIA as necessary. and consider any proposals carefully. 1appreciate your interest in this matter. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sinc ulius Genachowski 445 12lH STREET s.w. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 • 202·418- 1000 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION August 13,2012 JULIUS GENACHOWSKI CHAIRMAN The Honorable Joseph R. Pitts U.S. House of Representatives 420 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Congressman Pitts: Thank you for your letter urging that the Commission consider options that will allow LightSquared to offer its planned wireless broadband service, including authorizing use of alternative spectrum for this service. Your letter will be included in the record of the related proceedings and considered as part of the Commission's review. Commission staff has continued to meet with representatives of LightSquared, and is working with them through the complex issues of this proceeding. Currently, no petition is before the Commission regarding alternative spectrum for LightSquared. Should that change, the Commission will coordinate with NTIA as necessary, and consider any proposals carefully. I appreciate your interest in this matter. Please let me know if I can be of any f1ll1her assistance. Si 445 12TH STREET S.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 • 202-418-1000 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION August 13.20 J2 ,JULIUS GENACHQWSKI CHAIRMAN The Honorable Gerald E. Connolly U.S. House of Representatives 424 Cannon House Office Building Washington. D.C. 20515 Dear Congressman Connolly: Thank you for your letter urging that the Commission consider options that will allow LightSquared to offer its planned wireless broadband service, including authorizing use of alternative spectrum for this service. Your letter will be included in the record of the related proceedings and considered as part of the Commission's review. Commission staff has continued to meet with representatives of LightSquared, and is working with them tlu'ough the complex issues of this proceeding. Currently, no petition is before the Commission regarding alternative spectrum for LightSquared. Should that change, the Commission will coordinate with TIA as necessary, and consider any proposals carefully. I appreciate your interest in this matter. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. enachowski 445 12TH STREET S.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 • 202'418-' 000