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LightSquared Makes Last-ditch Attempt

Despite last month’s conclusion by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), a joint panel of nine federal agencies, that LightSquared’s plan for a 4G broadband system could not coexist with GPS and should therefore be folded by March 2, the company appealed to the FCC for a 30-day extension to prove its concept is still valid. But almost before the FCC could respond, LightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja resigned from the company, as did technical vice president Martin Harriman.